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. 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.

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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2
1Siena15–5
2Saint Peter's14–6
3Rider12–81–1 vs. Monmouth1–1 vs. Siena
4Monmouth12–81–1 vs. Rider0–2 vs. Siena
5Quinnipiac10–10
6Niagara9–112–0 vs. Iona
7Iona9–110–2 vs. Niagara
8Fairfield8–122–0 vs. Manhattan
9Manhattan8–120–2 vs. Fairfield
10Canisius7–13
11Marist6–14

Schedule

Bracket