BricksIt Weekly
Welcome to America East
Vermont and UMass Lowell lead a close league
The Catamounts rate highest in America East at 174th. The River Hawks sit six spots behind.
By the Hardwood Bricks desk
Hardwood Bricks now covers America East, nine schools from Orono, Burlington and Durham down to Binghamton, Newark and Baltimore. Every game gets a preview, a recap, a line history and a spot in our ratings.
Vermont (174th) is 2-2. The Catamounts lost 56-55 at Iona and 79-76 at home to Quinnipiac, and won 79-67 at Fairfield.
UMass Lowell (180th) is 3-1. The River Hawks won 71-61 at Merrimack, beat Marist 63-61 and lost 72-62 at UMass.
New Hampshire is also 3-1, with road wins at Brown and Rider and an 81-76 overtime loss to Sacred Heart.
Binghamton won 58-55 at Saint Peter's and is 3-2.
UMBC splits the week
The Retrievers beat Morgan State 85-70, then scored 42 in a 68-42 loss at Towson, the league's lowest total so far.
NJIT's first win
The Highlanders are 1-5. The win was 54-52 over Saint Peter's.
Maine by two, both ways
The Black Bears won 74-72 at Sacred Heart and lost 66-64 at home to Drexel.
One bid
The America East tournament in March decides the league's NCAA bid.
By the numbers
The pecking order
Our model's rating for every America East team: points better or worse than an average Division I team over 100 possessions. Record alongside.