The 2016 America East men's basketball tournament took place on March 2, 7, and 12, 2016. The entire tournament took place on campus sites with the higher-seeded school hosting each game throughout the championship. The winner of the championship game earned an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.
Seeds Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Stony Brook14–2 2Albany13–3 3Vermont 11–52–0 vs. New Hampshire4New Hampshire11–50–2 vs. Vermont5Binghamton 5–11 6Maine 4–12 1–1 vs. Hartford, 1–1 vs. Albany7Hartford 4–121–1 vs. Maine, 0–2 vs. Albany8UMBC3–13
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#Final scoreTelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 217:00 pm#8 UMBC at #1 Stony Brook76–86ESPN33,65727:30 pm#5 Binghamton at #4 New Hampshire51–561,86637:00 pm#7 Hartford at #2 Albany68–592,53547:30 pm#6 Maine at #3 Vermont82–992,165 Semifinals – Monday, March 757:00 pm#7 Hartford at #1 Stony Brook64–80ESPN34,10967:30 pm#4 New Hampshire at #3 Vermont56–632,840 Championship – Saturday, March 12711:00 am#3 Vermont at #1 Stony Brook74–80ESPN24,109 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.
Bracket and results Teams will reseed after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
See also America East Conference 2016 America East women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2016 America East Men's Basketball Tournament