Editing Northeast Conference (section)

==NEC rivalries==
Before the 2013 departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac, the NEC had 6 rivalry matchups in the conference; which is most prevalent during NEC's men's and women's basketball "Rivalry Week."  The concept of playing back-to-back games against a local rival the same week is the only one of its kind among the nation's 31 NCAA Division I conferences.  The pre-2013 NEC rivalries are as follows (with the current NEC team listed first in the matchups that are now non-conference):

;Non-conference
*'''Constitution State Rivalry''': Central Connecticut vs. Sacred Heart (non-conference starting in 2024–25)
*'''Garden State Rivalry''': Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Monmouth (non-conference since 2013–14)
*'''Governor's Cup''': Sacred Heart vs. Quinnipiac (non-conference since 2013–14, MAAC rivalry in 2024–25)
*'''Keystone Clash''': Saint Francis (PA) vs. Robert Morris (non-conference since 2020–21, will be discontinued in 2026-27)
*'''NY–MD Showdown''': Wagner vs. Mount St. Mary's (non-conference since 2022–23)

;Discontinued
*'''[[Battle of Brooklyn (college rivalry)|Battle of Brooklyn]]''': LIU vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (St. Francis Brooklyn dropped athletics after the 2022–23 academic year.)