The 2011-12 America East men's basketball regular season enters its final weekend with five of the nine seeds for the upcoming conference tournament still up for grabs.
Two teams will try to keep its hope for a better seed alive Saturday as Vermont, which still has its eye on the championship's top seed, hosts UMBC at 1 p.m. and Hartford visits Boston University for a 3 p.m. contest and can earn the No. 5 seed with a win.
The Catamounts (19-11, 12-3 AE), who have won 10 of their last 11 games, need to beat the Retrievers (4-24, 3-12 AE) and have Maine beat Stony Brook Sunday to capture a share of the America East regular-season title and the top seed for the tournament. The win would also give UVM its ninth 20-win season in the last 11 years. UMBC, which has dropped two in a row, is locked into the No. 8 seed and will play Binghamton in the first round on Thursday, March 1.
The Hawks (8-20, 7-8 AE) have win four of their last five games and will lock up fifth place in the conference standings with a win. Even with a loss, Hartford could still finish fifth if New Hampshire loses to Binghamton or Maine beats Stony Brook. The Hawks hold a head-to-head tiebreak over the Black Bears and would win a three-way tie between them, UNH and Maine. Boston U. (15-15, 11-4 AE) is locked into the No. 3 seed after securing its fourth straight season with 11 or more conference wins.
On Thursday, Albany (18-13, 9-7 AE) locked up the tournament's No. 4 seed with a 73-62 win at Binghamton (1-27, 1-14 AE). It is the sixth time in 11 seasons in America East Albany will be seeded fourth or better.
Stay tuned to AmericaEast.com all weekend and follow us on Twitter for championship seeding updates. Championship Central also has all the latest news.
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Upcoming Action
Saturday, February 25
UMBC at Vermont, 1 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | Vermont Audio | UMBC Audio
Hartford at Boston U., 3 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | Boston U. Audio | Hartford Audio
Recent Results
Thursday, February 23
Albany 73, at Binghamton 62 -- Box Score