America East Basketball Tournament 2026 Bracket: Schedule, Scores, dates, game times, How to Watch on TV, Stream, seeding and Results
We have the brackets, dates, time, matchups, TV channels, live streaming outlets and more for the 2026 America East Conference Tournament here.
The 2026 Air Force Reserve America East Men's Basketball Playoffs (the conference tournament) is set to begin Saturday, March 7, 2026, with quarterfinals hosted by higher seeds, followed by semifinals on Tuesday, March 10 (reseeded, higher seeds host), and the championship on Saturday, March 14 at 11 a.m. ET (ESPN2).
The winner earns the automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.Defending champion Bryant (2025 winner) is the No. 7 seed this year after a down season.
When is the 2026 America East Basketball Tournament.
The America East Conference Tournament will be held from Saturday, March 8 to Saturday, March 15 at team campus sites.
How to watch 2026 America East Tournament
Streaming: ESPN+ for all games before the championship; championship on ESPN2 (national TV).
2026 America East Conference tournament bracket: schedule scores, date, time, TV, live stream, results.
* All times ET
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 7 (all on ESPN+)
Game. 1: (8) New Hampshire 84, (1) UMBC 69,
Game. 1: (8) New Hampshire 84, (1) UMBC 69,
Game. 2: (7) Bryant 57, (2) Vermont 77,
Game. 3: (5) UAlbany 76, (4) UMass Lowell 81,
Game. 4: (6) Maine 58, (3) NJIT 60,
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 10
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Game. 5: (1) UMBC 91, (4) UMass Lowell 69,
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Game. 5: (1) UMBC 91, (4) UMass Lowell 69,
(2) Vermont 63, (3) NJIT 54,
Championship – Saturday, March 14
March 14 (2) Vermont at (1) UMBC 11:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
March 14 (2) Vermont at (1) UMBC 11:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
America East Conference Tournament Teams & Odds.
2026 America East Men's Basketball Tournament Odds to Win (early March 2026):
UMBC: Favorite (~ -110 to -120 implied)
UMBC: Favorite (~ -110 to -120 implied)
Vermont: Close second (~ +120 to +150)
NJIT: +800 to +1200
UMass Lowell: +1500 to +2000
UAlbany: +2500+
Maine / Bryant / New Hampshire: +5000 to +10000+
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