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2016 MAAC women's basketball tournament

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2016 MAAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, NY
ChampionsIona (1st title)
Winning coachBilli Godsey (1st title)
MVPMarina Lizarazu (Iona)
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN3
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2015–16 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 17 3   .850 25 9   .735
Iona 16 4   .800 23 12   .657
Marist 14 6   .700 16 16   .500
Fairfield 11 9   .550 16 14   .533
Manhattan 11 9   .550 14 16   .467
Monmouth 11 9   .550 14 17   .452
Siena 10 10   .500 14 18   .438
Canisius 8 12   .400 13 17   .433
Niagara 5 15   .250 8 22   .267
Rider 5 15   .250 8 22   .267
St. Peter's 2 18   .100 4 26   .133
2016 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–7 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Iona defeated Quinnipiac to win their first MAAC Tournament to earn their first automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament in school history.

Seeds

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Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Quinnipiac 17–3 (22–7)
#2 Iona 16–4 (20–11)
#3 Marist 14–6 (15–15)
#4 Fairfield 11–9 (16–13) 3–1 vs. Monmouth, Manhattan
#5 Monmouth 11–9 (13–16) 2–2 vs. Manhattan, Fairfield
#6 Manhattan 11–9 (14–15) 1–3 vs. Fairfield, Monmouth
#7 Siena 10–10 (13–17)
#8 Canisius 8–12 (13–16)
#9 Niagara 5–15 (8–21) 1–1 vs. Rider
#10 Rider 5–15 (7–22) 1–1 vs. Niagara
#11 St. Peter's 2–18 (4–25)

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 3
1 9:30 am #8 Canisius vs. #9 Niagara
2 11:30 am #7 Siena vs. #10 Rider
3 1:30 pm #6 Manhattan vs. #11 St. Peter's
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 & Saturday, March 5
4 Noon #1 Quinnipiac vs. #9 Niagara 2,844
5 2:30 pm #4 Fairfield vs. #5 Monmouth
6 12:00 pm #3 Marist vs. #6 Manhattan
7 2:30 pm #2 Iona vs. #7 Siena
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6
8 11:00 am #1 Quinnipiac vs. #5 Monmouth ESPN3
9 1:30 pm #3 Marist vs. #2 Iona
Championship – Monday, March 7
10 2:30 pm #1 Quinnipiac vs. #2 Iona ESPNU 1,534
*Game Times in Eastern Time Zone. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and Results

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First round
Thursday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
ESPN3
Championship game
Monday, March 7
ESPNU
            
1 Quinnipiac 74
9 Niagara 51
8 Canisius 64
9 Niagara 65
1 Quinnipiac 66
5 Monmouth 59
4 Fairfield 46
5 Monmouth 64
1 Quinnipiac 41
2 Iona 57
2 Iona 64
7 Siena 47
7 Siena 79OT
10 Rider 76
2 Iona 57
3 Marist 53
3 Marist 70
6 Manhattan 58
6 Manhattan 60
11 St. Peter's 43

All times listed are Eastern

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 MAAC Women's Basketball Tie Breaker Scenarios" (PDF). maacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.