# 2023 America East men's basketball tournament

The 2023 America East Men's Basketball Conference tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference following the 2022-23 conference regular season. It began on March 4, 2023 and ended on March 11, 2023. All tournament games were played on the home arenas of the higher-seeded school. The winner, Vermont, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

## Seeds

Eight of the nine America East teams contested the tournament. Tiebreakers were applied as necessary to determine seeding.
| Seed | School | AEC Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Vermont | 14–2 | |
| 2 | UMass Lowell | 11–5 | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 9–7 | |
| 4 | UMBC | 8–8 | 4–0 vs. Binghamton/Bryant |
| 5 | Binghamton | 8–8 | 1–3 vs. UMBC/Bryant; 1–1 vs. UMass Lowell |
| 6 | Bryant | 8–8 | 1–3 vs. UMBC/Binghamton; 0–2 vs. UMass Lowell |
| 7 | Maine | 7–9 | |
| 8 | NJIT | 4–12 | |
| DNQ | Albany | 3–13 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4, 2023 |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 NJIT at No. 1 Vermont | 57–84 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 4:00 pm | No. 7 Maine at No. 2 UMass Lowell | 54–85 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Binghamton at No. 4 UMBC | 67–65 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 1:00 pm | No. 6 Bryant at No. 3 New Hampshire | 60–67 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Binghamton at No. 1 Vermont | 57–79 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 New Hampshire at No. 2 UMass Lowell | 64–75 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023 |||||
| 7 | 11:00 am | No. 2 UMass Lowell at No. 1 Vermont | 59–72 | ESPN2/ESPN+ |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4, 2023 ESPN+ | | | Semifinals Tuesday, March 7, 2023 ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 7, 2023 ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 7, 2023 ESPN+ | Championship Saturday, March 11, 2023 ESPN2/ESPN+ | Championship Saturday, March 11, 2023 ESPN2/ESPN+ | Championship Saturday, March 11, 2023 ESPN2/ESPN+ |
| 1 | Vermont | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | NJIT | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | NJIT | 57 | | | 1 | Vermont | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Binghamton | 57 | | | |
| 4 | UMBC | 65 | | | 5 | Binghamton | 57 | | | |
| 5 | Binghamton | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Binghamton | 67 | | | | | | 1 | Vermont | 72 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Vermont | 72 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | UMass Lowell | 59 |
| 2 | UMass Lowell | 85 | | | | | | | | | 2 | UMass Lowell | 59 |
| 7 | Maine | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Maine | 54 | | | 2 | UMass Lowell | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | New Hampshire | 64 | | | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 67 | | | 3 | New Hampshire | 64 | | | |
| 6 | Bryant | 60 | | | | | | | | |