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2015 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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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
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2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 26 9   .743
Rider 15 5   .750 21 12   .636
Manhattan 13 7   .650 19 14   .576
Monmouth 13 7   .650 18 15   .545
Canisius 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Quinnipiac 9 11   .450 15 15   .500
Saint Peter's 8 12   .400 16 18   .471
Siena 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Niagara 7 13   .350 8 22   .267
Fairfield 5 15   .250 7 24   .226
Marist 5 15   .250 7 25   .219
2015 MAAC tournament winner

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.

Seeds

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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
1 Iona 17–3
2 Rider 15–5
3 Manhattan 13–7 2–0 vs Monmouth
4 Monmouth 13–7 0–2 vs Manhattan
5 Canisius 11–9
6 Quinnipiac 9–11
7 St. Peter's 8–12
8 Siena 7–13 2–0 vs Niagara
9 Niagara 7–13 0–2 vs Siena
10 Fairfield 5–15 1–1 vs Marist 1–3 vs Manh/Monm
11 Marist 5–15 1–1 vs Fairfield 0–4 vs Manh/Monm

Schedule

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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

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