2024 MAAC women's basketball tournament

Not to be confused with 2024 MAC men's basketball tournament or 2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament.

2024 MAAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams11
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsFairfield (5th title)
Winning coachCarly Thibault-DuDonis (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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2025 →
2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield † 20 – 0   1.000 31 – 2   .939
Niagara 15 – 5   .750 21 – 14   .600
Siena 14 – 6   .700 18 – 12   .600
Manhattan 11 – 9   .550 18 – 12   .600
Canisius 11 – 9   .550 17 – 14   .548
Mount St. Mary's 10 – 10   .500 14 – 17   .452
Quinnipiac 9 – 11   .450 13 – 18   .419
Rider 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323
Iona 6 – 14   .300 11 – 19   .367
Saint Peter's 4 – 16   .200 7 – 23   .233
Marist 4 – 16   .200 6 – 25   .194
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner


The 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament will be the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament will be played March 12–16, 2024, at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the fifth year in a row.[1][2] The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeds

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

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Fairfield 20–0
2 Niagara 15–5
3 Siena 14–6
4 Manhattan 11–9 2–0 vs. Canisius
5 Canisius 11–9 0–2 vs. Canisius
6 Mount St. Mary's 10–10
7 Quinnipiac 9–11
8 Rider 6–14 2–0 vs. Iona
9 Iona 6–14 0–2 vs. Rider
10 Saint Peter's 4–16 2–0 vs. Marist
11 Marist 4–16 0–2 vs. Saint Peter's

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 12
1 1 10:30 am No. 8 Rider vs No. 9 Iona 66–56 ESPN+
2 12:45 pm No. 7 Quinnipiac vs No. 10 Saint Peter's 68–63
3 3:00 pm No. 6 Mount St. Mary's vs No. 11 Marist 60–47
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
2 4 1:00 pm No. 1 Fairfield vs No. 8 Rider 57–51 ESPN+
5 3:30 pm No. 2 Niagara vs No. 7 Quinnipiac 70–56
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
3 6 1:00 pm No. 3 Siena vs No. 6 Mount St. Mary's 80–57 ESPN+
7 3:30 pm No. 4 Manhattan vs No. 5 Canisius 55–58
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
4 8 11:00 am No. 1 Fairfield vs No. 5 Canisius 77–64 ESPN+
9 1:30 pm No. 2 Niagara vs No. 3 Siena 87–70
Championship – Saturday, March 16
5 10 3:30 pm No. 1 Fairfield vs No. 2 Niagara 70–62OT ESPNU
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 12 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday & Thursday,
March 13/14 		Semifinals
Friday, March 15 		Championship
Saturday, March 16
1 Fairfield 57
8 Rider 66 8 Rider 51
9 Iona 56 1 Fairfield 77
5 Canisius 64
4 Manhattan 55
5 Canisius 58
1 Fairfield 70*
2 Niagara 62
2 Niagara 70
7 Quinnipiac 68 7 Quinnipiac 56
10 Saint Peter's 63 2 Niagara 87
3 Siena 70
3 Siena 80
6 Mount St. Mary's 60 6 Mount St. Mary's 57
11 Marist 47

Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MAAC Announces One-Year Extension for Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall". maacsports.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference". maacsports.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Women's Basketball Championship Bracket (PDF) - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.