长岛大学通过在东北联盟半决赛中以64-56击败瓦格纳，获得NCAA锦标赛资格，晋级对阵无资格的默西赫斯特。 Long Island University earned an NCAA Tournament berth by beating Wagner 64-56 in the NEC semifinals, advancing to face ineligible Mercyhurst.

长岛大学通过在NEC半决赛中以64-56击败瓦格纳，获得2026年NCAA锦标赛的自动参赛资格，晋级联盟决赛，对阵不具备资格的默西赫斯特。 Long Island University secured an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament by defeating Wagner 64-56 in the NEC semifinals, advancing to the conference final against ineligible Mercyhurst. 鲨鱼队在格雷格·戈登的19分和沙德拉克·拉苏的13分和13个篮板的带领下，下半场以41比33的得分优势压制瓦格纳，并利用13次失误。 The Sharks, led by Greg Gordon’s 19 points and Shadrak Lasu’s 13 points and 13 rebounds, outscored Wagner 41-33 in the second half and capitalized on 13 turnovers. 现在23-10的LIU赢得了竞标,因为默西赫斯特正在进行的第一师转会,这使得它在NCAA比赛中被禁止参加到2028-29年. LIU, now 23-10, earned the bid due to Mercyhurst’s ongoing Division I transition, which bars it from NCAA play until 2028-29. 球队在Rod Strickland教练队的14场比赛中 赢得了12场比赛 The team has won 12 of its last 14 games under coach Rod Strickland.