2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5, 2001 at Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[2]

2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams10
SiteMarine Midland Arena
Buffalo, New York
ChampionsIona (6th title)
Winning coachJeff Ruland (2nd title)
MVPNakiea Miller (Iona)
2000–01 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona126 .6672211  .667
Niagara126 .6671513  .536
Siena126 .6672011  .645
Marist117 .6111713  .567
Rider117 .6111612  .571
Manhattan117 .6111415  .483
Canisius99 .5002011  .645
Fairfield810 .4441216  .429
Loyola (MD)216 .111623  .207
Saint Peter's216 .111424  .143
2001 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Top-seeded Iona defeated Canisius in the championship game, 74–67, to win their sixth MAAC men's basketball tournament.[3]

The Gaels received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Format

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

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Championship
Monday, March 5
            
1 Iona 64
9 Loyola (MD) 52
8 Fairfield 58
9 Loyola (MD) 60
1 Iona 75
4 Marist 71
4 Marist 70
5 Rider 58
1 Iona 74
7 Canisius 67
2 Niagara 70
7 Canisius 72
7 Canisius 84
10 Saint Peter's 72
7 Canisius 76
3 Siena 64
3 Siena 79
6 Manhattan 76

References

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