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The 2023 America East Women's Basketball Conference tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference that began on March 1, 2023 and ended on March 10, 2023. All tournament games were played on the home arenas of the higher-seeded school. By defeating the Albany Great Danes in the championship game, the Vermont Catamounts earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament[1]
| 2023 America East women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Vermont (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Alisa Kresge (1st title) |
| MVP | Emma Utterback (Vermont) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 AmEast Tournament winner As of March 17, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editEight of the nine America East teams will contest the tournament.
Tiebrekers will be applied as needed to determine seeding.
| Seed | School | AEC Record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | 14–2 | 1–1 vs. Albany | 2–0 vs. Maine |
| 2 | Albany | 14–2 | 1–1 vs. Vermont | 1–1 vs. Maine |
| 3 | Maine | 11–5 | ||
| 4 | UMBC | 10–6 | ||
| 5 | NJIT | 8-8 | ||
| 6 | Binghamton | 6–10 | ||
| 7 | UMass Lowell | 4–12 | ||
| 8 | Bryant | 3–13 | ||
| 9 (DNQ) | New Hampshire | 2–14 |
Schedule
edit| Game[3] | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | |||||
| 1 | 5:00PM | No. 8 Bryant at No. 1 Vermont | 49-56 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 7:00 PM | No. 7 UMass Lowell at No. 2 Albany | 51-59 | ||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 NJIT at No. 4 UMBC | 71-82 | ||
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Binghamton at No. 3 Maine | 54-64 | ||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 | |||||
| 5 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 UMBC at No. 1 Vermont | 63-75 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Maine at No. 2 Albany | 64-72 | ||
| Championship – Friday, March 10, 2023 | |||||
| 7 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 Albany at No. 1 Vermont | 36-38 | ESPNU | |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 1, 2023 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 5, 2023 ESPN+ | Championship Friday, March 10, 2023 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Bryant | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMBC | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMBC | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 38 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Albany | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Binghamton | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Albany | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Albany | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UMass Lowell | 51 | ||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2023 Jersey Mike's America East Women's Basketball Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ url=https://americaeast.com/news/2023/2/25/2023-wbb-aeplayoffs.aspx
- ^ "2023 Women's Basketball Championship Schedule". americaeast.com. America East Conference. February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.