Men's Soccer

UAlbany Earns Regular Season Title as #AEMSOC Bracket is Revealed

BOSTON – UAlbany came through with an impressive shutout victory and benefited from a pair of draws in other Tuesday night contests to secure its first regular season championship since 2015. The Great Danes will also be the No. 1 Seed in the #AEMSOC bracket which was released on Tuesday night.
 
The Great Danes shut down Binghamton 2-0 to earn the outright title with 15 points and a 5-2 conference mark. Bryant and NJIT both tied to finish with 14 points apiece, while Vermont also had 14 points thanks to a 4-3 victory. The Catamounts won the three-team tiebreak to secure the No. 2 Seed, thanks to a win over Bryant and draw with NJIT. Bryant dropped to the No. 3 Seed and NJIT earned the No. 4 Seed. Just one point separated the top-four teams, the closest point total between the top-four teams in 39-year history of the league.
 
This year’s #AEMSOC Championship begins with quarterfinal action on Saturday, Nov. 7 as No. 3 Bryant hosts No. 6 Binghamton and No. 4 NJIT welcomes No. 5 New Hampshire. The Semifinals take place on Wednesday Nov. 11, with the Championship set for Sunday, Nov. 15 at the highest remaining seed.
 
All five games of the 2026 #AEMSOC Championship will air on ESPN+ domestically and AmericaEast.TV internationally.
 
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The final seeds for the 2026 #AEMSOC Championship are:
  1. UAlbany (15 pts) – Secured first regular season title since 2015.
  2. Vermont (14 pts) – The two-time defending champions are a top-four seed for the 12th straight season.
  3. Bryant (14 pts) – Earned top-four seed for the fourth straight season.
  4. NJIT (14 pts ) – Secured first top-four seed since the spring of 2021.
  5. New Hampshire (7 pts) – Received a championship berth for the 12th straight year.
  6. Binghamton (6 pts) – Fourth championship appearance in the past five seasons
 
On Tuesday night, Vermont and UMass Lowell went back-and-forth with both teams searching for a win. The game was tied 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3 before David Ismail tallied the game-winner in the 84th minute. NJIT nearly earned the regular season title with a goal in the 83rd minute to go up 3-2, however, UMBC earned the draw by scoring with 87 seconds remaining. Bryant and New Hampshire played to a scoreless tie while UAlbany had two first-half goals in their shutout.
 
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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