2020 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2020 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 7–10, 2020 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.[1]

2020 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteEntertainment and Sports Arena
Washington, D.C.
ChampionsHofstra (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Mihalich (1st title)
MVPDesure Buie (Hofstra)
Top scorerEli Pemberton (Hofstra)
(62 points)
TelevisionFloHoops, CBSSN
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
William & Mary 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Towson 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Delaware 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Charleston 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Elon 7 11   .389 13 21   .382
Drexel 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
James Madison 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2020 CAA tournament winner

Seeds

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All 10 CAA teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker
1 Hofstra 14–4
2 William & Mary 13–5
3 Towson 12–6
4 Charleston 11–7 2–0 vs. Delaware
5 Delaware 11–7 0–2 vs. Charleston
6 Northeastern 9–9
7 Elon 7–11
8 Drexel 6–12
9 UNC Wilmington 5–13
10 James Madison 2–16

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Saturday, March 7
1 1 4:00 pm No. 8 Drexel vs. No. 9 UNC Wilmington 66–55 FloHoops
2 6:30 pm No. 7 Elon vs. No. 10 James Madison 63–61
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 8
2 3 12:00 pm No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 8 Drexel 61–43 FloHoops
4 2:30 pm No. 4 Charleston vs. No. 5 Delaware 67–79
3 5 6:00 pm No. 2 William & Mary vs. No. 7 Elon 63–68
6 8:30 pm No. 3 Towson vs. No. 6 Northeastern 62–72
Semifinals – Monday, March 9
4 7 6:00 pm No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 5 Delaware 75–61 CBSSN
8 8:30 pm No. 7 Elon vs. No. 6 Northeastern 60–68
Championship – Tuesday, March 10
5 9 7:00 pm No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 6 Northeastern 70–61 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, March 7
FloHoops
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 8
FloHoops
Semifinals
Monday, March 9
CBS Sports Network
Championship
Tuesday, March 10
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Hofstra 61
8 Drexel 43
8 Drexel 66
9 UNC Wilmington 55
1 Hofstra 75
5 Delaware 61
4 Charleston 67
5 Delaware 79
1 Hofstra 70
6 Northeastern 61
2 William & Mary 63
7 Elon 68
7 Elon 63
10 James Madison 61
7 Elon 60
6 Northeastern 68
3 Towson 62
6 Northeastern 72

* denotes overtime game

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 CAA Men's Basketball Championship". CAA. Retrieved February 23, 2020.