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1984 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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1984 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
First round siteNew Haven Coliseum
New Haven, Connecticut
Finals siteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
ChampionsIona (2nd title)
Winning coachPat Kennedy (2nd title)
MVPSteve Burtt (Iona)
← 1983
1985 →
1983–84 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
La Salle 11 3   .786 20 11   .645
Saint Peter's 11 3   .786 23 6   .793
Iona 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Fordham 7 7   .500 19 15   .559
Fairfield 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Holy Cross 5 9   .357 12 18   .400
Army 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Manhattan 2 12   .143 9 19   .321
1984 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1984 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 with the quarterfinal round held at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut and the semifinals and championship game held at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[2]

Iona defeated Fordham in the championship game, 72–61, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament in three years.

The Gaels received a bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament where they were beaten by Virginia in the opening round, 57–56.

Format

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All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams starting play in the quarterfinal round. An additional third place game was also played on the last day of the tournament.

Quarterfinal games were played at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut. All remaining games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Championship
Sunday, March 10
         
1 La Salle 76
8 Manhattan 60
1 La Salle 60
4 Fordham 62
4 Fordham 80
5 Fairfield 69
4 Fordham 61
3 Iona 72
3 Iona 73
6 Holy Cross 66
3 Iona 59 Third Place Sunday, March 10
2 St. Peter's 56
2 Saint Peter's 69 1 La Salle 63
7 Army 41 2 St. Peter's 65

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1983-84 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2022.