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{{short description|US collegiate athletic conference}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use American English|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox sports league

| color = #201646; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF4438|2px}}

| font_color = white

| title = America East

| logo = America East Conference logo 2024.svg

| logo_size = 200

| founded = 1979

| association = NCAA

| division = Division I

| subdivision = non-football

| teams = 9 full (2 associate)

| sports = 18

| mens = 8 sports

| womens = 10 sports

| region = Northeastern United States
Mid-Atlantic (United States)

| formerly = Eastern College Athletic Conference-North (1979–1988)
North Atlantic Conference (1988–1996)

| headquarters = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| commissioner = Brad Walker (since 2021)

| website = {{URL|www.americaeast.com}}

| map = America East Conference Locations.png

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The America East Conference (AmEast) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I whose members are located in the Northeastern United States. The conference is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1979, the conference has nine core members including eight public research universities, three of which - the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Vermont - are the flagship universities of their states. Two non-flagship university centers of the State University of New York - the University at Albany and Binghamton University - are in the conference along with UMass Lowell, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Bryant University. Bryant is the latest institution to join the conference in 2022, when Stony Brook University and the University of Hartford departed the conference. It is the only private university among the core members.

The America East Conference sponsors 18 sports (8 men's and 10 women's). The conference is among the best in the country according to Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data released by the NCAA.

History

File:AEC Members Locations.png

The America East Conference was founded as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North, a men's basketball-only athletic conference, in 1979. The conference was known as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from 1988 to 1996. The charter members were the University of Rhode Island, the College of the Holy Cross, Canisius College, Niagara University, Colgate University, Northeastern University, Boston University, the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont.

The America East Conference made history during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on March 16, 2018, when No. 16 seed UMBC defeated No. 1 seed Virginia, marking the first time in men's tournament history that a No. 1 seed had lost to a No. 16 seed.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/no-16-umbc-over-no-1-virginia-will-change-march-madness-forever/|title=No. 16 UMBC over No. 1 Virginia will change March Madness forever|publisher=cbssports.com|access-date= October 28, 2018}}

Many other events have occurred since its formation:

  • Rhode Island left in 1980.
  • Holy Cross left in 1983.
  • Siena College joined in 1984.
  • The University of Hartford joined in 1985.
  • The conference became an all-sports conference, named the North Atlantic Conference, in the 1988–89 season, only for Canisius, Niagara and Siena to leave after the spring of 1989 to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
  • Colgate left in 1990 to join the Patriot League.
  • The University of Delaware and Drexel University joined in 1991.
  • Hofstra University joined in 1994.
  • Towson University joined in 1995.
  • On July 1, 1996, the conference's name changed to its present name, the America East Conference.
  • During 2001, Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson left to join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; now the Coastal Athletic Association) while the University at Albany, Binghamton University and Stony Brook University replaced them.
  • The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) soon joined in 2003.
  • Northeastern left in 2005 to join the CAA.
  • Boston University left to join the Patriot League on July 1, 2013,{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy%20/id/8067461/how-does-boston-university-departure-affect-america-east-college-basketball|title=What's next for America East?|publisher=ESPN|access-date= July 23, 2018}} while the University of Massachusetts Lowell joined from Division II.{{cite web|url=http://www.uml.edu/News/news-articles/2013/Globe-DI-editorial.aspx |title=UMass Lowell Keeps Rising as Sports Move to Division 1 |publisher=University of Massachusetts Lowell |access-date=July 15, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_22596851/umass-lowell-move-makes-lot-sense |title=UMass Lowell move makes a lot of sense |newspaper=The Sun |location=Lowell, Massachusetts |date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=July 15, 2015}}
  • In 2020, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) joined from the ASUN Conference.{{cite web |url=https://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2020/6/12/general-njit-to-join-america-east-conference-as-10th-member-institution.aspx |title=NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution - NJIT Highlanders |publisher=NJIT Highlanders |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2020}}
  • In March 2022, Bryant University accepted an invitation to join the America East Conference, leaving the Northeast Conference. This move took effect on July 1.
  • On July 1, 2022, Stony Brook University left to join the all-sports Colonial Athletic Association (now the Coastal Athletic Association); it had been a member of the CAA's technically separate football arm, CAA Football, since 2013. Then-current field hockey associate Monmouth left to join the CAA, which sponsors that sport.{{cite press release|url=https://caasports.com/news/2022/1/24/football-caa-welcomes-hampton-university-monmouth-university-and-stony-brook-university-as-new-members.aspx |title=CAA Welcomes Hampton University, Monmouth University and Stony Brook University as New Members |publisher=Colonial Athletic Association |date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=January 25, 2022}}{{Cite web|last=Tam|first=Ethan|date=January 25, 2022|title=Stony Brook set to join CAA|url=https://www.sbstatesman.com/2022/01/25/stony-brook-set-to-join-caa/|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=The Statesman}}
  • In 2022, the University of Hartford left the conference during its transition down to Division III. At the time this move was announced, the school's departure from the conference had been planned for 2023,{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31402209/hartford-athletics-transitioning-division-division-iii |title=Hartford athletics transitioning from D-I to D-III, with move expected to happen in 2025 |first=Jeff |last=Borzello |website=ESPN.com |date=May 6, 2021 |accessdate=May 7, 2021}} but this was eventually changed to 2022.

On May 6, 2021, Hartford's governing board voted to begin the process of transitioning the school from Division I to NCAA Division III. Under the plan, Hartford would formally apply to the NCAA for reclassification in January 2022, stop awarding athletic scholarships to incoming students from 2022–23 forward, and join an as-yet-undetermined D-III conference in 2023 before becoming a full D-III member in 2025–26.{{cite press release|url=https://www.hartford.edu/about/athletics-transition.aspx |title=Athletics Transition |publisher=University of Hartford |date=May 6, 2021 |accessdate=May 7, 2021}}

Several media reports indicated that Hartford's last year in the American East Conference would be the 2021–22 season.

{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32855347/college-basketball-realignment-tracker-keeping-track-ncaa-division-conference-changes |title=College basketball realignment tracker |website=ESPN.com |date=May 23, 2022|accessdate=May 24, 2022}} This was confirmed on June 21, 2022, when the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC; now known as the Conference of New England) announced that it would be Hartford's partner in the school's reclassification process, with the Hawks joining that league effective in 2023–24. Hartford played most of its sports in the 2022–23 season as a D-I independent.{{cite press release|url=https://www.cccathletics.com/sports/general/2021-22/Releases/UHart |title=CCC Grants Full Membership to University of Hartford, Beginning Competition in 2023–24 |publisher=Commonwealth Coast Conference |date=June 21, 2022 |access-date=June 21, 2022}}

At the time, Hartford was the only private university in the conference; this status transferred to Bryant when it joined in July 2022.

On July 20, 2022, the conference announced that Merrimack College would join as a men's lacrosse member for the 2022–23 season.{{cite press release|url=https://merrimackathletics.com/news/2022/7/20/mens-lacrosse-joins-america-east-as-associate-member.aspx |title= Men's Lacrosse Joins America East as Associate Member |publisher=Merrimack College Athletics |date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=August 3, 2022}}

Members

=Current full members=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedJoinedTypeCarnegie
Classification		EndowmentEnrollmentclass="unsortable" |Colors
{{sort|Albany|University at Albany}}

| Great Danes

| Albany, New York

| 1844

| 2001

| Public

| R1

| $77.7 million

| 17,746

| {{college color boxes|Albany Great Danes}}

Binghamton University

| Bearcats

| Vestal, New York

| 1946

| 2001

| Public

| R1

| $119.4 million

| 17,768

| {{college color boxes|Binghamton Bearcats}}

Bryant University

| Bulldogs

| Smithfield, Rhode Island

| 1863

| 2022

| Private

| M1

| $208.0 million

| 3,751

| {{College color boxes|Bryant Bulldogs}}

{{sort|Maine|University of Maine}}

| Black Bears

| Orono, Maine

| 1865

| 1979

| Public

| R1

| $323.0 million

| 11,404

| {{college color boxes|Maine Black Bears}}

{{sort|UMBC|University of Maryland, Baltimore County}}

| Retrievers

| Catonsville, Maryland

| 1966

| 2003

| Public

| R1

| $105.2 million

| 13,767

| {{college color boxes|UMBC Retrievers}}

{{sort|UMass Lowell|University of Massachusetts Lowell}}

| River Hawks

| Lowell, Massachusetts

| 1894

| 2013

| Public

| R1

| $139 million

| 18,369

| {{college color boxes|UMass Lowell River Hawks}}

{{sort|New Hampshire|University of New Hampshire}}

| Wildcats

| Durham, New Hampshire

| 1866

| 1979

| Public

| R1

| $404.0 million

| 15,400

| {{college color boxes|New Hampshire Wildcats}}

{{sort|NJIT|New Jersey Institute of Technology}}

| Highlanders

| Newark, New Jersey

| 1881

| 2020

| Public

| R1

| $185 million

| 12,332

| {{college color boxes|NJIT Highlanders}}

University of Vermont

| Catamounts

| Burlington, Vermont

| 1791

| 1979

| Public

| R1

| $731 million

| 12,164

| {{college color boxes|Vermont Catamounts}}

=Associate members=

Two schools currently hold associate membership: one from California and one from Virginia

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Institution

!Location

!Founded

!Type

!Joined

!Enrollment

!Nickname

!Colors

!AmEast
sport

!Primary
conference

{{efn|group=aff|name=FH|Four schools (University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, Stanford University and University of the Pacific) from California moved their field hockey teams into the America East in July 2015.{{cite press release |url=http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=209720287 |title=Cal, UC Davis, Pacific, Stanford Added As #AEFH Associate Members |publisher=America East Conference |access-date=July 15, 2015}} The California schools and America East planned to end their agreement in field hockey after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 school year) due to coast to coast distance and travel inconvenience, but the invitation to the west coast members was extended and they have remained in the America East field hockey until further notice. University of the Pacific have dropped their program to reduce travel cost. This also coincided with the announcement that Monmouth University would become the newest field hockey associate for the 2019 fall season (2019–20 school year) and beyond.{{cite press release|url=https://americaeast.com/news/2018/7/12/monmouth-FH_associatemember.aspx |title=Monmouth University Added as Associate Member in Field Hockey |publisher=America East Conference |date=July 12, 2018 |access-date=September 16, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2018/07/17/sports/umaine-sports/america-east-field-hockey-adds-member-to-end-east-west-format/|title=America East field hockey adds member to end East-West format |publisher=BANGOR DAILY NEWS|access-date= July 23, 2018}} Stanford dropped their program in the summer of 2020, as part of an athletics cut that discontinued 11 sports, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,{{Cite web|last=University|first=Stanford|date=2020-07-08|title=Stanford Athletics varsity sport reductions: FAQ|url=https://news.stanford.edu/2020/07/08/athletics-faq/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Stanford News|language=en}} but reversed course in May 2021, reinstating all 11 dropped sports without interruption.{{cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/Stanford-will-not-cut-any-sports-programs-in-16185656.php |title=In stunning reversal, Stanford will not cut any of the sports it said it would |first=Ann |last=Killion |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 18, 2021 |accessdate=June 1, 2021}} Both California and Stanford are set to join the ACC on August 2, 2024, and both schools' field hockey teams will join the conference.{{cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/every-stanford-cal-sport-end-up-acc-18338734.php |title=Where will every Stanford and Cal sport end up? Not all in the ACC |first=Marisa |last=Ingemi |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=Sep 1, 2023 |accessdate=Dec 10, 2023}} }}

{{sort|UC Davis|University of California, Davis}}

| Davis, California

| 1905

| rowspan=2 | Public

| 2015–16

| 34,175

| Aggies

| {{college color boxes|UC Davis Aggies}}

| Field hockey

| Big West
{{small|(Mountain West in 2026)}}

Virginia Military Institute
(VMI)

| Lexington, Virginia

| 1839

| 2017–18{{efn|group=aff|Virginia Military Institute (VMI) joined in men's and women's swimming & diving starting with the 2017–18 school year.{{cite press release|url=http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=211360653 |title=Men's Swimming & Diving to Return as Championship Sport; VMI Joins as Associate Member |publisher=America East Conference |date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=December 16, 2016| quote=The America East Conference announced today the return of men's swimming & diving as a championship sport and that Virginia Military Institute (VMI) will join America East an associate member in men's and women's swimming & diving. Both changes are effective for the 2017–18 academic year.}}}}

| 1,653

| Keydets

| {{college color boxes|VMI Keydets}}

| men's swimming & diving
women's swimming & diving

| SoCon

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=aff}}

=Former full members=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Institution

!Location

!Nickname

!Founded

!Type

!Enrollment

!Joined

!Left

!Colors

!Current
conference

Boston University

| Boston, Massachusetts

| Terriers

| 1839

| Private

| 29,978

| 1979

| 2013

| {{college color boxes|Boston University Terriers}}

| Patriot

Canisius College

| Buffalo, New York

| Golden Griffins

| 1870

| Private

| 5,152

| 1979

| 1989

| {{college color boxes|Canisius Golden Griffins}}

| MAAC

Colgate University

| Hamilton, New York

| Raiders

| 1819

| Private

| 2,939

| 1979

| 1990

| {{college color boxes|Colgate Raiders}}

| Patriot

{{sort|Delaware|University of Delaware}}

| Newark, Delaware

| Fightin' Blue Hens

| 1743

| Private/Public

| 19,391

| 1991

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens}}

| CAA
{{small|(CUSA in 2025)}}

Drexel University

| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| Dragons

| 1891

| Private

| 25,500

| 1991

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Drexel Dragons}}

| CAA

{{sort|Hartford|University of Hartford}}

| West Hartford, Connecticut

| Hawks

| 1877

| Private

| 6,792

| 1984{{efn|group=full|The Hartford men's basketball team joined the America East a year after it became a full member for other sports (1985–86).}}

| 2022

| {{college color boxes|Hartford Hawks}}

| CNE{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.}}

Hofstra University

| Hempstead, New York

| Pride

| 1935

| Private

| 12,400

| 1994

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Hofstra Pride}}

| CAA

{{sort|Holy Cross|College of the Holy Cross}}

| Worcester, Massachusetts

| Crusaders

| 1843

| Private

| 2,872

| 1979

| 1983

| {{college color boxes|Holy Cross Crusaders}}

| Patriot

Niagara University

| Niagara University, New York{{efn|group=full|The Niagara campus is a census-designated place and postal entity within the town of Lewiston.}}

| Purple Eagles

| 1856

| Private

| 4,200

| 1979

| 1989

| {{college color boxes|Niagara Purple Eagles}}

| MAAC

Northeastern University

| Boston, Massachusetts

| Huskies

| 1898

| Private

| 12,913

| 1979

| 2005

| {{college color boxes|Northeastern Huskies}}

| CAA

{{sort|Rhode Island|University of Rhode Island}}

| Kingston, Rhode Island

| Rams

| 1888

| Public

| 17,671

| 1979

| 1980

| {{college color boxes|Rhode Island Rams}}

| Atlantic 10

Siena College

| Loudonville, New York

| Saints

| 1937

| Private

| 3,423

| 1984

| 1989

| {{college color boxes|Siena Saints}}

| MAAC

Stony Brook University

| Stony Brook, New York

| Seawolves

| 1957

| Public

| 26,814

| 2001

| 2022

| {{college color boxes|Stony Brook Seawolves}}

| CAA

Towson University

| Towson, Maryland

| Tigers

| 1866

| Public

| 21,950

| 1995

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Towson Tigers}}

| CAA

{{notelist|group=full}}

=Former associate members=

Eight schools have had single-sport membership in the past. Three of these, Fairfield,{{cite press release|url=http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=91825&SPID=11031&DB_LANG=C&CONTENT_ID=%23temp_CONTENT_ID&DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=207316664 |title=MAAC to Add Field Hockey |publisher=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |date=April 19, 2013 |access-date=August 13, 2013}} Monmouth, and Providence,{{cite press release|url=http://www.friars.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/040714aaa.html |title=Women's Volleyball To Join BIG EAST Conference |publisher=Providence College Athletics |date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2014}} moved their America East sports into their all-sports conferences. Another such school, NJIT, left when it joined a conference that sponsored its America East sport,{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/njit-to-join-atlantic-sun-061115 |title=NJIT to join Atlantic Sun |agency=Associated Press |work=Fox Sports |date=June 11, 2015 |access-date=June 11, 2015}} but returned as a full member in July 2020 (by which time the AmEast had dropped that sport). Pacific dropped its America East sport following the 2018–19 academic year due to budget cuts.{{cite news|url=https://www.recordnet.com/sports/20181203/pacific-cuts-field-hockey-program |title=Pacific cuts field hockey program |publisher=Recordnet.com |date=December 3, 2018 |access-date=February 13, 2020}} Merrimack College dropped its America East sport following the 2023–24 academic year when the school joined the MAAC.{{cite news|url=https://www.merrimack.edu/news/merrimack-college-accepts-invitation-to-join-metro-atlantic-athletic-conference/ | title=Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |access-date=July 16, 2024}} Both Stanford and Cal moved their America East sports into the ACC following the 2023–24 academic year when both of the schools joined the conference.{{cite news|url=https://theacc.com/news/2024/7/1/general-acc-officially-welcomes-cal-smu-and-stanford-to-the-league.aspx | title=ACC Officially Welcomes Cal, SMU and Stanford to the League |access-date=July 16, 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Institution

!Location

!Founded

!Joined

!Left

!Enrollment

!Nickname

!Colors

!AmEast
sport

!Primary
conference

!Conference
in former
AmEast
sport

Fairfield University

| Fairfield, Connecticut

| 1942

| 2007–08

| 2014–15

| 3,800

| Stags

| {{college color boxes|Fairfield Stags}}

| Field hockey

| colspan=1 | MAAC

| colspan=2 | NEC

Merrimack College

| North Andover, Massachusetts

| 1947

| 2022–23

| 2023–24

| 3,726

| Warriors

| {{college color boxes|Merrimack Warriors}}

| Men's lacrosse

| colspan=2 | MAAC

Monmouth University

| West Long Branch, New Jersey

| 1933

| 2019–20

| 2021–22

| 6,500

| Hawks

| {{college color boxes|Monmouth Hawks}}

| Field Hockey

| colspan=2 | CAA

New Jersey Institute of Technology

| Newark, New Jersey

| 1881

| 2013–14

| 2014–15

| 11,518

| Highlanders

| {{college color boxes|NJIT Highlanders}}

| Women's tennis

| America East

| Southland

Providence College

| Providence, Rhode Island

| 1917

| 2010–11

| 2013–14

| 3,850

| Friars

| {{college color boxes|Providence Friars}}

| Women's volleyball

| colspan="2" | Big East

Stanford University

| Stanford, California

| 1891

| rowspan="2" | 2015–16

| rowspan="2" | 2023–24

| 17,249

| Cardinal

| {{college color boxes|Stanford Cardinal}}

| rowspan="3" | Field hockey

| colspan="2" | ACC

{{sort|California|University of California, Berkeley}}

| Berkeley, California

| 1868

| 36,204

| Golden Bears

| {{college color boxes|California Golden Bears}}

| colspan="2" | ACC

{{sort|Pacific|University of the Pacific}}

| Stockton, California

| 1851

| 2015–16

| 2018–19

| 6,196

| Tigers

| {{college color boxes|Pacific Tigers}}

| WCC

| Discontinued program

=Membership timeline=

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bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1989 till:end text:MAAC

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bar:6 color:FullxF from:1988 till:2005 text:

bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:end text:CAA

bar:7 color:AssocF from:1979 till:1988 text:Boston University (1979–2013)

bar:7 color:FullxF from:1988 till:2013 text:

bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:Patriot

bar:8 color:AssocF from:1979 till:1988 text:Maine (1979-present)

bar:8 color:FullxF from:1988 till:end text:

bar:9 color:AssocF from:1979 till:1988 text:New Hampshire (1979-present)

bar:9 color:FullxF from:1988 till:end text:

bar:10 color:AssocF from:1979 till:1988 text:Vermont (1979-present)

bar:10 color:FullxF from:1988 till:end text:

bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1981 text:Ind.

bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1981 till:1984 text:NEC

bar:11 color:AssocF from:1984 till:1988 text:Siena (1984–1989)

bar:11 color:FullxF from:1988 till:1989 text:

bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1989 till:end text:MAAC

bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1984 text:D-II Ind.

bar:12 color:AssocF from:1984 till:1988 text:Hartford (1984–2022)

bar:12 color:FullxF from:1988 till:2022 text:

bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:2023 text:Ind.

bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:CCC / CNE (D-III)

bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1991 text:ECC

bar:13 color:FullxF from:1991 till:2001 text:Delaware (1991–2001)

bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:2025 text:CAA

bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2025 till:end text:CUSA

bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1991 text:ECC

bar:14 color:FullxF from:1991 till:2001 text:Drexel (1991–2001)

bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:end text:CAA

bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1994 text:ECC

bar:15 color:FullxF from:1994 till:2001 text:Hofstra (1994–2001)

bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:end text:CAA

bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1981 text:CAA

bar:16 shift:-1 color:OtherC2 from:1981 till:1982 text:NEC

bar:16 shift:10 color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1992 text:ECC

bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1992 till:1995 text:Big South

bar:16 color:FullxF from:1995 till:2001 text:Towson State/Towson (1995–2001)

bar:16 shift:60 color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:end text:CAA

bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1987 text:SUNYAC

bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:1987 till:1995 text:D-III Ind.

bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:1999 text:NECC

bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:1999 till:2001 text:Ind.

bar:17 color:FullxF from:2001 till:end text:Albany (2001-present)

bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1997 text:SUNYAC

bar:18 shift:-20 color:OtherC2 from:1997 till:1998 text:D-III Ind.

bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1998 till:2000 text:NECC

bar:18 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2001 text:Ind.

bar:18 color:FullxF from:2001 till:end text:Binghamton (2001-present)

bar:19 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1989 text:D-III Ind.

bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:1989 till:1994 text:Skyline

bar:19 shift:-20 color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:1995 text:D-III Ind.

bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:1999 text:NECC

bar:19 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2001 text:Ind.

bar:19 color:FullxF from:2001 till:2022 text:Stony Brook (2001–2022)

bar:19 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:CAA

bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1986 text:D-II Ind.

bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:1986 till:1990 text:Ind.

bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:1990 till:1992 text:ECC

bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:1992 till:1998 text:Big South

bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:1998 till:2003 text:NEC

bar:20 color:FullxF from:2003 till:end text:UMBC (2003-present)

bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1981 text:D-II Ind.

bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:1981 till:2000 text:NECC

bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:2013 text:NE-10

bar:21 color:FullxF from:2013 till:end text:UMass Lowell (2013-present)

bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1990 text:D-III Ind.

bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1997 text:Skyline

bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:2000 text:ECC (D-II)

bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2006 text:CACC

bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:2006 till:2008 text:Ind.

bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2008 till:2013 text:GWC

bar:22 shift:60 color:OtherC1 from:2015 till:2020 text:ASUN

bar:22 shift:-15 color:AssocOS from:2013 till:2015 text:(2013-2015; w. tennis)

bar:22 color:FullxF from:2020 till:end text:NJIT (2020-present)

bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1980 text:NAIA Ind.

bar:23 shift:45 color:OtherC2 from:1980 till:2008 text:NE-10

bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2022 text:NEC

bar:23 color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text:Bryant (2022-present)

bar:N color:blue from:1979 till:1988 text:ECAC North

bar:N color:powderblue from:1988 till:1996 text:North Atlantic (NAC)

bar:N color:blue from:1996 till:end text:America East

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text:^"America East Conference Membership History"

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Facilities

class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=America East Conference | School | Soccer stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball field | Capacity | Lacrosse facility | Capacity }}
style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|Albany Great Danes}}"|Albany

|Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

|8,500

|SEFCU Arena

|4,538

|Varsity Field

|{{N/A}}

|John Fallon Field
Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

|2,500
8,500

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|Binghamton Bearcats}}"|Binghamton

|Bearcats Sports Complex

|2,534

|Binghamton University Events Center

|5,142

|Baseball Complex

|1,000

|Bearcats Sports Complex

|2,534

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|Bryant Bulldogs}}"|Bryant

| Beirne Stadium

| 5,500

| Chace Athletic Center

| 2,700

| Conaty Park

| 500

| Beirne Stadium

| 5,500

style="text-align:center;{{NCAA color cell|Maine Black Bears}}"|Maine

|Mahaney Diamond

|4,400

|Cross Insurance Center

|8,000

|Mahaney Diamond

|4,400

| colspan=2 align=center | Non-lacrosse school

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|New Hampshire Wildcats}}"|New Hampshire

|Wildcat Stadium

|11,015

|Lundholm Gym

|3,500

| colspan=2 align=center | Non-baseball school

| colspan=2 align=center | Non-lacrosse school

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|NJIT Highlanders}}"|NJIT

|Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium

|1,000

|Wellness and Events Center

|3,500

|Yogi Berra Stadium

|5,000

|Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium

|1,000

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|UMass Lowell River Hawks}}"|UMass Lowell

|Cushing Field Complex

|N/A

|Tsongas Center
Costello Athletic Center

|6,495
2,100

|Edward A. LeLacheur Park

|4,767

|Cushing Field Complex

|N/A

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|UMBC Retrievers}}"|UMBC

|Retriever Soccer Park

|1,500

|Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

|5,000

|The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC

|1,000

|UMBC Stadium

|4,500

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|Vermont Catamounts}}"| Vermont

|Virtue Field

|2,600

|Patrick Gym

|3,228

| colspan=2 align=center | Non-baseball school

|Virtue Field

|2,600

{{notelist|group=facilities}}

Sports sponsored

The America East Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.{{cite web|url=http://www.americaeast.com/ |title=The Official Website of the America East Conference |publisher=AmericaEast.com |access-date=July 15, 2015}} The most recent changes to the roster of America East sports were announced in 2016, with the dropping of women's tennis after the 2015–16 season due to a lack of sponsoring teams and the revival of men's swimming and diving effective in the 2017–18 school year.

class="wikitable" style=

|+ Teams in America East Conference competition

!Sport

Men'sWomen's
Baseball{{center|7}}{{center|–}}
Basketball{{center|9}}{{center|9}}
Cross Country{{center|9}}{{center|9}}
Field Hockey{{center|–}}{{center|8}}
Lacrosse{{center|7}}{{center|7}}
Soccer{{center|8}}{{center|9}}
Softball{{center|–}}{{center|6}}
Swimming & Diving{{center|6}}{{center|7}}
|Track and Field (Indoor){{center|9}}{{center|9}}
|Track and Field (outdoor){{center|9}}{{center|9}}
Volleyball{{center|–}}{{center|6}}

=Men's sports=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:75%"

|+Men's sponsored sports by school

style="text-align:center"

! School !! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross
Country !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Swimming & Diving !! Track & Field
(indoor) !! Track & Field
(outdoor) !! Total
Sports

style="text-align:center"

| Albany

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}7
style="text-align:center"

| Binghamton

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}8
style="text-align:center"

| Bryant

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}8
style="text-align:center"

| Maine

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}6
style="text-align:center"

| New Hampshire

{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}5
style="text-align:center"

| NJIT

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}8
style="text-align:center"

| UMass Lowell

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}7
style="text-align:center"

| UMBC

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}8
style="text-align:center"

| Vermont

{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}6
style="text-align:center"

! Totals

799785+19963+1
style="text-align:center"

! colspan="10" | Associate Members

style="text-align:center"

|VMI

{{yes}}1

;Notes

{{notelist|group=m}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the America East Conference which are played by AmEast schools

style="text-align:center"

! School !! Fencing !! Football !! Golf !! Ice Hockey !! Skiing !! Tennis !! Volleyball !! Wrestling

style="text-align:center"

| Albany

NoCAA FootballNoNoNoNoNoNo
style="text-align:center"

| Binghamton

NoNoNECNoNoNECNoEIWA
style="text-align:center"

| Bryant

NoCAA FootballOVCNoNoSouthlandNoNo
style="text-align:center"

| Maine

NoCAA FootballNoHockey EastNoNoNoNo
style="text-align:center"

| New Hampshire

NoCAA FootballNoHockey EastEISANoNoNo
style="text-align:center"

| NJIT

{{abbr|MACFA|Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association}}NoNoNoNoSouthlandEIVANo
style="text-align:center"

| UMass Lowell

NoNoNoHockey EastNoNoNoNo
style="text-align:center"

| Vermont

NoNoNoHockey EastEISANoNoNo

{{notelist|group=mn}}

=Women's sports=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:75%"

|+Women's sponsored sports by school

style="text-align:center"

! School !! Basket{{shy}}ball !! Cross
Country !! Field Hockey !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Softball !! Swimming
& Diving !! Track & Field
(indoor) !! Track & Field
(outdoor) !! Volley{{shy}}ball !! Total
Sports

style="text-align:center"

| Albany

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
style="text-align:center"

| Binghamton

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
style="text-align:center"

| Bryant

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}10
style="text-align:center"

| Maine

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}8
style="text-align:center"

| New Hampshire

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
style="text-align:center"

| NJIT

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}6
style="text-align:center"

| UMass Lowell

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}8
style="text-align:center"

| UMBC

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
style="text-align:center"

| Vermont

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}8
style="text-align:center"

! Totals

996+17966+199676+2
colspan=12 | Associate members
style="text-align:center"

| UC Davis

{{yes}}1
style="text-align:center"

| VMI

{{yes}}1

;Notes

{{notelist|group=w}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the America East Conference which are played by AmEast schools

style="text-align:center"

! School !! Bowling !! Fencing !! Golf !! Gymnastics !! Ice Hockey !! Rowing !! Skiing !! Tennis

style="text-align:center"

| Albany

NoNoMAACNoNoIndependentNoNo
style="text-align:center"

| Binghamton

NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNEC
style="text-align:center"

| Bryant

ECCNoOVCNoNoIndependentNoOVC
style="text-align:center"

| Maine

NoNoNoNoHockey EastNoNoNo
style="text-align:center"

| New Hampshire

NoNoNoEAGLHockey EastNoEISANo
style="text-align:center"

| NJIT

No{{abbr|MACFA|Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association}}NoNoNoNoNoSouthland
style="text-align:center"

| Vermont

NoNoNoNoHockey EastNoEISANo

{{notelist|group=wn}}

NCAA team championships

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
width=180| School

!width=45| Total

!width=45| Men

!width=45| Women

!width=45| Co-ed

!width=100| Nickname

!width=300| Most successful sport (Titles)

Vermont

|1

|1

|0

|0

|Catamounts

|Men’s Soccer

On December 16, 2024, the Vermont men’s soccer team won the Men’s D1 National Soccer Championship, becoming the first America East school to win a national title in a sport sponsored by the conference.

Men's basketball

{{main|America East Conference men's basketball tournament}}

=All-time school record by winning percentage=

This list goes through the 2018–19 season.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto; width:90%"

No.TeamRecordsWin Pct.America East
Tournament
Championships		America East
Regular Season
Championships		Final FoursNational
Championships
1Albany1,296-968{{winpct|1296|968}}5200
2Stony Brook864–724{{winpct|864|724}}1400
3Vermont1,268-1126{{winpct|1268|1126}}81300
4UMass Lowell646–608{{winpct|646|608}}0000
5Hartford857–987{{winpct|857|987}}1000
6Maine973–1215{{winpct|973|1215}}0000
7New Hampshire926–1355{{winpct|926|1355}}0000
8UMBC581–860{{winpct|581|860}}2200
9Binghamton679–1022{{winpct|679|1022}}1100

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:425px"

| style="background:#ff9; text-align:center;" |*

|Denotes a tie for regular season conference title

style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center;" |†

|Denotes game went into overtime

= List of regular season champions =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! Year

! Regular Season Champion

! Record

1979–80

|Boston

|19–7

1980–81

|Northeastern

|21–5

1981–82

|Northeastern

|8–1

1982–83

|Boston

|8–2

1983–84

|Northeastern

|14–0

style="background:#ff9;" |1984–85*

|Canisius
Northeastern

|13–3

1985–86

|Northeastern

|16–2

1986–87

|Northeastern

|17–1

1987–88

|Siena

|16–2

1988–89

|Siena

|16–1

style="background:#ff9;" |1989–90*

|Northeastern
Boston

|9–3

1990–91

|Northeastern

|8–2

1991–92

|Delaware

|14–0

1992–93

|Drexel

|12–2

1993–94

|Drexel

|12–2

1994–95

|Drexel

|12–4

1995–96

|Drexel

|17–1

1996–97

|Boston

|17–1

style="background:#ff9;" |1997–98*

|Delaware
Boston

|12–6

style="background:#ff9;" |1998–99*

|Delaware
Drexel

|15–3

1999–00

|Hofstra

|16–2

2000–01

|Hofstra

|16–2

2001–02

|Vermont

|13–3

2002–03

|Boston

|13–3

2003–04

|Boston

|17–1

2004–05

|Vermont

|16–2

2005–06

|Albany

|13–3

2006–07

|Vermont

|15–1

2007–08

|UMBC

|13–3

style="background:#ff9;" | 2008–09*

|Binghamton
Vermont

|13–3

2009–10

|Stony Brook

|13–3

2010–11

|Vermont

|13–3

2011–12

|Stony Brook

|14–2

2012–13

|Stony Brook

|14–2

2013–14

|Vermont

|15–1

2014–15

|Albany

|15–1

2015–16

|Stony Brook

|14–2

2016–17

|Vermont

|16–0

2017–18

|Vermont

|15–1

2018–19

|Vermont

|14–2

2019–20

|Vermont

|14–2

style="background:#ff9;" | 2020–21*

|UMBC
Vermont

|10–4

2021–22

|Vermont

|17–1

= List of tournament champions =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Winner

!Score

!Opponent

!Reggie Lewis Most Outstanding Player

!Venue

1980

|Holy Cross

|81–75

|Boston

|Ron Perry, Holy Cross

|Hart Center (Worcester, MA)

1981

|Northeastern

|style="background:#cfecec;"| 81–79†

|Holy Cross

|Perry Moss, Northeastern

|Cabot Center (Boston, MA)

1982

|Northeastern

|82–59

|Niagara

|Perry Moss, Northeastern

|Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)

1983

|Boston

|63–62

|Holy Cross

|Mike Alexander, Boston University

|Case Gym (Boston, MA)

1984

|Northeastern

|85–75

|Canisius

|Mark Halsel, Northeastern

|Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)

1985

|Northeastern

|68–67

|Boston

|Reggie Lewis, Northeastern

|Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)

1986

|Northeastern

|63–54

|Boston

|Wess Fuller, Northeastern

|Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)

1987

|Northeastern

|71–68

|Boston

|Reggie Lewis, Northeastern

|Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)

1988

|Boston

|79–68

|Niagara

|Jeff Timberlake, Boston University

|Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)

1989

|Siena

|68–67

|Boston

|Marc Brown, Siena

|Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)

1990

|Boston

|75–57

|Vermont

|Bill Brigham, Boston University

|Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)

1991

|Northeastern

|57–46

|Maine

|Ron Lacey, Northeastern

|Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)

1992

|Delaware

|92–68

|Drexel

|Alex Coles, Delaware

|Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)

1993

|Delaware

|67–64

|Drexel

|Kevin Blackhurst, Delaware

|Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)

1994

|Drexel

|86–78

|Maine

|Malik Rose, Drexel

|Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)

1995

|Drexel

|72–52

|Northeastern

|Malik Rose, Drexel

|Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)

1996

|Drexel

|76–67

|Boston

|Malik Rose, Drexel

|Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)

1997

|Boston

|68–61

|Drexel

|Tunji Awojobi, Boston University

|Case Gym (Boston, MA)

1998

|Delaware

|66–58

|Boston

|Darryl Presley, Delaware

|Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)

1999

|Delaware

|86–67

|Drexel

|John Gordon, Delaware

|Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)

2000

|Hofstra

|76–69

|Delaware

|Speedy Claxton, Hofstra

|Hofstra Arena (Hempstead, NY)

2001

|Hofstra

|68–54

|Delaware

|Roberto Gittens, Hofstra

|Hofstra Arena (Hempstead, NY)

2002

|Boston

|66–40

|Maine

|Billy Collins, Boston University

|Case Gym (Boston, MA)

2003

|Vermont

|56–55

|Boston

|Matt Sheftic, Vermont

|Case Gym (Boston, MA)

2004

|Vermont

|72–53

|Maine

|Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2005

|Vermont

|80–57

|Northeastern

|Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2006

|Albany

|80–67

|Vermont

|Jamar Wilson, Albany

|Recreation and Convocation Center (Albany, NY)

2007

|Albany

|60–59

|Vermont

|Jamar Wilson, Albany

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2008

|UMBC

|82–65

|Hartford

|Jay Greene, UMBC

|Retriever Activities Center (Catonsville, MD)

2009

|Binghamton

|61–51

|UMBC

|D.J. Rivera, Binghamton

|Events Center (Vestal, NY)

2010

|Vermont

|83–70

|Boston

|Marqus Blakely, Vermont

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2011

|Boston

|56–54

|Stony Brook

|John Holland, Boston University

|Agganis Arena (Boston, MA)

2012

|Vermont

|51–43

|Stony Brook

|Brian Voelkel, Vermont

|Stony Brook Arena (Stony Brook, NY)

2013

|Albany

|53–49

|Vermont

|Mike Black, Albany

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2014

|Albany

|69–60

|Stony Brook

|Peter Hooley, Albany

|Pritchard Gymnasium (Stony Brook, NY)

2015

|Albany

|51–50

|Stony Brook

|Peter Hooley, Albany

|SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)

2016

|Stony Brook

|80–74

|Vermont

|Jameel Warney, Stony Brook

|Island Federal Credit Union Arena (Stony Brook, NY)

2017

|Vermont

|56–53

|Albany

|Anthony Lamb, Vermont

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2018

|UMBC

|68–65

|Vermont

|Jairus Lyles, UMBC

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2019

|Vermont

|66–49

|UMBC

|Anthony Lamb, Vermont

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

=No. 16 UMBC upset of No. 1 Virginia=

{{main|2018 UMBC vs. Virginia men's basketball game}}

During the 2018 NCAA tournament, UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament, beating the Virginia Cavaliers 74–54.{{cite news|last=Wilco|first=Daniel|title=Last perfect bracket busts after UMBC pulls off biggest upset in NCAA tournament history|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2018-03-17/last-perfect-bracket-busts-after-umbc-pulls-biggest-upset|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|website=NCAA.com|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Reed|first=Steve|title=No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia 74–54 to make NCAA history|url=http://6abc.com/sports/no-16-umbc-stuns-no-1-virginia-74-54-to-make-ncaa-history/3226331/|agency=Associated Press|publisher=WPVI-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 17, 2018}}

Women's basketball

{{main|America East Conference women's basketball tournament}}

=All-time school record by winning percentage=

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No.TeamRecordsWin Pct.America East
Tournament
Championships		America East
Regular Season
Championships		Final FoursNational
Championships
1Maine705–522{{winpct|705|522}}81500
2Albany624–578{{winpct|624|578}}6400
3New Hampshire583–545{{winpct|583|545}}2100
4Vermont521–493{{winpct|521|493}}6500
5Stony Brook594–602{{winpct|594|602}}0000
6Binghamton504–512{{winpct|504|512}}0000
7Hartford550–596{{winpct|550|596}}5400
8UMass Lowell537–600{{winpct|537|600}}0000
9UMBC520–711{{winpct|520|711}}1100

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| style="background:#ff9; text-align:center;" |*

|Denotes a tie for regular season conference title

style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center;" |†

|Denotes game went into overtime

= List of regular season champions =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! Year

! Regular Season Champion

! Record

style="background:#ff9;" |1984–85*

|New Hampshire
Northeastern

|

1985–86

|Northeastern

|10–2

1986–87

|Northeastern

|12–2

style="background:#ff9;" |1987–88*

|Boston
Maine

|12–2

1988–89

|Maine

|13–1

1989–90

|Maine

|11–1

1990–91

|Maine

|9–1

1991–92

|Vermont

|14–0

1992–93

|Vermont

|14–0

1993–94

|Maine

|12–2

1994–95

|Maine

|14–2

1995–96

|Maine

|18–0

1996–97

|Maine

|17–1

1997–98

|Vermont

|15–3

1998–99

|Maine

|17–1

1999–00

|Vermont

|15–3

2000–01

|Delaware

|17–1

2001–02

|Vermont

|14–2

2002–03

|Maine

|16–0

2003–04

|Maine

|17–1

2004–05

|Maine

|16–2

2005–06

|Hartford

|15–1

2006–07

|Hartford

|15–1

2007–08

|Hartford

|14–2

2008–09

|Boston

|16–0

2009–10

|Hartford

|16–0

2010–11

|UMBC

|13–3

2011–12

|Boston

|15–1

2012–13

|Albany

|16–0

2013–14

|Albany

|15–1

style="background:#ff9;" |2014–15*

|Albany
Maine

|14–2

style="background:#ff9;" |2015–16*

|Albany
Maine

|15–1

2016–17

|New Hampshire

|15–1

2017–18

|Maine

|13–3

2018–19

|Maine

|15–1

= List of tournament champions =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Winner

!Score

!Opponent

!Most Outstanding Player

!Venue

1985

|Northeastern

|73–59

|Maine

|N/A

|

1986

|Northeastern

|62–55

|Boston

|N/A

|

1987

|Northeastern

|55–48

|Maine

|N/A

|

1988

|Boston

|66–62

|Maine

|N/A

|

1989

|Boston

|60–54

|Northeastern

|N/A

|

1990

|Maine

|64–54

|Boston

|Rachel Bouchard, Maine

|

1991

|Maine

|79–64

|Vermont

|Rachel Bouchard, Maine

|

1992

|Vermont

|70–50

|Maine

|Sharon Bay, Vermont

|

1993

|Vermont

|62–45

|Maine

|Sharon Bay, Vermont

|

1994

|Vermont

|53–51

|Northeastern

|Sheri Turnbull, Vermont

|

1995

|Maine

|70–59

|Northeastern

|Cindy Blodgett, Maine

|

1996

|Maine

|88–55

|Vermont

|Cindy Blodgett, Maine

|

1997

|Maine

|92–70

|Vermont

|Cindy Blodgett, Maine

|

1998

|Maine

|81–80

|Vermont

|Cindy Blodgett, Maine

|Alfond Arena (Orono, ME)

1999

|Northeastern

|57–55

|Maine

|Tesha Tinsley, Northeastern

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2000

|Vermont

|77–50

|Maine

|Karalyn Church, Vermont

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2001

|Delaware

|69–64

|Vermont

|Cindy Johnson, Delaware

|Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)

2002

|Hartford

|60–57

|Stony Brook

|Kenitra Johnson, Hartford

|Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)

2003

|Boston

|69–65

|Maine

|Katie Terhune, Boston University

|Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)

2004

|Maine

|68–43

|Boston

|Cindy Blodgett, Maine

|Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)

2005

|Hartford

|52–50

|Boston

|Erika Messam, Hartford

|Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)

2006

|Hartford

|75–56

|Boston

|Erika Messam, Hartford

|Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)

2007

|UMBC

|48–46

|Hartford

|Amanda Robinson, UMBC

|Binghamton University Events Center (Binghamton, NY)

2008

|Hartford

|61–45

|Boston

|Lisa Etienne, Hartford

|Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)

2009

|Vermont

|74–66

|Boston

|Courtnay Pilypaitis, Vermont

|Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)

2010

|Vermont

|55–50

|Hartford

|Courtnay Pilypaitis, Vermont

|Chase Arena (Hartford, CT)

2011

|Hartford

|65–53

|Boston

|Alex Hall, Hartford

|Agganis Arena (Boston, MA)

2012

|Albany

|69–61

|UMBC

|Ebone Henry, Albany

|SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)

2013

|Albany

|61–52

|Hartford

|Megan Craig, Albany

|SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)

2014

|Albany

|70–46

|Stony Brook

|Shereesha Richards, Albany

|SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)

2015

|Albany

|84–75

|Hartford

|Shereesha Richards, Albany

|SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)

2016

|Albany

|59–58

|Maine

|Shereesha Richards, Albany

|SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)

2017

|Albany

|66–50

|Maine

|Imani Tate, Albany

|SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)

2018

|Maine

|74–65

|Hartford

|Blanca Millán, Maine

|Cross Insurance Center (Bangor, ME)

Lacrosse

{{main|America East Conference men's lacrosse tournament}}

Soccer

{{main|America East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament}}

= 2024 NCAA Championship win by the Vermont Catamounts =

On December 16th 2024, the University of Vermont Catamounts Men's Soccer team defeated the Marshall University Thundering Herd in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament championship game to claim the 2024 College Cup. This marks the first national championship by any America East Conference team in league history.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-16 |title=Vermont Men’s Soccer Wins National Championship 2-1 in Overtime!! |url=https://americaeast.com/news/2024/12/17/vermont-national-champions.aspx |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=americaeast.com |language=en}}

See also

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