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
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams11
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
TelevisionESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN3
2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Siena15–5 .750  20–10  .667
Saint Peter's14–6 .700  18–12  .600
Rider12–8 .600  18–12  .600
Monmouth12–8 .600  18–13  .581
Quinnipiac10–10 .500  15–15  .500
Niagara9–11 .450  12–20  .375
Iona9–11 .450  12–16  .429
Fairfield8–12 .400  12–20  .375
Manhattan8–12 .400  13–17  .433
Canisius7–13 .350  12–20  .375
Marist6–14 .300  7–23  .233
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
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

[3]

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
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
                                     
       
  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

See also

References
  1. "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  2. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28893285/ncaa-tournaments-canceled-coronavirus
  3. "MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Schedule". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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