2018 America East women's basketball tournament

The 2018 America East women's basketball tournament began on February 28 and concluded with the championship game on March 9. Maine, the winner of the America East, earned an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA tournament.[1]

2018 America East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams9
Quarterfinals siteCross Insurance Arena
Portland, ME
Semifinals siteCross Insurance Arena
Portland, ME
Finals siteCross Insurance Center
Bangor, ME
ChampionsMaine (8th title)
Winning coachAmy Vachon (1st title)
MVPBlanca Millan (Maine)
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN3
America East women's basketball tournaments
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2017–18 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
Albany 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
Binghamton 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Stony Brook 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Hartford 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
New Hampshire 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Vermont 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
UMBC 3 13   .188 5 26   .161
UMass Lowell 1 15   .063 4 26   .133
2018 America East tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Maine 13–3 20–9
#2 Albany 12–4 23–6
#3 Binghamton 10–6 19–10 higher RPI
#4 Stony Brook 10–6 17–11
#5 UNH 9–7 18–11 higher RPI
#6 Hartford 9–7 17–12
#7 Vermont 5–11 8–21
#8 UMBC 3–13 5–25
#9 Mass-Lowell 1–15 4–26

Schedule

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All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round Game – Wednesday, February 28
1 1 6:00pm #9 Mass-Lowell at #8 UMBC ESPN3 281
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
2 2 12:00pm #1 Maine vs. #8 UMBC ESPN3 2,158
3 2:15pm #4 Stony Brook vs. #5 UNH
3 4 6:00pm #2 Albany vs. #7 Vermont
5 8:15pm #3 Binghamton vs. #6 Hartford
Semifinals – Sunday, March 4
4 6 2:00pm #1 Maine vs #5 UNH ESPN3
7 4:30pm #2 Albany vs #6 Hartford
Championship Game – Friday, March 9
5 8 4:00 PM #6 Hartford at #1 Maine ESPNU 3,373
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and Results

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First round
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
ESPN3
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3, 2018
ESPN3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4, 2018
ESPN3
Championship Game
Friday, March 9, 2018
ESPNU
            
1 Maine 65
8 UMBC 43
8 UMBC 73
9 Mass-Lowell 65
1 Maine 64
5 UNH 48
4 Stony Brook 54
5 UNH 71
1 Maine 75
6 Hartford 64
2 Albany 60
7 Vermont 42
2 Albany 56
6 Hartford 58
3 Binghamton 68
6 Hartford 72

All times listed are Eastern

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 America East Women's Basketball Championship presented by MaineHealth & Gorham Savings Bank - America East Conference".
  2. ^ "Bracket Set for 2018 #AETourney". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2018.