The America East race for the regular season title has come down to three teams and two games.

The teams are the University of Vermont, Boston University and Binghamton University. Tomorrow’s game between the Terriers and the Bearcats gives Binghamton the opportunity to take first place. It will arguably be Binghamton’s most important regular-season game since it moved to Division I. Clearly the “battle of the BUs” is a huge game filled with intrigue.

But for the Terriers, another game was more important.

A Boston University loss to Vermont on Wednesday may have ended Boston’s hunt for the regular season title. Should the Terriers win on Saturday, they will be tied with Vermont at the top of the pack, but the Catamounts would own the head-to-head tiebreaker and No. 1 seed. If Boston loses to the Bearcats, it falls to third place and will have little hope to win the regular season title.

The Terriers, despite a promising eight-game win streak, are no longer in control of their own destiny. And Vermont, because of both of its head-to-head losses against Binghamton, is no longer in control of its own destiny either.

Enter Binghamton. The Bearcats have never been in the hunt for the regular season title so late in the standings. If they can manage to win at Case Gym tomorrow — a place where they have only won once, by the way — they’ll take first.

Given their spotty history in big games, it might be unrealistic to expect the Bearcats to win tomorrow. Throw in the fact that the Terriers have a matchup nightmare for Binghamton, the 6-foot-5-inch scoring machine John Holland — a player about whom Boston University coach Dennis Wolff is throwing around NBA comparisons — and things look bleak.

But despite several years of disappointment as a Binghamton hoops follower, I have hope that the ‘Cats can take this game.

For starters, these Bearcats have proved their mettle in big games as underdogs. They played their best this season on the road against the most talented teams. Rutgers, Tulane and Vermont all have better players than Binghamton, but the Bearcats went into the gyms of all those teams and won. Binghamton’s leading scorer, D.J. Rivera, has thrived in high-pressure games and high-pressure situations. He might be more clutch — albeit less dramatic — than former point guard Mike Gordon.

Boston University, on the other hand, could be reeling from its blowout loss to Vermont. The Terriers were picked to finish in first place this season (like last season), and showed why early on with an upset win over CAA favorite Northeastern University. Then they won just three of their next 11, and it looked like they would suffer a midseason collapse. But their blowout win over Binghamton on Jan. 17 caused an explosion of confidence, resulting in their eight-game win streak. The 2007-08 season was similar. Boston started conference play 2-5, then won seven of its last eight.

Clearly, these Terriers are as streaky as they come. That’s why their loss to Vermont could once again swing the pendulum the other way. Boston, when it plays well, is a better team than Binghamton when it plays well. But no one knows for sure which Terrier team will show up tomorrow. Although the Bearcats have more to play for, tomorrow’s game could say as much about Boston as it does about Binghamton.

But what does this say about the America East Championship? Binghamton definitely has a shot at it, hands down. Boston was defeated while it was away, which could very well mean that the same could happen at the SEFCU arena on March 6. The capability is there for Binghamton to beat the Terriers. With the Bearcats’ unbelievable flair for playing under pressure, there is no doubt that they can take the title. How do we make this easier for them? Make that trip up to Albany and support them. The Bearcats cheers will feed them the adrenaline and passion to play until they win.

So while Binghamton fans will be tuning in via radio and live stat trackers tomorrow, so will the rest of the conference. It is a season-defining game for two of the most intriguing teams in the America East, and I can’t wait to see what happens.