BOSTON – College basketball is almost back! With the 2022-23 season set to start in less than two months, America East announced its men’s and women’s conference basketball schedules on Tuesday morning.
The slates will consist of 72 conference games on each side, all of which will air on ESPN networks as part of the AE on ESPN. Each team will play a 16-game, double round robin schedule from late December through late February.
Action begins on Dec. 29 with women’s conference play kicking off, while the men begin on Dec. 31. Teams will vie for positioning and potential home court advantage for the 2022 Jersey Mikes #AEPlayoffs, where once again all games will be played at the higher seed. The women wrap up their regular season on Feb. 25 while the men conclude on Feb. 28.
Must See Matchups
- One of the four men's matchups on Jan. 5 will be selected by ESPN to air on ESPNU.
- Bryant at Vermont will be one of those contests in what will be one of only two conference matchups in the country pitting conference championship. Vermont captured its third #AEHoops crown in four years while Bryant won the NEC before joining America East in April.
- Vermont travels to UMBC on Dec. 31 with the return game in Burlington on Jan. 28. Two programs have combined to win four of the last five America East titles and have met in the title game three times since 2018.
- A rematch of last year's women's title game takes place on Jan. 28 with UAlbany visiting Maine. The two programs have combined for seven of the last nine #AEHoops crowns, including tbe Great Danes last year.
- On Jan. 18, the UVM women travel to NJIT for a battle between the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds in last year's conference tournament. A victory by either team could be what they need to secure that homecourt advantage in the quarterfinals once again.
The top eight teams in both sets of standings will qualify for the playoffs. The women's playoff dates are: Quarterfinals: Wednesday, March 1 ; Semifinals: Sunday, March 5; Final: Friday, March 10. The men's playoff dates are: Quarterfinals: Saturday, March 4; Semifinals: Tuesday, March 7; Final: Saturday, March 11.
The men’s and women’s preseason poll and all-conference teams will be announced in mid-October ahead of the start of the regular season on Nov. 7. Stay up-to-date on all #AEHoops news by following @AEHoopsNews on Twitter.
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