2023 America East men's basketball tournament

The 2023 America East Men's Basketball Conference tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference. It began on March 4, 2023 and will end on March 11, 2023. All tournament games are being played on the home arenas of the higher-seeded school. The winner, Vermont, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2022–23 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont142 .8752311  .676
UMass Lowell115 .688268  .765
New Hampshire97 .5631515  .500
UMBC88 .5001814  .563
Binghamton88 .5001318  .419
Bryant88 .5001713  .567
Maine79 .4381317  .433
NJIT412 .250723  .233
Albany313 .188823  .258
2023 AmEast Tournament winner

2023 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202223
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsVermont (9th title)
Winning coachJohn Becker (5th title)
TelevisionESPN+
ESPN2

Seeds

Eight of the nine America East teams are contesting the tournament.

Tiebreakers will be applied as needed to determine seeding.

Seed School AEC Record Tiebreaker
1 Vermont 14–2
2 UMass Lowell 11–5
3 New Hampshire 9–7
4 UMBC 8–8 4–0 vs. Binghamton/Bryant
5 Binghamton 8–8 1–3 vs. UMBC/Bryant; 1–1 vs. UMass Lowell
6 Bryant 8–8 1–3 vs. UMBC/Binghamton; 0–2 vs. UMass Lowell
7 Maine 7–9
8 NJIT 4–12
DNQ Albany 3–13

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4, 2023
1 7:00 pm No. 8 NJIT at No. 1 Vermont 57–84 ESPN+
2 4:00 pm No. 7 Maine at No. 2 UMass Lowell 54–85
3 7:00 pm No. 5 Binghamton at No. 4 UMBC 67–65
4 1:00 pm No. 6 Bryant at No. 3 New Hampshire 60–67
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 7, 2023
5 7:00 pm No. 5 Binghamton at No. 1 Vermont 57–79 ESPN+
6 6:00 pm No. 3 New Hampshire at No. 2 UMass Lowell 64–75
Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023
7 11:00 am No. 2 UMass Lowell at No. 1 Vermont 59–72 ESPN2/ESPN+
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4, 2023
ESPN+
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
ESPN+
Championship
Saturday, March 11, 2023
ESPN2/ESPN+
         
1 Vermont 84
8 NJIT 57
1 Vermont 79
5 Binghamton 57
4 UMBC 65
5 Binghamton 67
1 Vermont 72
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 UMass Lowell 59
2 UMass Lowell 85
7 Maine 54
2 UMass Lowell 75
3 New Hampshire 64
3 New Hampshire 67
6 Bryant 60

See also

References

  1. "2022-23 Championship Schedule". americaeast.com. America East Conference. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
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