America East member institutions -- University at Albany, University of Hartford, University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, Northeastern University, and Stony Brook University -- along with associate members Drexel University and Towson University will compete for the four championship berths.

The eight teams will each play a 14-game regular-season conference (double round-robin) schedule.

The No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed in one semifinal while the No. 2 seed meets the No. 3 seed in the other.

The winner of the America East Championship receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Volleyball Championship.

New Hampshire (1998) and Hartford (1993) are the only current America East members to have won the conference title.

2001 America East Volleyball Championship
Saturday, November 17
Semifinals (at No.1 seed)
No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 seed
No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed