2017 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament


The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 2–6, 2017 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. No. 3 seed Iona defeated No. 4 seed Siena 87–86 in overtime in the tournament championship game. As a result, Iona received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The championship marked Iona's 10th MAAC title, the most in MAAC Tournament history, and the second consecutive MAAC Tournament championship for the Gaels.

Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participated 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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Monmouth18–2
2Saint Peter's14–6
3Iona12–82–0 vs. Saint Peter's
4Siena12–81–1 vs. Saint Peter's
5Fairfield11–9
6Rider10–101–1 vs. Monmouth
7Canisius10–100–2 vs. Monmouth
8Quinnipiac7–13
9Niagara6–14
10Marist5–15Won coin flip
11Manhattan5–15Lost coin flip

Schedule

Bracket

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