| 2017 America East women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Quarterfinals site | Cross Insurance Arena Portland, ME |
| Semifinals site | Cross Insurance Arena Portland, ME |
| Finals site | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY |
| Champions | Albany (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (1st title) |
| Television | ESPNU/ESPN3 |
America East women's basketball tournaments | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell* | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 3 | – | 26 | .103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 America East tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 America East women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the America East Conference. It was held March 4 through 10, 2017. The quarterfinals and semifinals were held at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, ME, with the finals being held at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, NY. Albany won their 6th straight American East tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Hampshire | 15–1 | 25–4 | |
| #2 | Albany | 12–4 | 18–11 | |
| #3 | UMBC | 10–6 | 15–14 | |
| #4 | Maine | 9–7 | 16–15 | |
| #5 | Binghamton | 8–8 | 13–16 | |
| #6 | Hartford | 7–9 | 16–13 | |
| #7 | Vermont | 6–10 | 9–19 | |
| #8 | Stony Brook | 5–11 | 12–17 |
Schedule
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #1 New Hampshire 58 vs. #8 Stony Brook 49 | ESPN3 | 941 | |
| 2 | 2:30 PM | #4 Maine 57 vs. #5 Binghamton 40 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #2 Albany 65 vs. #7 Vermont 45 | |||
| 4 | 8:30 PM | #3 UMBC 40 vs. #6 Hartford 74 | ||||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 2:00 PM | #1 New Hampshire 52 vs. #4 Maine 61 | ESPN3 | 1,847 | |
| 6 | 4:30 PM | #2 Albany 67 vs. # 6 Hartford 65 | ||||
| Championship Game – Friday, March 10 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4:30 PM | #4 Maine at #2 Albany | ESPNU | ||
| *Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket and Results
| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4, 2017 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 5, 2017 ESPN3 | Championship game Friday, March 10, 2017 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMBC | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Hartford | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Hartford | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Albany | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Albany | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Vermont | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Albany | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Stony Brook | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Binghamton | 40 | ||||||||||||
All times listed are Eastern
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