2020 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was cancelled on March 12, 2020. The tournament was scheduled to be played at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the first time in MAAC history.[1] The decision to forgo the games was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already underway at the time of the announcement, the tournament was stalled in the midst of the quarterfinals, with Siena and St. Peter's having already qualified for the semifinals. The defending champions are the Iona Gaels. This gave the Saints their first NCAA Tournament Bid since 2010, when they won three straight MAAC Tournaments. However, the NCAA cancelled the tournament later in the day.[2]
| 2020 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Television | ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN3 |
| 2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 MAAC Tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All 11 teams in the conference participate in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
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| 1 | Siena | 15–5 | ||
| 2 | Saint Peter's | 14–6 | ||
| 3 | Rider | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Monmouth | 1–1 vs. Siena |
| 4 | Monmouth | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Rider | 0–2 vs. Siena |
| 5 | Quinnipiac | 10–10 | ||
| 6 | Niagara | 9–11 | 2–0 vs. Iona | |
| 7 | Iona | 9–11 | 0–2 vs. Niagara | |
| 8 | Fairfield | 8–12 | 2–0 vs. Manhattan | |
| 9 | Manhattan | 8–12 | 0–2 vs. Fairfield | |
| 10 | Canisius | 7–13 | ||
| 11 | Marist | 6–14 | ||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television | |
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| First Round – Tuesday, March 10 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Fairfield vs. No. 9 Manhattan | 43–61 | 878 | ESPN3 | |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Iona vs. No. 10 Canisius | 70–60 | ||||
| 3 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Niagara vs. No. 11 Marist | 56– 54 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Siena vs. No. 9 Manhattan | 63-49 | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Iona | 56-54 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Rider vs. No. 6 Niagara | ESPN3 | |||
| 7 | 9:30 pm | No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 5 Quinnipiac | |||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Siena vs. Game 7 Winner | ESPNews | |||
| 9 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. Game 6 Winner | |||||
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||||
| 5 | 10 | 4:00 pm | Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner | ESPNU | |||
| *Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Bracket
| First Round Tuesday, March 10 ESPN3 |
Quarterfinals Wednesday/Thursday, March 11/12 ESPN3 |
Semifinals Friday, March 13 ESPNews |
Championship Saturday, March 14 ESPNU |
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| 1 | Siena | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Manhattan | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fairfield | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Manhattan | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Siena | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Monmouth | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Quinnipiac | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Peter’s | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Iona | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Iona | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Canisius | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Peter's | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Niagara | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Niagara | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Marist | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
* denotes number of overtimes
References
- "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28893285/ncaa-tournaments-canceled-coronavirus
- "MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Schedule". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 23 February 2020.