2023 MAAC women's basketball tournament
The 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament started on March 7 and concluded on March 11 and was played at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the fourth year in a row.[1] Iona won the title after beating Manhattan in the tournament final.[2][3] The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
| 2023 MAAC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Champions | Iona (2nd title) |
| Television | ESPNU, ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona† | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 0 | – | 20 | .000 | 0 | – | 30 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 MAAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All 11 teams in the conference will 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 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iona | 18-2 | ||
| 2 | Niagara | 16-4 | 2-0 vs. Quinnipiac | |
| 3 | Quinnipiac[4] | 16-4 | 0-2 vs. Niagara | |
| 4 | Siena | 12-8 | ||
| 5 | Fairfield | 11-9 | ||
| 6 | Manhattan | 10-10 | ||
| 7 | Marist | 8-12 | ||
| 8 | Mount St. Mary's | 7-13 | ||
| 9 | Canisius | 6-14 | 1-1 vs. Rider | 1-1 vs. Fairfield |
| 10 | Rider | 6-14 | 1-1 vs. Canisius | 0-2 vs. Fairfield |
| 11 | Saint Peter's | 0-20 | ||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Tuesday, March 7 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 10:30 AM | No. 8 Mount St. Mary's vs No. 9 Canisius | 54–41 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 12:30 PM | No. 7 Marist vs No. 10 Rider | 63–50 | ||||
| 3 | 2:30 PM | No. 6 Manhattan vs No. 11 Saint Peter's | 59–56 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 Iona vs No. 8 Mount St. Mary's | 39–37 | ESPN+ | ||
| 5 | 3:30 PM | No. 2 Niagara vs No. 10 Rider | 67–64 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | |||||||
| 3 | 6 | 1:00 PM | No. 3 Quinnipiac vs No. 6 Manhattan | 43–50 | ESPN+ | ||
| 7 | 3:30 PM | No. 4 Siena vs No. 5 Fairfield | 59–53 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 11:00 AM | No. 1 Iona vs No. 4 Siena | 67–66 | ESPN+ | ||
| 9 | 1:30 PM | No. 2 Niagara vs No. 6 Manhattan | 68–81 | ||||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 | |||||||
| 5 | 10 | 3:30 PM | No. 1 Iona vs No. 6 Manhattan | 73-60 | ESPNU | ||
| *Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Bracket
| First round Tuesday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Wednesday & Thursday, March 8 and 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mount St. Mary's | 54 | 8 | Mount St. Mary's | 37 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Canisius | 41 | 1 | Iona | 67 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Siena | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Siena | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fairfield | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Manhattan | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Niagara | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Marist | 50 | 10 | Rider | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Rider | 63 | 2 | Niagara | 68 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Manhattan | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Quinnipiac | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Manhattan | 59 | 6 | Manhattan | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Saint Peter's | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
References
- "MAAC Announces One-Year Extension for Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall". maacsports.com. March 2, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- Eugene Rapay (March 11, 2023). "Iona tops rival Manhattan for first MAAC Women's Basketball Tournament title since 2016". Westchester Journal News. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- "Camilion, Athias' triple-double lead Iona to MAAC title". The Washington Post. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Benjamin Yeargin (March 22, 2023). "'It's never perfect': What went wrong for Quinnipiac women's basketball in the MAAC Tournament". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved March 26, 2023.