1998 America East men's basketball tournament

1998 America East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1997–98
Site	Delaware
Champions	Delaware (3rd title)
Winning coach	Mike Brey (1st title)
MVP	Darryl Presley (Delaware)
America East men's basketball tournaments

1997–98 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Delaware †	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Boston University	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
Vermont	11	–	7		.611			16	–	11		.593
Hartford	11	–	7		.611			15	–	12		.556
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Drexel	10	–	8		.556			13	–	15		.464
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			14	–	14		.500
New Hampshire	6	–	12		.333			10	–	17		.370
Towson	4	–	14		.222			8	–	20		.286
Maine	4	–	14		.222			7	–	20		.259
† 1998 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1998 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Delaware Blue Hens at Bob Carpenter Center. The final was also held at Bob Carpenter Center. Delaware gained its third overall America East Conference Championships and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Boston University. Delaware was given the 15th seed in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Purdue 95–56.

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Delaware	80
						9	Towson	60
	8	New Hampshire	65
	9	Towson	67
											1	Delaware	60
											5	Hofstra	51
						4	Hartford	79
						5	Hofstra	90
																1	Delaware	66
																2	Boston U.	58
						2	Boston U.	87
						7	Northeastern	77
	7	Northeastern	74
	10	Maine	54
											2	Boston U.	53
											6	Drexel	51
						3	Vermont	42
						6	Drexel	51

See also

• America East Conference