2023 America East women's basketball tournament

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
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsVermont (7th title)
Winning coachAlisa Kresge (1st title)
MVPEmma Utterback (Vermont)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
America East women's basketball tournaments
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2022–23 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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Eight 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 Jersey Mike's America East Women's Basketball Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ url=https://americaeast.com/news/2023/2/25/2023-wbb-aeplayoffs.aspx
  3. ^ "2023 Women's Basketball Championship Schedule". americaeast.com. America East Conference. February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.