2015 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 5–9, 2015 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. No. 3 seed Manhattan upset No. 1 seed Iona 79–69 in the championship game and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament. This was Manhattan's second consecutive MAAC tournament championship, and their third straight appearance in the championship game, with all three games also being against Iona.

2015 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsManhattan (5th title)
Winning coachSteve Masiello (2nd title)
MVPAshton Pankey (Manhattan)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPN3
2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona17–3 .85026–9  .743
Rider15–5 .75021–12  .636
Manhattan †13–7 .65019–14  .576
Monmouth13–7 .65018–15  .545
Canisius11–9 .55018–15  .545
Quinnipiac9–11 .45015–15  .500
Saint Peter's8–12 .40016–18  .471
Siena7–13 .35011–20  .355
Niagara7–13 .3508–22  .267
Fairfield5–15 .2507–24  .226
Marist5–15 .2507–25  .219
† 2015 MAAC tournament winner

Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participate in the Tournament. The top five teams will receive byes to the quarterfinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Tiebreaker 2
1Iona17–3
2Rider15–5
3Manhattan13–72–0 vs Monmouth
4Monmouth13–70–2 vs Manhattan
5Canisius11–9
6Quinnipiac9–11
7St. Peter's8–12
8Siena7–132–0 vs Niagara
9Niagara7–130–2 vs Siena
10Fairfield5–151–1 vs Marist1–3 vs Manh/Monm
11Marist5–151–1 vs Fairfield0–4 vs Manh/Monm

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Thursday, March 5
1 1 5:00 PM No. 8 Siena vs No. 9 Niagara 71–54
2 7:00 PM No. 7 Saint Peter's vs No. 10 Fairfield 63–33
3 9:00 PM No. 6 Quinnipiac vs No. 11 Marist 74–80
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 7
2 4 12:00 PM No. 1 Iona vs No. 8 Siena 74–71 ESPN3
5 2:30 PM No. 4 Monmouth vs No. 5 Canisius 60–54
6 5:30 PM No. 2 Rider vs No. 7 Saint Peter's 59–68
7 8:00 PM No. 3 Manhattan vs No. 11 Marist 74–58
Semifinals – Sunday, March 8
3 8 4:30 PM No. 1 Iona vs No. 4 Monmouth 95–77 ESPN3
9 7:00 PM No. 3 Manhattan vs No. 7 Saint Peter's 65–48
Championship – Monday, March 9
4 10 9:00 PM No. 1 Iona vs No. 3 Manhattan 69–79 ESPN2
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 5
  		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 7
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 8
ESPN3 		Championship
Monday, March 9
ESPN2
            
1 Iona 74
8 Siena 71
8 Siena 71
9 Niagara 54
1 Iona 95
4 Monmouth 77
4 Monmouth 60
5 Canisius 54
1 Iona 69
3 Manhattan 79
2 Rider 59
7 Saint Peter's 68
7 Saint Peter's 63
10 Fairfield 33
7 Saint Peter's 48
3 Manhattan 65
3 Manhattan 74
11 Marist 58
6 Quinnipiac 74
11 Marist 80

References
  1. "2015 MAAC Basketball Championship Brackets". maacachusetts.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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