2024 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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

2024 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams11
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsSaint Peter's (5th title)
Winning coachBashir Mason (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNEWS, ESPNU
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2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 15 – 5   .750 24 – 10   .706
Fairfield 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
Marist 12 – 8   .600 18 – 13   .581
Rider 12 – 8   .600 15 – 17   .469
Saint Peter's † 12 – 8   .600 19 – 14   .576
Niagara 11 – 9   .550 16 – 16   .500
Iona 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485
Mount St. Mary's 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Canisius 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Manhattan 4 – 16   .200 7 – 23   .233
Siena 3 – 17   .150 4 – 28   .125
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner

The 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament will be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men'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 men'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 Quinnipiac 15–5
2 Fairfield 14–6
3 Marist 12–8 3–1 vs. Rider/Saint Peter's
4 Rider 12–8 2–2 vs. Marist/Saint Peter's
5 Saint Peter's 12–8 1–3 vs. Marist/Rider
6 Niagara 11–9
7 Iona 10–10
8 Mount St. Mary's 9–11
9 Canisius 8–12
10 Manhattan 4–16
11 Siena 3–17

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 12
1 1 5:15 pm No. 8 Mount St. Mary's vs No. 9 Canisius 61–77 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 7 Iona vs No. 10 Manhattan 59–57
3 9:45 pm No. 6 Niagara vs No. 11 Siena 67–65
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
2 4 6:30 pm No. 1 Quinnipiac vs No. 9 Canisius 76–52 ESPN+
5 9:00 pm No. 2 Fairfield vs No. 7 Iona 68–63
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
3 6 6:30 pm No. 3 Marist vs No.6 Niagara 65–59 ESPN+
7 9:00 pm No. 4 Rider vs No. 5 Saint Peter's 48–50
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
4 8 6:30 pm No. 1 Quinnipiac vs No. 5 Saint Peter's 60–62 ESPNEWS
9 9:00 pm No. 2 Fairfield vs No. 3 Marist 65–61
Championship – Saturday, March 16
5 10 7:30 pm No. 5 Saint Peter's vs No. 2 Fairfield 68–63 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 Quinnipiac 76
8 Mount St. Mary's 61 9 Canisius 52
9 Canisius 77 1 Quinnipiac 60
5 Saint Peter's 62
4 Rider 48
5 Saint Peter's 50
5 Saint Peter's 68
2 Fairfield 63
2 Fairfield 68
7 Iona 59 7 Iona 63
10 Manhattan 57 2 Fairfield 65
3 Marist 61
3 Marist 65
6 Niagara 67 6 Niagara 59
11 Siena 65

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 Men's Basketball Championship Bracket 11-16 (PDF) – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.