# 2020 America East women's basketball tournament

The 2020 America East women's basketball tournament began on March 4 and was cancelled on March 12 prior to its scheduled conclusion. Maine was the defending champion. The winner would have advanced to the 2020 NCAA tournament which was also cancelled in efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19.

## Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Stony Brook | 15–1 | 26–3 | |
| 2 | Maine | 12–4 | 16–14 | |
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 11–5 | 15–14 | |
| 4 | Binghamton | 10–6 | 21–8 | |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 7–9 | 10–18 | |
| 6 | UMBC | 6–10 | 10–17 | 1–1 vs. Maine |
| 7 | Vermont | 6–10 | 12–17 | 0–2 vs. Maine |
| 8 | Albany | 5–11 | 9–20 | |
| DNQ | Hartford | 1–15 | 1–28 | |

## Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 4 |||||
| 1 | 6:30 pm | #8 Albany at #1 Stony Brook | ESPN+ | 940 |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | #7 Vermont at #2 Maine | ESPN+ | 1,310 |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | #6 UMBC at #3 UMass Lowell | ESPN+ | 593 |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | #5 New Hampshire at #4 Binghamton | ESPN+ | 1,522 |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 8 |||||
| 5 | 1:00 pm | #3 UMass Lowell at #2 Maine | ESPN+ | 1,336 |
| 6 | 4:00 pm | #4 Binghamton at #1 Stony Brook | ESPN+ | 1,142 |
| Championship Game – Friday, March 13 |||||
| 7 | 5:00 pm | #2 Maine at #1 Stony Brook | ESPNU | CANCELLED |
| *Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Bracket and Results

Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4, 2020 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4, 2020 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4, 2020 ESPN+ | | | Semifinals Sunday, March 8, 2020 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 8, 2020 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 8, 2020 ESPN+ | Championship Game Friday, March 13, 2020 ESPNU | Championship Game Friday, March 13, 2020 ESPNU |
| 1 | Stony Brook | 54* | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Albany | 49 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Albany | 49 | | | 1 | Stony Brook | 57 | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Binghamton | 42 | | |
| 4 | Binghamton | 51 | | | 4 | Binghamton | 42 | | |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 42 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 42 | | | | | | 1 | Stony Brook |
| (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 | Stony Brook |
| (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 | Maine |
| 2 | Maine | 78 | | | | | | | | 2 | Maine |
| 7 | Vermont | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vermont | 66 | | | 2 | Maine | 67 | | |
| | | | | | 3 | UMass Lowell | 54 | | |
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 66 | | | 3 | UMass Lowell | 54 | | |
| 6 | UMBC | 58 | | | | | | | |
* denotes number of overtime periods
All times listed are Eastern