# 2023 America East women's basketball tournament

The 2023 America East Women's Basketball Conference tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference that began on March 1, 2023, and ended on March 10, 2023. All tournament games were played on the home arenas of the higher-seeded school. By defeating the Albany Great Danes in the championship game, the Vermont Catamounts earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament

## Seeds

Eight of the nine America East teams will contest the tournament.
Tiebrekers will be applied as needed to determine seeding.
| Seed | School | AEC Record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Vermont | 14–2 | 1–1 vs. Albany | 2–0 vs. Maine |
| 2 | Albany | 14–2 | 1–1 vs. Vermont | 1–1 vs. Maine |
| 3 | Maine | 11–5 | | |
| 4 | UMBC | 10–6 | | |
| 5 | NJIT | 8-8 | | |
| 6 | Binghamton | 6–10 | | |
| 7 | UMass Lowell | 4–12 | | |
| 8 | Bryant | 3–13 | | |
| 9 (DNQ) | New Hampshire | 2–14 | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |||||
| 1 | 5:00PM | No. 8 Bryant at No. 1 Vermont | 49-56 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:00 PM | No. 7 UMass Lowell at No. 2 Albany | 51-59 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 NJIT at No. 4 UMBC | 71-82 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Binghamton at No. 3 Maine | 54-64 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 |||||
| 5 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 UMBC at No. 1 Vermont | 63-75 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Maine at No. 2 Albany | 64-72 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Friday, March 10, 2023 |||||
| 7 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 Albany at No. 1 Vermont | 36-38 | ESPNU |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 1, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 1, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 1, 2023 ESPN+ | | | Semifinals Sunday, March 5, 2023 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 5, 2023 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 5, 2023 ESPN+ | Championship Friday, March 10, 2023 ESPNU | Championship Friday, March 10, 2023 ESPNU | Championship Friday, March 10, 2023 ESPNU |
| 1 | Vermont | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bryant | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bryant | 49 | | | 1 | Vermont | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | UMBC | 63 | | | |
| 4 | UMBC | 82 | | | 4 | UMBC | 63 | | | |
| 5 | NJIT | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | NJIT | 71 | | | | | | 1 | Vermont | 38 |
| (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 | 38 |
| (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 | Albany | 36 |
| 3 | Maine | 64 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Albany | 36 |
| 6 | Binghamton | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Binghamton | 54 | | | 3 | Maine | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Albany | 72 | | | |
| 2 | Albany | 59 | | | 2 | Albany | 72 | | | |
| 7 | UMass Lowell | 51 | | | | | | | | |