The 2019 America East men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the
America East Conference
The America East Conference (AmEast) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I whose members are located in the Northeastern United States. The conference is headquartered in Boston, Massachu ...
, which was held on March 9, 12, and 16, 2019. All tournament games were played on home arenas of the higher-seeded school.
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
defeated
UMBC 66–49 in the championship game and received the conference's automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament.
This was the seventh time Vermont has won the America East tournament championship, which ties them with former member
Northeastern for the most all time.
Seeds
The top eight teams in the conference standings qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Schedule
Bracket and results
Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
* denotes number of overtime periods
See also
*
2019 America East women's basketball tournament
References
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Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
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