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The America East Conference (AmEast) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I whose members are located in the Northeastern United States. The conference is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1979, the conference has nine core members including eight public research universities, three of which - the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Vermont - are the flagship universities of their states. Two non-flagship university centers of the State University of New York - the University at Albany and Binghamton University - are in the conference along with UMass Lowell, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Bryant University. Bryant is the latest institution to join the conference in 2022, when Stony Brook University and the University of Hartford departed the conference. It is the only private university among the core members.

The America East Conference sponsors 18 sports (8 men's and 10 women's). The conference is among the best in the country according to Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data released by the NCAA.

HistoryEdit

File:AEC Members Locations.png
Locations of America East Conference full member institutions as of 2020–22

The America East Conference was founded as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North, a men's basketball-only athletic conference, in 1979. The conference was known as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from 1988 to 1996. The charter members were the University of Rhode Island, the College of the Holy Cross, Canisius College, Niagara University, Colgate University, Northeastern University, Boston University, the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont. The America East Conference made history during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on March 16, 2018, when No. 16 seed UMBC defeated No. 1 seed Virginia, marking the first time in men's tournament history that a No. 1 seed had lost to a No. 16 seed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Many other events have occurred since its formation:

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  • In March 2022, Bryant University accepted an invitation to join the America East Conference, leaving the Northeast Conference. This move took effect on July 1.
  • On July 1, 2022, Stony Brook University left to join the all-sports Colonial Athletic Association (now the Coastal Athletic Association); it had been a member of the CAA's technically separate football arm, CAA Football, since 2013. Then-current field hockey associate Monmouth left to join the CAA, which sponsors that sport.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • In 2022, the University of Hartford left the conference during its transition down to Division III. At the time this move was announced, the school's departure from the conference had been planned for 2023,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> but this was eventually changed to 2022.

On May 6, 2021, Hartford's governing board voted to begin the process of transitioning the school from Division I to NCAA Division III. Under the plan, Hartford would formally apply to the NCAA for reclassification in January 2022, stop awarding athletic scholarships to incoming students from 2022–23 forward, and join an as-yet-undetermined D-III conference in 2023 before becoming a full D-III member in 2025–26.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Several media reports indicated that Hartford's last year in the American East Conference would be the 2021–22 season. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This was confirmed on June 21, 2022, when the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC; now known as the Conference of New England) announced that it would be Hartford's partner in the school's reclassification process, with the Hawks joining that league effective in 2023–24. Hartford played most of its sports in the 2022–23 season as a D-I independent.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

At the time, Hartford was the only private university in the conference; this status transferred to Bryant when it joined in July 2022.

On July 20, 2022, the conference announced that Merrimack College would join as a men's lacrosse member for the 2022–23 season.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

MembersEdit

Current full membersEdit

Institution Nickname Location Founded Joined Type Carnegie
Classification
Endowment Enrollment Colors
Template:Sort Great Danes Albany, New York 1844 2001 Public R1 $77.7 million 17,746 Template:College color boxes
Binghamton University Bearcats Vestal, New York 1946 2001 Public R1 $119.4 million 17,768 Template:College color boxes
Bryant University Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island 1863 2022 Private M1 $208.0 million 3,751 Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort Black Bears Orono, Maine 1865 1979 Public R1 $323.0 million 11,404 Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort Retrievers Catonsville, Maryland 1966 2003 Public R1 $105.2 million 13,767 Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort River Hawks Lowell, Massachusetts 1894 2013 Public R1 $139 million 18,369 Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort Wildcats Durham, New Hampshire 1866 1979 Public R1 $404.0 million 15,400 Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort Highlanders Newark, New Jersey 1881 2020 Public R1 $185 million 12,332 Template:College color boxes
University of Vermont Catamounts Burlington, Vermont 1791 1979 Public R1 $731 million 12,164 Template:College color boxes


Associate membersEdit

Two schools currently hold associate membership: one from California and one from Virginia

Institution Location Founded Type Joined Enrollment Nickname Colors AmEast
sport
Primary
conference

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Template:Sort Davis, California 1905 Public 2015–16 34,175 Aggies Template:College color boxes Field hockey Big West
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Virginia Military Institute
(VMI)
Lexington, Virginia 1839 2017–18Template:Efn 1,653 Keydets Template:College color boxes men's swimming & diving
women's swimming & diving
SoCon
Notes

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Former full membersEdit

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Colors Current
conference
Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Terriers 1839 Private 29,978 1979 2013 Template:College color boxes Patriot
Canisius College Buffalo, New York Golden Griffins 1870 Private 5,152 1979 1989 Template:College color boxes MAAC
Colgate University Hamilton, New York Raiders 1819 Private 2,939 1979 1990 Template:College color boxes Patriot
Template:Sort Newark, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 1743 Private/Public 19,391 1991 2001 Template:College color boxes CAA
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Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dragons 1891 Private 25,500 1991 2001 Template:College color boxes CAA
Template:Sort West Hartford, Connecticut Hawks 1877 Private 6,792 1984Template:Efn 2022 Template:College color boxes CNETemplate:Efn
Hofstra University Hempstead, New York Pride 1935 Private 12,400 1994 2001 Template:College color boxes CAA
Template:Sort Worcester, Massachusetts Crusaders 1843 Private 2,872 1979 1983 Template:College color boxes Patriot
Niagara University Niagara University, New YorkTemplate:Efn Purple Eagles 1856 Private 4,200 1979 1989 Template:College color boxes MAAC
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Huskies 1898 Private 12,913 1979 2005 Template:College color boxes CAA
Template:Sort Kingston, Rhode Island Rams 1888 Public 17,671 1979 1980 Template:College color boxes Atlantic 10
Siena College Loudonville, New York Saints 1937 Private 3,423 1984 1989 Template:College color boxes MAAC
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Seawolves 1957 Public 26,814 2001 2022 Template:College color boxes CAA
Towson University Towson, Maryland Tigers 1866 Public 21,950 1995 2001 Template:College color boxes CAA

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Former associate membersEdit

Eight schools have had single-sport membership in the past. Three of these, Fairfield,<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Monmouth, and Providence,<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> moved their America East sports into their all-sports conferences. Another such school, NJIT, left when it joined a conference that sponsored its America East sport,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but returned as a full member in July 2020 (by which time the AmEast had dropped that sport). Pacific dropped its America East sport following the 2018–19 academic year due to budget cuts.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Merrimack College dropped its America East sport following the 2023–24 academic year when the school joined the MAAC.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Both Stanford and Cal moved their America East sports into the ACC following the 2023–24 academic year when both of the schools joined the conference.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Institution Location Founded Joined Left Enrollment Nickname Colors AmEast
sport
Primary
conference
Conference
in former
AmEast
sport
Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut 1942 2007–08 2014–15 3,800 Stags Template:College color boxes Field hockey MAAC NEC
Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts 1947 2022–23 2023–24 3,726 Warriors Template:College color boxes Men's lacrosse MAAC
Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey 1933 2019–20 2021–22 6,500 Hawks Template:College color boxes Field Hockey CAA
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey 1881 2013–14 2014–15 11,518 Highlanders Template:College color boxes Women's tennis America East Southland
Providence College Providence, Rhode Island 1917 2010–11 2013–14 3,850 Friars Template:College color boxes Women's volleyball Big East
Stanford University Stanford, California 1891 2015–16 2023–24 17,249 Cardinal Template:College color boxes Field hockey ACC
Template:Sort Berkeley, California 1868 36,204 Golden Bears Template:College color boxes ACC
Template:Sort Stockton, California 1851 2015–16 2018–19 6,196 Tigers Template:College color boxes WCC Discontinued program

Membership timelineEdit

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FacilitiesEdit

Template:CollegePrimaryHeader
style="text-align:center; Template:NCAA color cell"|Albany Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium 8,500 SEFCU Arena 4,538 Varsity Field Template:N/A John Fallon Field
Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
2,500
8,500
style="text-align:center; Template:NCAA color cell"|Binghamton Bearcats Sports Complex 2,534 Binghamton University Events Center 5,142 Baseball Complex 1,000 Bearcats Sports Complex 2,534
style="text-align:center; Template:NCAA color cell"|Bryant Beirne Stadium 5,500 Chace Athletic Center 2,700 Conaty Park 500 Beirne Stadium 5,500
style="text-align:center;Template:NCAA color cell"|Maine Mahaney Diamond 4,400 Cross Insurance Center 8,000 Mahaney Diamond 4,400 Non-lacrosse school
style="text-align:center; Template:NCAA color cell"|New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium 11,015 Lundholm Gym 3,500 Non-baseball school Non-lacrosse school
style="text-align:center; Template:NCAA color cell"|NJIT Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium 1,000 Wellness and Events Center 3,500 Yogi Berra Stadium 5,000 Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium 1,000
style="text-align:center; Template:NCAA color cell"|UMass Lowell Cushing Field Complex N/A Tsongas Center
Costello Athletic Center
6,495
2,100
Edward A. LeLacheur Park 4,767 Cushing Field Complex N/A
style="text-align:center; Template:NCAA color cell"|UMBC Retriever Soccer Park 1,500 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 5,000 The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC 1,000 UMBC Stadium 4,500
style="text-align:center; Template:NCAA color cell"| Vermont Virtue Field 2,600 Patrick Gym 3,228 Non-baseball school Virtue Field 2,600

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Sports sponsoredEdit

The America East Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The most recent changes to the roster of America East sports were announced in 2016, with the dropping of women's tennis after the 2015–16 season due to a lack of sponsoring teams and the revival of men's swimming and diving effective in the 2017–18 school year.<ref name="MSwim 2017"/>

Teams in America East Conference competition
Sport Men's Women's
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Men's sportsEdit

Men's sponsored sports by school
School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country
Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Track & Field
(indoor)
Track & Field
(outdoor)
Total
Sports
Albany Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes 7
Binghamton Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 8
Bryant Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 8
Maine Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 6
New Hampshire Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes 5
NJIT Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 8
UMass Lowell Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes 7
UMBC Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 8
Vermont Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes 6
Totals 7 9 9 7 8 5+1 9 9 63+1
Associate Members
VMI Template:Yes 1
Notes

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Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the America East Conference which are played by AmEast schools
School Fencing Football Golf Ice Hockey Skiing Tennis Volleyball Wrestling
Albany No CAA Football No No No No No No
Binghamton No No NEC No No NEC No EIWA
Bryant No CAA Football OVC No No Southland No No
Maine No CAA Football No Hockey East No No No No
New Hampshire No CAA Football No Hockey East EISA No No No
NJIT Template:Abbr No No No No Southland EIVA No
UMass Lowell No No No Hockey East No No No No
Vermont No No No Hockey East EISA No No No

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Women's sportsEdit

Women's sponsored sports by school
School [[College basketball|BasketTemplate:Shyball]] Cross
Country
Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming
& Diving
Track & Field
(indoor)
Track & Field
(outdoor)
[[Volleyball|VolleyTemplate:Shyball]] Total
Sports
Albany Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 9
Binghamton Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 9
Bryant Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 10
Maine Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No 8
New Hampshire Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 9
NJIT Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 6
UMass Lowell Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No 8
UMBC Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 9
Vermont Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No 8
Totals 9 9 6+1 7 9 6 6+1 9 9 6 76+2
Associate members
UC Davis Template:Yes 1
VMI Template:Yes 1
Notes

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Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the America East Conference which are played by AmEast schools
School Bowling Fencing Golf Gymnastics Ice Hockey Rowing Skiing Tennis
Albany No No MAAC No No Independent No No
Binghamton No No No No No No No NEC
Bryant ECC No OVC No No Independent No OVC
Maine No No No No Hockey East No No No
New Hampshire No No No EAGL Hockey East No EISA No
NJIT No Template:Abbr No No No No No Southland
Vermont No No No No Hockey East No EISA No

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NCAA team championshipsEdit

School Total Men Women Co-ed Nickname Most successful sport (Titles)
Vermont 1 1 0 0 Catamounts Men’s Soccer

On December 16, 2024, the Vermont men’s soccer team won the Men’s D1 National Soccer Championship, becoming the first America East school to win a national title in a sport sponsored by the conference.

Men's basketballEdit

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All-time school record by winning percentageEdit

This list goes through the 2018–19 season.

No. Team Records Win Pct. America East
Tournament
Championships
America East
Regular Season
Championships
Final Fours National
Championships
1 Albany 1,296-968 Template:Winpct 5 2 0 0
2 Stony Brook 864–724 Template:Winpct 1 4 0 0
3 Vermont 1,268-1126 Template:Winpct 8 13 0 0
4 UMass Lowell 646–608 Template:Winpct 0 0 0 0
5 Hartford 857–987 Template:Winpct 1 0 0 0
6 Maine 973–1215 Template:Winpct 0 0 0 0
7 New Hampshire 926–1355 Template:Winpct 0 0 0 0
8 UMBC 581–860 Template:Winpct 2 2 0 0
9 Binghamton 679–1022 Template:Winpct 1 1 0 0
* Denotes a tie for regular season conference title
Denotes game went into overtime

List of regular season championsEdit

Year Regular Season Champion Record
1979–80 Boston 19–7
1980–81 Northeastern 21–5
1981–82 Northeastern 8–1
1982–83 Boston 8–2
1983–84 Northeastern 14–0
1984–85* Canisius
Northeastern
13–3
1985–86 Northeastern 16–2
1986–87 Northeastern 17–1
1987–88 Siena 16–2
1988–89 Siena 16–1
1989–90* Northeastern
Boston
9–3
1990–91 Northeastern 8–2
1991–92 Delaware 14–0
1992–93 Drexel 12–2
1993–94 Drexel 12–2
1994–95 Drexel 12–4
1995–96 Drexel 17–1
1996–97 Boston 17–1
1997–98* Delaware
Boston
12–6
1998–99* Delaware
Drexel
15–3
1999–00 Hofstra 16–2
2000–01 Hofstra 16–2
2001–02 Vermont 13–3
2002–03 Boston 13–3
2003–04 Boston 17–1
2004–05 Vermont 16–2
2005–06 Albany 13–3
2006–07 Vermont 15–1
2007–08 UMBC 13–3
2008–09* Binghamton
Vermont
13–3
2009–10 Stony Brook 13–3
2010–11 Vermont 13–3
2011–12 Stony Brook 14–2
2012–13 Stony Brook 14–2
2013–14 Vermont 15–1
2014–15 Albany 15–1
2015–16 Stony Brook 14–2
2016–17 Vermont 16–0
2017–18 Vermont 15–1
2018–19 Vermont 14–2
2019–20 Vermont 14–2
2020–21* UMBC
Vermont
10–4
2021–22 Vermont 17–1
2022–23 Vermont 14–2
2023–24 Vermont 15–1
2024–25 Bryant 14–2

List of tournament championsEdit

Year Winner Score Opponent Reggie Lewis Most Outstanding Player Venue
1980 Holy Cross 81–75 Boston Ron Perry, Holy Cross Hart Center (Worcester, MA)
1981 Northeastern 81–79 Holy Cross Perry Moss, Northeastern Cabot Center (Boston, MA)
1982 Northeastern 82–59 Niagara Perry Moss, Northeastern Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1983 Boston 63–62 Holy Cross Mike Alexander, Boston University Case Gym (Boston, MA)
1984 Northeastern 85–75 Canisius Mark Halsel, Northeastern Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1985 Northeastern 68–67 Boston Reggie Lewis, Northeastern Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1986 Northeastern 63–54 Boston Wess Fuller, Northeastern Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1987 Northeastern 71–68 Boston Reggie Lewis, Northeastern Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1988 Boston 79–68 Niagara Jeff Timberlake, Boston University Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)
1989 Siena 68–67 Boston Marc Brown, Siena Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)
1990 Boston 75–57 Vermont Bill Brigham, Boston University Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)
1991 Northeastern 57–46 Maine Ron Lacey, Northeastern Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1992 Delaware 92–68 Drexel Alex Coles, Delaware Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)
1993 Delaware 67–64 Drexel Kevin Blackhurst, Delaware Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)
1994 Drexel 86–78 Maine Malik Rose, Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)
1995 Drexel 72–52 Northeastern Malik Rose, Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)
1996 Drexel 76–67 Boston Malik Rose, Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)
1997 Boston 68–61 Drexel Tunji Awojobi, Boston University Case Gym (Boston, MA)
1998 Delaware 66–58 Boston Darryl Presley, Delaware Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)
1999 Delaware 86–67 Drexel John Gordon, Delaware Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)
2000 Hofstra 76–69 Delaware Speedy Claxton, Hofstra Hofstra Arena (Hempstead, NY)
2001 Hofstra 68–54 Delaware Roberto Gittens, Hofstra Hofstra Arena (Hempstead, NY)
2002 Boston 66–40 Maine Billy Collins, Boston University Case Gym (Boston, MA)
2003 Vermont 56–55 Boston Matt Sheftic, Vermont Case Gym (Boston, MA)
2004 Vermont 72–53 Maine Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2005 Vermont 80–57 Northeastern Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2006 Albany 80–67 Vermont Jamar Wilson, Albany Recreation and Convocation Center (Albany, NY)
2007 Albany 60–59 Vermont Jamar Wilson, Albany Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2008 UMBC 82–65 Hartford Jay Greene, UMBC Retriever Activities Center (Catonsville, MD)
2009 Binghamton 61–51 UMBC D.J. Rivera, Binghamton Events Center (Vestal, NY)
2010 Vermont 83–70 Boston Marqus Blakely, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2011 Boston 56–54 Stony Brook John Holland, Boston University Agganis Arena (Boston, MA)
2012 Vermont 51–43 Stony Brook Brian Voelkel, Vermont Stony Brook Arena (Stony Brook, NY)
2013 Albany 53–49 Vermont Mike Black, Albany Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2014 Albany 69–60 Stony Brook Peter Hooley, Albany Pritchard Gymnasium (Stony Brook, NY)
2015 Albany 51–50 Stony Brook Peter Hooley, Albany SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
2016 Stony Brook 80–74 Vermont Jameel Warney, Stony Brook Island Federal Credit Union Arena (Stony Brook, NY)
2017 Vermont 56–53 Albany Anthony Lamb, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2018 UMBC 68–65 Vermont Jairus Lyles, UMBC Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2019 Vermont 66–49 UMBC Anthony Lamb, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Hartford 64–50 UMass Lowell Austin Williams, Hartford Chase Arena (West Hartford, CT)
2022 Vermont 82–43 UMBC Ben Shungu, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2023 Vermont 72–59 UMass Lowell Dylan Penn, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2024 Vermont 66–61 UMass Lowell Shamir Bogues, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2025 Bryant 77–59 Maine Earl Timberlake, Bryant Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, RI)

No. 16 UMBC upset of No. 1 VirginiaEdit

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Women's basketballEdit

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All-time school record by winning percentageEdit

No. Team Records Win Pct. America East
Tournament
Championships
America East
Regular Season
Championships
Final Fours National
Championships
1 Maine 705–522 Template:Winpct 8 15 0 0
2 Albany 624–578 Template:Winpct 6 4 0 0
3 New Hampshire 583–545 Template:Winpct 2 1 0 0
4 Vermont 521–493 Template:Winpct 6 5 0 0
5 Stony Brook 594–602 Template:Winpct 0 0 0 0
6 Binghamton 504–512 Template:Winpct 0 0 0 0
7 Hartford 550–596 Template:Winpct 5 4 0 0
8 UMass Lowell 537–600 Template:Winpct 0 0 0 0
9 UMBC 520–711 Template:Winpct 1 1 0 0
* Denotes a tie for regular season conference title
Denotes game went into overtime

List of regular season championsEdit

Year Regular Season Champion Record
1984–85* New Hampshire
Northeastern
1985–86 Northeastern 10–2
1986–87 Northeastern 12–2
1987–88* Boston
Maine
12–2
1988–89 Maine 13–1
1989–90 Maine 11–1
1990–91 Maine 9–1
1991–92 Vermont 14–0
1992–93 Vermont 14–0
1993–94 Maine 12–2
1994–95 Maine 14–2
1995–96 Maine 18–0
1996–97 Maine 17–1
1997–98 Vermont 15–3
1998–99 Maine 17–1
1999–00 Vermont 15–3
2000–01 Delaware 17–1
2001–02 Vermont 14–2
2002–03 Maine 16–0
2003–04 Maine 17–1
2004–05 Maine 16–2
2005–06 Hartford 15–1
2006–07 Hartford 15–1
2007–08 Hartford 14–2
2008–09 Boston 16–0
2009–10 Hartford 16–0
2010–11 UMBC 13–3
2011–12 Boston 15–1
2012–13 Albany 16–0
2013–14 Albany 15–1
2014–15* Albany
Maine
14–2
2015–16* Albany
Maine
15–1
2016–17 New Hampshire 15–1
2017–18 Maine 13–3
2018–19 Maine 15–1

List of tournament championsEdit

Year Winner Score Opponent Most Outstanding Player Venue
1985 Northeastern 73–59 Maine N/A
1986 Northeastern 62–55 Boston N/A
1987 Northeastern 55–48 Maine N/A
1988 Boston 66–62 Maine N/A
1989 Boston 60–54 Northeastern N/A
1990 Maine 64–54 Boston Rachel Bouchard, Maine
1991 Maine 79–64 Vermont Rachel Bouchard, Maine
1992 Vermont 70–50 Maine Sharon Bay, Vermont
1993 Vermont 62–45 Maine Sharon Bay, Vermont
1994 Vermont 53–51 Northeastern Sheri Turnbull, Vermont
1995 Maine 70–59 Northeastern Cindy Blodgett, Maine
1996 Maine 88–55 Vermont Cindy Blodgett, Maine
1997 Maine 92–70 Vermont Cindy Blodgett, Maine
1998 Maine 81–80 Vermont Cindy Blodgett, Maine Alfond Arena (Orono, ME)
1999 Northeastern 57–55 Maine Tesha Tinsley, Northeastern Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2000 Vermont 77–50 Maine Karalyn Church, Vermont Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2001 Delaware 69–64 Vermont Cindy Johnson, Delaware Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2002 Hartford 60–57 Stony Brook Kenitra Johnson, Hartford Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)
2003 Boston 69–65 Maine Katie Terhune, Boston University Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)
2004 Maine 68–43 Boston Cindy Blodgett, Maine Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)
2005 Hartford 52–50 Boston Erika Messam, Hartford Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)
2006 Hartford 75–56 Boston Erika Messam, Hartford Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)
2007 UMBC 48–46 Hartford Amanda Robinson, UMBC Binghamton University Events Center (Binghamton, NY)
2008 Hartford 61–45 Boston Lisa Etienne, Hartford Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)
2009 Vermont 74–66 Boston Courtnay Pilypaitis, Vermont Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)
2010 Vermont 55–50 Hartford Courtnay Pilypaitis, Vermont Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)
2011 Hartford 65–53 Boston Alex Hall, Hartford Agganis Arena (Boston, MA)
2012 Albany 69–61 UMBC Ebone Henry, Albany SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
2013 Albany 61–52 Hartford Megan Craig, Albany SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
2014 Albany 70–46 Stony Brook Shereesha Richards, Albany SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
2015 Albany 84–75 Hartford Shereesha Richards, Albany SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
2016 Albany 59–58 Maine Shereesha Richards, Albany SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
2017 Albany 66–50 Maine Imani Tate, Albany SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
2018 Maine 74–65 Hartford Blanca Millán, Maine Cross Insurance Center (Bangor, ME)

LacrosseEdit

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SoccerEdit

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2024 NCAA Championship win by the Vermont CatamountsEdit

On December 16th 2024, the University of Vermont Catamounts Men's Soccer team defeated the Marshall University Thundering Herd in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament championship game to claim the 2024 College Cup. This marks the first national championship by any America East Conference team in league history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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