2020 MAAC women's basketball tournament
2020 MAAC women'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, ESPN3 |
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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 November 4, 2024 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
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "MAAC Women's Basketball tournament championship Schedule". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- MAAC women's basketball tournament
- Basketball competitions in Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 2019–20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball season
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- Basketball events curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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