2007 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2007 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5 at The Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT.[1]

2007 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams10
SiteArena at Harbor Yard
Bridgeport, CT
ChampionsNiagara (2nd title)
Winning coachJoe Mihalich (2nd title)
MVPTyrone Lewis (Niagara)
← 2006
2008 →
2006–07 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Niagara 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Loyola (MD) 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Siena 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Manhattan 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Fairfield 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Rider 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Canisius 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Saint Peter's 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Iona 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2007 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Second-seeded Niagara defeated Siena in the championship game, 83–79, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Purple Eagles received an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA tournament.

Format edit

All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket edit

First round
Friday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Final
Monday, March 5
            
1 Marist 87
8 Canisius 63
8 Canisius 62
9 Saint Peter's 48
1 Marist 78
4 Siena 86
4 Siena 75
5 Manhattan 72
4 Siena 79
2 Niagara 83
2 Niagara 77
7 Rider 52
7 Rider 77
10 Iona 62
2 Niagara 89
3 Loyola (MD) 79
3 Loyola (MD) 76
6 Fairfield 72

References edit

  1. ^ "2006-07 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2022.