1998 America East men's basketball tournament

1998 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
SiteDelaware
ChampionsDelaware (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Brey (1st title)
MVPDarryl Presley (Delaware)
1997–98 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware126 .6672010  .667
Boston University126 .6671911  .633
Vermont117 .6111611  .593
Hartford117 .6111512  .556
Hofstra117 .6111912  .613
Drexel108 .5561315  .464
Northeastern99 .5001414  .500
New Hampshire612 .3331017  .370
Towson414 .222820  .286
Maine414 .222720  .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.