Feb. 25, 2002

Boston, Mass. - Vermont has won the top seed for the America East Men's Basketball Championship, which begins with quarterfinal and semifinal games on March 2 and 3 at Northeastern's Matthews Arena.

The Catamounts defeated Hartford, 75-66, on Sunday to finish the regular season at 13-3 in America East. Boston University was also 13-3 in the conference, but Vermont earns the top seed by virtue of its 2-0 record vs. the Terriers in the regular season.

Albany is the No. 6 seed while Northeastern University is the No. 7 seed. Stony Brook is the No. 8 seed. Albany, Northeastern and Stony Brook all tied at 5-11 in the conference and split the season series versus each other. Albany was awarded the No. 6 seed based upon its record vs. the conference standings in descending order. The Great Danes had defeated the top-seeded Catamounts. Northeastern earned the No. 7 seed based upon its win over Hartford.

AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP:

Saturday, March 2, at Matthews Arena, Boston, Mass. Game 1- No. 2 Boston University vs. No. 7 Northeastern, 12 noon Game 2- No. 3 Hartford vs. No. 6 Albany, 2:15 p.m. (approx.) Game 3- No. 1 Vermont vs. No. 8 Stony Brook, 6 p.m. Game 4- No. 4 New Hampshire vs. No. 5 Maine, 8:15 (approx.)

Sunday, March 3, at Matthews Arena, Boston, Mass. Game 5- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 12 noon Game 6- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 9, at higher remaining seed Game 7- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Tickets for the America East championship are on sale now. You can access ticket information by clicking on the icon on the Seawolves homepage or go to www.americaeast.com and click on the Ticket On Sale icon.