2014 MAAC men's basketball tournament


The 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–10 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1] The winner of the tournament, Manhattan, received the conference's automatic bid into the 2014 NCAA tournament. The regular season champion, Iona, received an automatic bid into the 2014 NIT Tournament.

2014 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams11
SiteMassMutual Center
Springfield, Massachusetts
ChampionsManhattan (4th title)
Winning coachSteve Masiello (1st title)
MVPGeorge Beamon (Manhattan)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2013–14 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 22 11   .667
Manhattan 15 5   .750 25 8   .758
Quinnipiac 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Canisius 14 6   .700 21 13   .618
Siena 11 9   .550 20 18   .526
Saint Peter's 9 11   .450 14 17   .452
Rider 9 11   .450 14 17   .452
Marist 9 11   .450 12 19   .387
Monmouth 5 15   .250 11 21   .344
Fairfield 4 16   .200 7 25   .219
Niagara 3 17   .150 7 26   .212
2014 MAAC tournament winner

Seeds

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All 11 teams in the conference participate in the Tournament. The top five teams will 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 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3
1 Iona 17–3
2 Manhattan 15–5
3 Quinnipiac 14–6 1–1 vs Canisius 2–0 vs Manhattan
4 Canisius 14–6 1–1 vs Quinnipiac 0–2 vs Manhattan
5 Siena 11–9
6 Marist 9–11 Mini Conference 2–2 2–2 vs Quinnipiac/Canisius
7 Saint Peter's 9–11 Mini Conference 2–2 1–3 vs Quinnipiac/Canisius 1–1 vs Siena
8 Rider 9–11 Mini Conference 2–2 1–3 vs Quinnipiac/Canisius 0–2 vs Siena
9 Monmouth 5–15
10 Fairfield 4–16
11 Niagara 3–17

Bracket

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[2]

First round
Thursday, March 6
 
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
ESPN3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 9
ESPN3
Championship
Monday, March 10
ESPN2
            
1 Iona 94
8 Rider 71
8 Rider 71
9 Monmouth 60
1 Iona 75
4 Canisius 72
4 Canisius 71
5 Siena 65
1 Iona 68
2 Manhattan 71
2 Manhattan 72
7 Saint Peter's 58
7 Saint Peter's 65
10 Fairfield 62OT
2 Manhattan 87
3 Quinnipiac 68
3 Quinnipiac 89
11 Niagara 80
6 Marist 76
11 Niagara 78

References

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  1. ^ "MAAC Names MassMutual Center in Springfield Site for 2012–2014 MAAC Basketball Championships". MAAC. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "2014 MAAC Men's Basketball Championship Seeds Revealed". Retrieved March 11, 2022.