2012 America East men's basketball tournament

The 2012 America East men's basketball tournament was held from March 1–4 at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut,^[1] with the final held March 10 between the Stony Brook and the Vermont. As per America East tournament regulations, the final took place at Stony Brook University Arena, on the campus of Stony Brook University, the top and highest remaining seed.^[2] The Catamounts prevailed, 52-43, and earned an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. All games except the play-in game was televised by the ESPN family of networks, including the Championship game on ESPN2.

2012 America East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	9
First round site	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Quarterfinals site	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Semifinals site	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Finals site	Stony Brook University Arena Stony Brook, NY
Champions	Vermont (5th title)
Winning coach	John Becker (1st title)
MVP	Brian Voelkel (Vermont)
Attendance	4,423
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2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stony Brook	14	–	2	.875	22	–	10	.688
Vermont †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	12	.667
Boston University	12	–	4	.750	16	–	16	.500
Albany	9	–	7	.563	19	–	15	.559
Hartford	7	–	9	.438	9	–	22	.290
New Hampshire	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Maine	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
UMBC	3	–	13	.188	4	–	26	.133
Binghamton	1	–	15	.063	2	–	29	.065

† 2012 America East tournament winner As of March 16, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and Results edit

First round Thursday, March 1, 2012			Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPN3			Semifinals Sunday, March 4, 2012 ESPN3			Championship Game Saturday, March 10, 2012 ESPN2

			1	Stony Brook	78

			9	Binghamton	69
8	UMBC	67^OT

9	Binghamton	73
						1	Stony Brook	57

						4	Albany	55



			4	Albany	63

			5	New Hampshire	45



									1	Stony Brook	43

									2	Vermont	51



			2	Vermont	50

			7	Maine	40



						2	Vermont	77

						6	Hartford	73^2OT



			3	Boston University	49

			6	Hartford	53

Championship game hosted by Stony Brook

^ "Basketball Championships to return to Hartford in 2012". americaeast.com. America East. June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
^ "2011–12 America East Men's Basketball Prospectus". americaeast.com. America East. October 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
^ . NCAATournamentBracket.org. NCAATournamentBracket.org. June 8, 2011. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.