2010 America East men's basketball tournament

2010 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
First round siteChase Arena
West Hartford, Connecticut
Quarterfinals siteChase Arena
West Hartford, Connecticut
Semifinals siteChase Arena
West Hartford, Connecticut
Finals sitePatrick Gym
Burlington, VT
ChampionsVermont (4th title)
Winning coachMike Lonergan (1st title)
MVPMarqus Blakely (Vermont)
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2009–10 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
Vermont 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Maine 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
Boston University 11 5   .688 21 14   .600
Binghamton 8 8   .500 13 18   .419
Hartford 6 10   .375 8 22   .267
New Hampshire 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
UMBC 3 13   .188 4 26   .133
Albany 2 14   .125 7 25   .219
2010 America East tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 America East men's basketball tournament was held from March 4–7 at Chase Arena on the University of Hartford campus. The final was held at Patrick Gym in Burlington, VT on March 13. As winners, the Vermont Catamounts won an automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the fourth time as a member of the America East conference, and first since 2005. Vermont was given the 16th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament and faced the #1 seed Syracuse Orange in a game played on March 19. As winners of the regular season championship the Stony Brook claimed an automatic berth to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament, seeded at #8, the Seawolves took on #1 seeded Illinois Fighting Illini at home on March 17. The Boston University also gained a bid to the 2010 CBI, were given the #4 seed in the West Region, and faced the Oregon State Beavers on March 17 in Corvallis, OR.