2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.[1]

2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200506
Teams10
SitePepsi Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsIona (7th title)
Winning coachJeff Ruland (3rd title)
MVPSteve Burtt Jr. (Iona)
2005–06 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Manhattan144 .7782011  .645
Iona135 .722238  .742
Marist126 .6671910  .655
Siena108 .5561513  .536
Saint Peter's99 .5001715  .531
Loyola (MD)810 .4441513  .536
Niagara711 .3891118  .379
Fairfield711 .389919  .321
Canisius612 .333920  .310
Rider414 .222820  .286
2006 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Second-seeded Iona defeated Saint Peter's in the championship game, 80–61, to win their seventh MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Gaels received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament.

Format

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

As the regular-season champion, top seed Manhattan received a bye to the semifinals.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Final
Monday, March 6
 
 
 
 
 
March 5
 
 (1) Manhattan 74
 (5) Saint Peter's 84
 
March 4
 
 (4) Siena 62
March 3
 (5) Saint Peter's 63
 (5) Saint Peter's 80
March 6
 (10) Rider 51
 (5) Saint Peter's 61
 (2) Iona 80
 
March 4
 
 (2) Iona 80
March 3
 (7) Niagara 54
 (7) Niagara 84
March 5
 (8) Fairfield 77
 (2) Iona 100
 (3) Marist 84
 
March 4
 
 (3) Marist 68
March 3
 (9) Canisius 62
 (6) Loyola (MD) 72  
 (9) Canisius 74  

References

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