Conference Preview: America East Men’s Basketball

Author’s Note: If you didn’t read my pre-season America East preview piece, it might be wise to. This one would make much more sense with that context in mind. 

My name is Tanner McGrath. I’m a Vermont native, a Catamount basketball superfan, and the America East beat writer here at Mid-Major Madness.

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And I’m here to tell you:

I’ve been covering the league for six seasons, and this is by far the worst one yet for my beloved low-major conference.

Here are my current AmEast Power Ratings, with overall records and national rankings included:

Team (Record)

Net Rating (Nat’l Ranking)

O-Raing

D-Rating

Vermont (8-7)

-2.8 (193)

110.9

113.8

UMBC (7-6)

-9.1 (264)

103.6

112.7

Albany (4-11)

-13.7 (308)

103.2

116.9

New Hampshire (4-9)

-14.5 (320)

95.9

110.4

UMass Lowell (5-10)

-14.9 (324)

102.2

117.1

Bryant (4-10)

-15.1 (325)

98.0

113.1

Maine (2-13)

-21.8 (355)

90.6

112.4

NJIT (5-10)

-22.3 (358)

92.0

114.3

Binghamton (4-11)

-25.6 (362)

96.7

122.3

YIKES.

But that’s not going to stop me from consuming everything and anything America East basketball over the next three months. I am a sicko for this stuff.

Let’s check in on where every team stands heading into AmEast play, in order of where I think they’ll finish in the standings.

Typically, I add a little more flair to these pieces, including film cuts, award selections, and so on. To be completely honest with you, I ran out of time and had to skip a bunch of stuff. I hope you still enjoy the long-winded line-by-line analysis — apologies if you get buried in the paragraphs.

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Also, a little programming note: Throughout the conference season, I plan to write weekly previews for the Thursday and Saturday games, along with weekly recaps. The previews will drop on Thursday mornings, and the recaps will fall on Monday nights (probably). It’ll be a good way to keep up with the ins and outs of the league throughout the season, so check in often.

1. Vermont Catamounts

I’m going to get a little nitpicky with my beloved Catamounts, so let’s set a…

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