1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[1]

1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteMarine Midland Arena
Buffalo, New York
ChampionsFairfield (3rd title)
Winning coachPaul Cormier (1st title)
MVPGreg Francis (Fairfield)
1996–97 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona113 .786228  .733
Canisius104 .7141712  .586
Loyola (MD)104 .7141314  .481
Saint Peter's95 .6431315  .464
Manhattan59 .357918  .333
Niagara59 .3571117  .393
Siena410 .286918  .333
Fairfield212 .1431119  .367
1997 MAAC tournament winner

Eighth-seeded Fairfield made a cinderella run to win the tournament by defeating Canisius in the championship game, 78–72, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Stags received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region.

Format

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

All three rounds were played at a neutral site at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 1
Semifinals
Sunday, March 2
Championship
Monday, March 3
         
1 Iona 71
8 Fairfield 80
8 Fairfield 73
4 St. Peter's 61
4 Saint Peter's 51
5 Manhattan 48
8 Fairfield 78
2 Canisius 72
3 Loyola (MD) 43
6 Niagara 53
6 Niagara 59
2 Canisius 78
2 Canisius 84
7 Siena 44

References

  1. "1996-97 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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