MAAC men's basketball tournament
Annual college basketball tournament
The MAAC men's basketball tournament (popularly known as the MAAC Tournament ) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1982, the MAAC's first season. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament . The MAAC did not receive its automatic bid from the NCAA until 1984.
The tournament has used several formats in its history, though seeding in all formats has been based strictly on conference record (with tiebreakers used as needed). When the tournament began in 1982, the conference had six members: Army , Fairfield , Fordham , Iona , Manhattan , and Saint Peter's . It used a standard single-elimination bracket that gave the 1 and 2 seeds a first-round bye into the semifinals, with the bottom four seeds playing in the first round at the highest seeded team's home court. The semifinals, and championship games were played at the Meadowlands Arena until 1990, when it was moved to the Knickerbocker Arena . The conference used this setup in the 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, and 1989 tournaments. After the 1989 tournament, each game would be played at a venue chosen by the league. 1982, 1984, and 1985 also implemented a consolation game played by the losers of the semifinal round.
In 1984, the conference expanded to eight teams, adding La Salle and Holy Cross , and no longer giving the 1 and 2 seeds first round/quarterfinal byes. In 1990, the conference expanded again, adding Canisius , Loyola MD , Niagara , and Siena to bring the number of teams to twelve. To compensate for this, the MAAC was broken into North and South divisions. 1991 saw the conference lose Army, Holy Cross and Fordham to the Patriot League , thus bringing the total number of members to nine. This tournament setup used an 8 vs 9 play-in game in the first round. This setup continued for two seasons until La Salle left the MAAC for the Mid Western Collegiate Conference , bringing current membership to eight teams again.[ 1]
Starting in 1993, the MAAC went back to the previous setup for eight teams, 1 vs. 8, 4 vs. 5, 3 vs. 6, and 2 vs. 7. This system was used until 1998, when the MAAC expanded yet again, adding Marist and Rider from the NEC . With ten teams, a first round play-in format was used, with the bottom four teams playing a first round "play-in" game. The 1 seed would play in the quarterfinals against the highest remaining seed from the first round. This format was used until 2003, when the MAAC implemented a new format, and expanded to the bottom six teams playing in the first round, and giving the 1 seed a bye into the semifinals. The reasoning was to place a significant premium on in-season play.[ 2] In 2007, they ended the change, citing the NIT awarding bids to conference regular season champions who fail to win their conference's tournament championship. Instead of the 1 seed playing the highest remaining seed from the first round, the MAAC used a basic bracket style. 7 vs. 10 and 8 vs. 9 in the first round, with the 8/9 winner facing the 1 seed, and the 7/10 winner facing the 2 seed. This continued through 2013, when the MAAC expanded once more.[ 3]
In the spring of 2014, the MAAC added Monmouth and Quinnipiac [ 4] from the Northeast Conference, while losing Loyola MD to the Patriot League.[ 5] This brought the MAAC to eleven members, and the first round was again expanded to include the bottom six teams competing in the play-in round. As of 2022, this is the current system being used.
List of finals
Year
Champion
Score
Opponent
Tournament MVP
Venue (and city)
1982
Iona
66–61 OT
Saint Peter's
Rory Grimes, Iona
Campus Sites – first round Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey ) – semifinals and finals
1983
Fordham
54–53
Iona
Mark Murphy, Fordham
1984
Iona
72–61
Fordham
Steve Burtt, Sr. , Iona
New Haven Coliseum (New Haven, Connecticut ) – first round Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey ) – semifinals and finals
1985
Iona
57–54
Fordham
Tony Hargraves, Iona
Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey )
1986
Fairfield
67–64
Holy Cross
Jim McCaffrey , Holy Cross
1987
Fairfield
73–70 OT
Iona
Kevin Houston , Army
1988
La Salle
79–70
Fordham
Rich Tarr, La Salle
Campus sites – first round Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey ) – semifinals and finals
1989
La Salle
71–58
Saint Peter's
Lionel Simmons , La Salle
1990
La Salle
71–61
Fordham
Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York )
1991
Saint Peter's
64–58
Iona
Marvin Andrews, Saint Peter's
1992
La Salle
79–78
Manhattan
Randy Woods , La Salle
1993
Manhattan
68–67
Niagara
Keith Bullock, Manhattan
1994
Loyola
80–75
Manhattan
Tracy Bergan, Loyola
1995
Saint Peter's
80–78 OT
Manhattan
Randy Holmes, Saint Peter's
1996
Canisius
52–46
Fairfield
Michael Meeks , Canisius
1997
Fairfield
78–72
Canisius
Greg Francis , Fairfield
Marine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York )
1998
Iona
90–75
Siena
John McDonald, Iona
Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York )
1999
Siena
82–67
Saint Peter's
Marcus Faison , Siena
Marine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York )
2000
Iona
84–80
Siena
Dyree Wilson, Iona
Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York )
2001
Iona
74–67
Canisius
Nakiea Miller , Iona
Marine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York )
2002
Siena
92–77
Niagara
Dwayne Archbold, Siena
Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York )
2003
Manhattan
69–54
Fairfield
Luis Flores , Manhattan
Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey )
2004
Manhattan
62–61
Niagara
Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York )
2005
Niagara
81–59
Rider
Juan Mendez , Niagara
HSBC Arena (Buffalo, New York )
2006
Iona
80–61
Saint Peter's
Steve Burtt Jr. , Iona
Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York )
2007
Niagara
83–79
Siena
Tyrone Lewis, Niagara
Arena at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, Connecticut )
2008
Siena
74–53
Rider
Kenny Hasbrouck , Siena
Times Union Center (Albany, New York )
2009
Siena
77–70
Niagara
2010
Siena
72–65 OT
Fairfield
Alex Franklin , Siena
2011
Saint Peter's
62–57
Iona
Jeron Belin, Saint Peter's
Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Connecticut )
2012
Loyola
48–44
Fairfield
Erik Etherly, Loyola
MassMutual Center (Springfield, Massachusetts )[ 6]
2013
Iona
60–57
Manhattan
Lamont Jones , Iona
2014
Manhattan
71–68
Iona
George Beamon, Manhattan
2015
Manhattan
79–69
Iona
Ashton Pankey , Manhattan
Times Union Center (Albany, New York )
2016
Iona
79–76
Monmouth
A. J. English , Iona
2017
Iona
87–86 OT
Siena
Jordan Washington, Iona
2018
Iona
83–71
Fairfield
Zach Lewis, Iona
2019
Iona
81–60
Monmouth
Rickey McGill , Iona
2020
Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey )[ 7]
2021
Iona
60–51
Fairfield
Asante Gist , Iona
2022
Saint Peter's
60–54
Monmouth
KC Ndefo , Saint Peter's
2023
Iona
76–55
Marist
Daniss Jenkins, Iona
2024
Saint Peter's
68–63
Fairfield
Corey Washington, Saint Peter's
Results by team
All records are completed through championship game of 2021–22 season [ 8] [ 9]
Team win–loss records
School
Games
W
L
Win pct
Avg. seed
Years
Iona
89
61
28
.685
3.51
41 (1982–2022)
Saint Peter's
77
40
37
.519
5.44
41 (1982–2022)
Fairfield
74
35
39
.473
5.83
41 (1982–2022)
Siena
67
40
27
.597
4.3
33 (1990–2022)
Manhattan
66
30
36
.455
5.44
41 (1982–2022)
Canisius
57
25
32
.439
6.48
33 (1990–2022)
Niagara
56
26
30
.464
5.27
33 (1990–2022)
Rider
41
17
24
.415
5
25 (1998–2022)
Marist
36
11
25
.306
7.2
25 (1998–2022)
Loyola MD †
33
11
22
.333
6.38
24 (1990–2013)
Fordham †
21
13
8
.619
3.44
9 (1982–1990)
La Salle †
20
14
6
.700
1.89
9 (1984–1992)
Monmouth †
17
9
8
.529
4.33
9 (2014–2022)
Army †
14
5
9
.357
5.44
9 (1982–1990)
Quinnipiac
13
5
8
.385
6.67
9 (2014–2022)
Holy Cross †
11
4
7
.364
4.43
7 (1984–1990)
† No longer a member of the MAAC
Championship game team win–loss records
† No longer a member of the MAAC
Team head-to-head results
Army †
Canisius
Fairfield
Fordham †
Holy Cross †
Iona
La Salle †
Loyola MD †
Manhattan
Marist
Monmouth †
Niagara
Quinnipiac
Rider
Saint Peter's
Siena
vs. Army †
–
0–0
1–0
2–1
1–0
4–0
0–1
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–2
0–0
vs. Canisius
0–0
–
3–2
0–0
0–0
6–3
0–0
1–6
0–2
3–3
2–0
3–4
1–0
4–1
4–1
5–3
vs. Fairfield
0–1
2–3
–
2–0
0–1
4–4
3–1
5–0
5–7
1–2
1–1
1–4
0–1
1–2
7–7
7–1
vs. Fordham †
1–2
0–0
0–2
–
0–1
3–2
3–1
0–1
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–3
0–0
vs. Holy Cross †
0–1
0–0
1–0
1–0
–
3–2
1–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
vs. Iona
0–4
3–6
4–4
2–3
2–3
–
0–0
0–4
4–3
2–4
0–3
5–3
0–1
2–4
4–8
0–11
vs. La Salle †
1–0
0–0
1–3
1–3
1–1
0–0
–
0–1
0–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–1
0–2
vs. Loyola †
0–0
6–1
0–5
1–0
0–0
4–0
1–0
–
4–1
0–0
0–0
3–2
0–0
1–0
1–1
1–1
vs. Manhattan
1–0
2–0
7–5
1–0
0–0
3–4
3–0
1–4
–
0–2
0–0
1–4
0–1
3–1
5–7
9–2
vs. Marist
0–0
3–3
2–1
0–0
0–0
4–2
0–0
0–0
2–0
–
0–0
5–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
6–0
vs. Monmouth †
0–0
0–2
1–1
0–0
0–0
3–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–3
0–1
1–2
2–0
1–0
vs. Niagara
0–0
4–3
4–1
0–0
0–0
3–5
0–0
2–3
4–1
2–5
3–0
–
1–1
0–3
2–1
5–3
vs. Quinnipiac
0–0
0–1
1–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
1–1
1–0
1–1
–
1–0
1–0
0–2
vs. Rider
0–0
1–4
2–1
0–0
0–0
4–2
0–0
0–1
1–3
1–1
2–1
3–0
0–1
–
6–3
4–0
vs. Saint Peter's
2–1
1–4
7–7
0–0
0–1
8–4
1–2
1–1
7–5
1–1
0–2
1–2
0–1
3–6
–
2–2
vs. Siena
0–0
3–5
1–7
0–0
0–0
11–0
2–0
1–1
2–9
0–6
0–1
3–5
2–0
0–4
2–2
–
Total
5–9
25–32
35–39
13–8
4–7
61–28
14–6
11–22
30–36
11–25
9–8
26–30
5–8
17–24
40–37
40–27
† No longer a member of the MAAC
Championship game team head-to-head results
Army †
Canisius
Fairfield
Fordham †
Holy Cross †
Iona
La Salle †
Loyola MD †
Manhattan
Marist
Monmouth †
Niagara
Quinnipiac
Rider
Saint Peter's
Siena
vs. Army †
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Canisius
0–0
–
1–1
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Fairfield
0–0
1–1
–
0–0
0–1
2–1
0–0
1–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
vs. Fordham †
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
2–1
2–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Holy Cross †
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Iona
0–0
0–1
1–2
1–2
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
2–1
0–0
0–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–2
0–3
vs. La Salle †
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–2
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
vs. Loyola †
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Manhattan
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
1–2
1–0
1–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–2
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
vs. Marist
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Monmouth †
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
vs. Niagara
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–1
0–0
2–1
vs. Quinnipiac
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Rider
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
–
0–0
1–0
vs. Saint Peter's
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–2
1–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
1–0
vs. Siena
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
3–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–2
0–0
0–1
0–1
–
Total
0–0
1–2
3–6
1–4
0–1
13–6
4–0
2–0
5–4
0–0
0–3
2–4
0–0
0–2
4–4
5–4
† No longer a member of the MAAC
NCAA Tournament appearances
NCAA tournament
Year
MAAC Rep.
Opponent
Result
1984
(10) Iona
(7) Virginia
L 57–58
1985
(13) Iona
(4) Loyola-Chicago
L 58–59
1986
(13) Fairfield
(4) Illinois
L 51–75
1987
(16) Fairfield
(1) Indiana
L 58–92
1988
(13) La Salle
(4) Kansas State
L 53–66
1989
(8) La Salle
(9) Louisiana Tech
L 74–83
1990
(4) La Salle
(13) So. Mississippi (5) Clemson
W 79–63 L 75–79
1991
(12) Saint Peter's
(5) Texas
L 65–73
1992
(13) La Salle
(4) Seton Hall
L 76–78
1993
(11) Manhattan
(6) Virginia
L 66–78
1994
(15) Loyola-MD
(2) Arizona
L 55–81
1995
(15) Saint Peter's (13) Manhattan
(2) Massachusetts (4) Oklahoma (5) Arizona St.
L 51–68 W 77–67 L 54–64
1996
(13) Canisius
(4) Utah
L 43–72
1997
(16) Fairfield
(1) North Carolina
L 74–82
1998
(12) Iona
(5) Syracuse
L 61–63
1999
(13) Siena
(4) Arkansas
L 80–94
2000
(14) Iona
(3) Maryland
L 59–74
2001
(14) Iona
(3) Mississippi
L 70–72
2002
(65) Siena (16) Siena
(64) Alcorn St. (1) Maryland
W 81–77 L 70–85
2003
(14) Manhattan
(3) Syracuse
L 65–76
2004
(12) Manhattan
(5) Florida (4) Wake Forest
W 75–60 L 80–84
2005
(14) Niagara
(3) Oklahoma
L 67–84
2006
(13) Iona
(4) LSU
L 64–80
2007
(65) Niagara (16) Niagara
(64) Florida A&M (1) Kansas
W 77–69 L 67–107
2008
(13) Siena
(4) Vanderbilt (12) Villanova
W 83–62 L 72–84
2009
(9) Siena
(8) Ohio State (1) Louisville
W 74–72 L 72–79
2010
(13) Siena
(4) Purdue
L 64–72
2011
(14) Saint Peter's
(3) Purdue
L 43–65
2012
(15) Loyola (14) Iona
(2) Ohio State (14) BYU
L 59–78 L 72–78
2013
(15) Iona
(2) Ohio State
L 70–95
2014
(13) Manhattan
(4) Louisville
L 64–71
2015
(67) Manhattan
(68) Hampton
L 64–74
2016
(13) Iona
(4) Iowa State
L 81–94
2017
(14) Iona
(3) Oregon
L 77–93
2018
(15) Iona
(2) Duke
L 67–89
2019
(16) Iona
(1) North Carolina
L 73–88
2021
(15) Iona
(2) Alabama
L 55–68
2022
(15) Saint Peter's
(2) Kentucky (7) Murray State (3) Purdue (8) North Carolina
W 85–79OT W 70–60 W 67–64 L 49–69
2023
(13) Iona
(4) UConn
L 63–87
Results by seed
Completed through championship game of 2021–22 season
Seed win–loss records
Seed
Games
W
L
Win pct
1
96
69
27
.719
2
97
66
31
.680
3
76
41
35
.539
4
77
38
39
.494
5
67
28
39
.418
6
69
27
42
.391
7
72
36
36
.500
8
52
15
37
.288
9
45
19
26
.422
10
27
2
25
.074
11
14
5
9
.357
Championship game seed win–loss records
Seed
Games
W
L
Win pct
Last title
Last game
1
23
15
8
.652
2019
2019
2
23
10
13
.435
2022
2022
3
9
6
3
.667
2017
2017
4
11
3
8
.273
2018
2022
5
4
2
2
.500
1996
2006
6
4
0
4
.000
2019
7
4
2
2
.500
2007
2021
8
1
1
0
1.000
1997
1997
9
1
1
0
1.000
2021
2021
10
0
0
0
–
11
0
0
0
–
Results by coach
Completed through championship game of 2021–22 season
Coach win–loss records
Championship game coach win–loss records
Broadcasters
Television
Radio
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