2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2020. Conference play will begin in December and conclude with the 2021 America East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The America East will field 10 teams following the arrival of NJIT on July 1, 2020.[1]

2020-21 America East Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN3, Regional Networks
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
America East Conference Tournament
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UMBC7–3 .700  11–4  .733
Vermont7–3 .700  7–3  .700
Stony Brook6–4 .600  8–8  .500
Hartford7–5 .583  10–7  .588
UMass Lowell6–5 .545  7–8  .467
New Hampshire7–6 .538  8–8  .500
Albany4–4 .500  4–6  .400
NJIT5–7 .417  6–8  .429
Maine2–6 .250  2–7  .222
Binghamton2–10 .167  2–13  .133
† 2021 AmEast Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

The America East announced its preseason honors and polls on November 11, 2020.[2]

Preseason Poll
Rank Team Points
1Vermont80 (8)
2UMBC72 (2)
3New Hampshire66
4Albany51
5Stony Brook44
6Hartford43
7UMass Lowell38
8NJIT28
T9Binghamton14
T9Maine14
(first place votes in parentheses)

Preseason All-Conference Team
Award Recipients
All-Conference Team Zach Cooks (NJIT)
Nick Guadarrama (New Hampshire)
Cam Healy (Albany)
Obadiah Noel (UMass Lowell)
Stef Smith (Vermont)

Regular Season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team is scheduled to play all other conference teams twice.[3]

  Albany Binghamton Hartford Maine New Hampshire NJIT Stony Brook UMass Lowell UMBC Vermont
vs. Albany –0–00–00–01–10–20–00–02–01–1
vs. Binghamton 0–0–2–00–01–10–02–02–01–12–0
vs. Hartford 0–00–2–0–22–00–01–11–11–10–0
vs. Maine 0–00–02–0–1–11–10–01–00–02–0
vs. New Hampshire 1–11–10–21–1–0–00–20–02–00–0
vs. NJIT 2–00–00–01–10–0–1–11–11–11–1
vs. Stony Brook 0–00–21–10–02–01–1–0–20–00–0
vs. UMass Lowell 0–00–21–10–00–11–12–0–0–01–1
vs. UMBC 0–21–11–10–00–21–10–00–0–0–0
vs. Vermont 1–10–20–00–20–01–10–01–10–0–
Total 4–42–107–52–67–65–76–46–57–37–3

Postseason

America East Tournament

The 2021 America East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is scheduled to take place following the end of the conference regular season.[3]

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Seed Region School First Four 1st Round 2nd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship

National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2021 National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship

References
  1. "NJIT Welcomed as 10th America East Member Institution". America East Conference. americaeast.com. June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. "Vermont Once Again Tabbed Men's #AEHoops Favorites". America East Conference. americaeast.com. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. "2020-21 #AEHoops Schedules Unveiled". America East Conference. americaeast.com. November 2, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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