BOSTON – The seeding for the 2024 America East Men’s Soccer Championship came down to the final game of a wild regular season. New Hampshire and Vermont finished tied atop the standings with 14 points to both earn the honor of co-regular season champions, but the Wildcats earned the top seed due to a tiebreak.
The championship commences on Saturday with quarterfinal action. All games of the 2024 America East Men’s Soccer Championship will air on ESPN+ domestically and AmericaEast.TV internationally. The final seeds for the 2024 America East Men’s Soccer Championship are:
- New Hampshire (14 pts) – Earned No. 1 seed and a share of the regular season title for the sixth straight season.
- Vermont (14 pts) – Secured a share of the regular season championship for the first time since 2019.
- UMBC (13 pts) - No. 3 seed for the third consecutive year
- Bryant (12 pts) – Second straight championship appearance for the defending champions.
- NJIT (8 pts) – Fifth consecutive championship berth in five years as a member of America East
- Binghamton (8 pts) – Made its third straight conference tournament
This marks the sixth consecutive No. 1 seed and regular season title for the Wildcats, setting a new #AEMSOC record and breaking a tie with Boston University who won five straight titles from 1990-94. UNH earned the top seed over the Catamounts despite both teams finishing with 14 points. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in September, but UVM lost to No. 3 seed UMBC 1-0 while UNH took down the Retrievers 2-1, capturing the tiebreak. Both teams will enjoy quarterfinal byes and return to action on Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. No. 5 NJIT secured the tiebreak over No. 6 Binghamton due to its victory against the Bearcats earlier this season.
UMBC came through with a 1-0 victory against NJIT on Tuesday night to secure the No. 3 seed and they will host No. 6 Binghamton, who played to a 1-1 draw with the Catamounts, on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Bryant’s 4-0 win over UAlbany provided them with the No. 4 seed, and they’ll welcome No. 5 NJIT for a 6 p.m. quarterfinal contest on Saturday.
The winner of Bryant-NJIT will face New Hampshire on Wednesday at 6 p.m., while the winner of UMBC-Binghamton will play at Vermont on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The semifinal winners will face off for the 2024 conference title at the higher remaining seed on Sunday, Nov. 17.
Stay up-to-date on the tournament by visiting Championship Central for streaming and live stats links as well as box scores, highlights and recaps following each round in addition to team information, tournament history and more.
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