2020 MAAC women's basketball tournament

2020 MAAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams11
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
TelevisionESPNews, ESPN3
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2019–20 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 18 – 2   .900 26 – 4   .867
Rider 18 – 2   .900 26 – 4   .867
Fairfield 12 – 8   .600 16 – 14   .533
Manhattan 12 – 8   .600 15 – 14   .517
Quinnipiac 12 – 8   .600 15 – 14   .517
Siena 8 – 12   .400 11 – 20   .355
Iona 8 – 12   .400 9 – 21   .300
Niagara 7 – 13   .350 10 – 21   .323
Saint Peter's 6 – 14   .300 9 – 21   .300
Monmouth 5 – 15   .250 9 – 22   .290
Canisius 4 – 16   .200 5 – 25   .167
† 2020 MAAC tournament winner
As of January 15, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was to be the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was to be held from March 10–14, 2020, at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the first time in MAAC history.[1] The defending champions were the Quinnipiac Bobcats.

On March 12, 2020, amidst the tournament's quarterfinals, both the NCAA and MAAC officials canceled the tournament, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participate in the tournament. The top five teams receive byes to the quarterfinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Rider 18–2 1-1 vs. Marist 2-0 vs. Fairfield
2 Marist 18–2 1-1 vs. Rider 1-1 vs. Fairfield
3 Fairfield 12–8
4 Manhattan 12–8
5 Quinnipiac 12–8
6 Siena 8–12
7 Iona 8–12
8 Niagara 7–13
9 Saint Peter's 6–14
10 Monmouth 5–15
11 Canisius 4–16

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 10
1 1 9:30 am (8) Niagara vs. (9) Saint Peter's 64–53 ESPN3
2 11:30 am (7) Iona vs. (10) Monmouth 60–69
3 1:30 pm (6) Siena vs. (11) Canisius 58–48
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
2 4 1:30 pm (1) Rider vs. (8) Niagara 79–75 ESPN3
5 3:30 pm (2) Marist vs. (10) Monmouth 68–44
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 6 12:00 pm (3) Fairfield vs. (6) Siena 72-56 ESPN3
7 2:30 pm (4) Manhattan vs. (5) Quinnipiac Canceled
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
4 8 11:00 am (1) Rider vs. Game 7 Winner Canceled ESPN3
9 1:30 pm (2) Marist vs. (3) Fairfield Canceled
Championship – Saturday, March 14
5 10 11:00 am Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner Canceled ESPNews
*Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[3]

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 10
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday/Thursday, March 11/12
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Friday, March 13
ESPN3 		Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPNews
            
1 Rider 79
8 Niagara 74
8 Niagara 64
9 Saint Peter's 53
 
 
4 Manhattan
5 Quinnipiac
 
 
2 Marist 68
10 Monmouth 44
7 Iona 60
10 Monmouth 69
 
 
3 Fairfield 72
6 Siena 56
6 Siena 58
11 Canisius 48

* denotes number of overtimes

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "MAAC Women's Basketball tournament championship Schedule". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2020.