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America East
FormerlyEastern College Athletic Conference-North (1979–1988)
North Atlantic Conference (1988–1996)
AssociationNCAA
Founded1979
CommissionerBrad Walker (since 2021)
Sports fielded
  • 18
    • men's: 8 sports
    • women's: 10 sports
DivisionDivision I
Subdivisionnon-football
No. of teams9 full (2 associate)
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
RegionNortheastern United States
Mid-Atlantic (United States)
Official websitewww.americaeast.com
Locations
Location of teams in America East
America East Conference
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200km
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Bryant
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NJIT
New Hampshire
Massachusetts–Lowell
UMBC
Binghamton
Albany
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Maine
Location of America East members: full member

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.

History

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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.[1]

Many other events have occurred since its formation:

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.[8][9]

Several media reports indicated that Hartford's last year in the American East Conference would be the 2021–22 season. [10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

Members

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Current full members

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Institution Nickname Location Founded Joined Type Carnegie
Classification		 Endowment Enrollment Colors
University at Albany Great Danes Albany, New York 1844 2001 Public R1 $77.7 million 17,746    
Binghamton University Bearcats Vestal, New York 1946 2001 Public R1 $119.4 million 17,768      
Bryant University Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island 1863 2022 Private M1 $208.0 million 3,751    
University of Maine Black Bears Orono, Maine 1865 1979 Public R1 $323.0 million 11,404      
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers Catonsville, Maryland 1966 2003 Public R1 $105.2 million 13,767    
University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks Lowell, Massachusetts 1894 2013 Public R2 $139 million 18,369      
University of New Hampshire Wildcats Durham, New Hampshire 1866 1979 Public R1 $404.0 million 15,400      
New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders Newark, New Jersey 1881 2020 Public R1 $148 million 12,332    
University of Vermont Catamounts Burlington, Vermont 1791 1979 Public R2 $731 million 12,164    


Associate members

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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

[a]

University of California, Davis Davis, California 1905 Public 2015–16 34,175 Aggies     Field hockey Big West
(Mountain West in 2026)
Virginia Military Institute
(VMI) 		Lexington, Virginia 1839 2017–18[b] 1,653 Keydets       men's swimming & diving
women's swimming & diving 		SoCon
Notes
  1. ^ Four schools (University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, Stanford University and University of the Pacific) from California moved their field hockey teams into the America East in July 2015.[13] The California schools and America East planned to end their agreement in field hockey after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 school year) due to coast to coast distance and travel inconvenience, but the invitation to the west coast members was extended and they have remained in the America East field hockey until further notice. University of the Pacific have dropped their program to reduce travel cost. This also coincided with the announcement that Monmouth University would become the newest field hockey associate for the 2019 fall season (2019–20 school year) and beyond.[14][15] Stanford dropped their program in the summer of 2020, as part of an athletics cut that discontinued 11 sports, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[16] but reversed course in May 2021, reinstating all 11 dropped sports without interruption.[17] Both California and Stanford are set to join the ACC on August 2, 2024, and both schools' field hockey teams will join the conference.[18]
  2. ^ Virginia Military Institute (VMI) joined in men's and women's swimming & diving starting with the 2017–18 school year.[19]


Former full members

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Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Colors Current
conference
Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Terriers 1839 Private 29,978 1979 2013     Patriot
Canisius College Buffalo, New York Golden Griffins 1870 Private 5,152 1979 1989     MAAC
Colgate University Hamilton, New York Raiders 1819 Private 2,939 1979 1990     Patriot
University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 1743 Private/Public 19,391 1991 2001     CAA
(CUSA in 2025)
Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dragons 1891 Private 25,500 1991 2001     CAA
University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut Hawks 1877 Private 6,792 1984[a] 2022     CNE[b]
Hofstra University Hempstead, New York Pride 1935 Private 12,400 1994 2001       CAA
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts Crusaders 1843 Private 2,872 1979 1983   Patriot
Niagara University Niagara University, New York[c] Purple Eagles 1856 Private 4,200 1979 1989     MAAC
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Huskies 1898 Private 12,913 1979 2005     CAA
University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island Rams 1888 Public 17,671 1979 1980       Atlantic 10
Siena College Loudonville, New York Saints 1937 Private 3,423 1984 1989     MAAC
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Seawolves 1957 Public 26,814 2001 2022       CAA
Towson University Towson, Maryland Tigers 1866 Public 21,950 1995 2001     CAA
  1. ^ The Hartford men's basketball team joined the America East a year after it became a full member for other sports (1985–86).
  2. ^ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  3. ^ The Niagara campus is a census-designated place and postal entity within the town of Lewiston.

Former associate members

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Eight schools have had single-sport membership in the past. Three of these, Fairfield,[20] Monmouth, and Providence,[21] 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,[22] 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.[23] Merrimack College dropped its America East sport following the 2023–24 academic year when the school joined the MAAC.[24] 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.[25]

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   Field hockey MAAC NEC
Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts 1947 2022–23 2023–24 3,726 Warriors     Men's lacrosse MAAC
Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey 1933 2019–20 2021–22 6,500 Hawks     Field Hockey CAA
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey 1881 2013–14 2014–15 11,518 Highlanders     Women's tennis America East Southland
Providence College Providence, Rhode Island 1917 2010–11 2013–14 3,850 Friars       Women's volleyball Big East
Stanford University Stanford, California 1891 2015–16 2023–24 17,249 Cardinal     Field hockey ACC
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California 1868 36,204 Golden Bears     ACC
University of the Pacific Stockton, California 1851 2015–16 2018–19 6,196 Tigers     WCC Discontinued program

Membership timeline

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Bryant UniversityNortheast ConferenceNortheast-10 ConferenceNAIA independent schoolsNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyAtlantic Sun ConferenceGreat West ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsCentral Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceEast Coast ConferenceSkyline ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsUniversity of Massachusetts LowellNortheast-10 ConferenceNew England Collegiate Conference (Division II)NCAA Division II independent schoolsUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyNortheast ConferenceBig South ConferenceEast Coast Conference (Division I)NCAA Division I independent schoolsNCAA Division II independent schoolsCoastal Athletic AssociationStony Brook UniversityNCAA Division I independent schoolsNew England Collegiate Conference (Division II)NCAA Division III independent schoolsSkyline ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsBinghamton UniversityNCAA Division I independent schoolsNew England Collegiate Conference (Division II)NCAA Division III independent schoolsState University of New York Athletic ConferenceUniversity at Albany, SUNYNCAA Division I independent schoolsNew England Collegiate Conference (Division II)NCAA Division III independent schoolsState University of New York Athletic ConferenceCoastal Athletic AssociationTowson UniversityBig South ConferenceEast Coast Conference (Division I)Northeast ConferenceCoastal Athletic AssociationCoastal Athletic AssociationHofstra UniversityEast Coast Conference (Division I)Coastal Athletic AssociationDrexel UniversityEast Coast Conference (Division I)Conference USACoastal Athletic AssociationUniversity of DelawareEast Coast Conference (Division I)Conference of New EnglandNCAA Division I independent schoolsUniversity of HartfordNCAA Division II independent schoolsMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceSiena CollegeNortheast ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsUniversity of VermontUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of MainePatriot LeagueBoston UniversityCoastal Athletic AssociationNortheastern UniversityPatriot LeagueColgate UniversityMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNiagara UniversityMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceCanisius UniversityPatriot LeagueMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceCollege of the Holy CrossAtlantic 10 ConferenceUniversity of Rhode Island

Full members (non-football) Assoc. member (basketball only) Assoc. member (list sports) Other Conference Other Conference

Facilities

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School Soccer stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Baseball field Capacity Lacrosse facility Capacity
Albany Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium 8,500 SEFCU Arena 4,538 Varsity Field — John Fallon Field
Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium 		2,500
8,500
Binghamton Bearcats Sports Complex 2,534 Binghamton University Events Center 5,142 Baseball Complex 1,000 Bearcats Sports Complex 2,534
Bryant Beirne Stadium 5,500 Chace Athletic Center 2,700 Conaty Park 500 Beirne Stadium 5,500
Maine Mahaney Diamond 4,400 Cross Insurance Center 8,000 Mahaney Diamond 4,400 Non-lacrosse school
New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium 11,015 Lundholm Gym 3,500 Non-baseball school Non-lacrosse school
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
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
UMBC Retriever Soccer Park 1,500 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 5,000 The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC 1,000 UMBC Stadium 4,500
Vermont Virtue Field 2,600 Patrick Gym 3,228 Non-baseball school Virtue Field 2,600

Sports sponsored

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The America East Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[26] 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.[19]

Teams in America East Conference competition
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
7
-
Basketball
9
9
Cross Country
9
9
Field Hockey
-
8
Lacrosse
7
7
Soccer
8
9
Softball
-
6
Swimming & Diving
6
7
Track and Field (Indoor)
9
9
Track and Field (outdoor)
9
9
Volleyball
-
6

Men's sports

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

Women's sports

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Women's sponsored sports by school
School Basket­ball Cross
Country		 Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming
& Diving		 Track & Field
(indoor)		 Track & Field
(outdoor)		 Volley­ball Total
Sports
Albany Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 9
Binghamton Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Bryant Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
Maine Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 8
New Hampshire Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
NJIT Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 6
UMass Lowell Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No 8
UMBC Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Vermont Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 8
Totals 9 9 6+1 7 9 6 6+1 9 9 6 76+2
Associate members
UC Davis Yes 1
VMI Yes 1
Notes
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 [a] No No
Binghamton No No No No No No No NEC
Bryant ECC No Southland No No Independent No Southland
Maine No No No No Hockey East No No No
New Hampshire No No No EAGL Hockey East No EISA No
NJIT No MACFA No No No No No Southland
Vermont No No No No Hockey East No EISA No
  1. ^ Albany will add rowing in the 2024–25 school year.[27]

NCAA team championships

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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 basketball

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Main article: America East Conference men's basketball tournament

All-time school record by winning percentage

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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 .572 5 2 0 0
2 Stony Brook 864–724 .544 1 4 0 0
3 Vermont 1,268-1126 .530 8 13 0 0
4 UMass Lowell 646–608 .515 0 0 0 0
5 Hartford 857–987 .465 1 0 0 0
6 Maine 973–1215 .445 0 0 0 0
7 New Hampshire 926–1355 .406 0 0 0 0
8 UMBC 581–860 .403 2 2 0 0
9 Binghamton 679–1022 .399 1 1 0 0
* Denotes a tie for regular season conference title
† Denotes game went into overtime

List of regular season champions

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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

List of tournament champions

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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)

No. 16 UMBC upset of No. 1 Virginia

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Main article: 2018 UMBC vs. Virginia men's basketball game

During the 2018 NCAA tournament, UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament, beating the Virginia Cavaliers 74–54.[28][29]

Women's basketball

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Main article: America East Conference women's basketball tournament

All-time school record by winning percentage

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No. Team Records Win Pct. America East
Tournament
Championships		 America East
Regular Season
Championships		 Final Fours National
Championships
1 Maine 705–522 .575 8 15 0 0
2 Albany 624–578 .519 6 4 0 0
3 New Hampshire 583–545 .517 2 1 0 0
4 Vermont 521–493 .514 6 5 0 0
5 Stony Brook 594–602 .497 0 0 0 0
6 Binghamton 504–512 .496 0 0 0 0
7 Hartford 550–596 .480 5 4 0 0
8 UMass Lowell 537–600 .472 0 0 0 0
9 UMBC 520–711 .422 1 1 0 0
* Denotes a tie for regular season conference title
† Denotes game went into overtime

List of regular season champions

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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 champions

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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)

Lacrosse

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Main article: America East Conference men's lacrosse tournament

Soccer

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Main article: America East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

2024 NCAA Championship win by the Vermont Catamounts

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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.[30]

See also

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References

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