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2017 MAAC women's basketball tournament

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2017 MAAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, NY
ChampionsQuinnipiac (2nd title)
Winning coachTricia Fabbri (2nd title)
MVPAdily Martucci (Quinnipiac)
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN3
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 17 3   .850 29 7   .806
Rider 16 4   .800 24 9   .727
Fairfield 13 7   .650 17 14   .548
Siena 13 7   .650 14 16   .467
Iona 12 8   .600 18 13   .581
Marist 11 9   .550 15 17   .469
Monmouth 9 11   .450 15 16   .484
Canisius 8 12   .400 10 21   .323
Niagara 5 15   .250 8 22   .267
Manhattan 4 16   .200 8 22   .267
Saint Peter's 2 18   .100 3 27   .100
2017 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 25, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 2–6 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The winner received an automatic trip to the 2017 Women's NCAA tournament.

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 Conference Tiebreaker
1 Quinnipiac 17–3
2 Rider 16–4
3 Fairfield 13–7 1–1 vs. Siena, 1–1 vs. Quin
4 Siena 13–7 1–1 vs. Fairfield, 0–2 vs. Quin
5 Iona 12–8
6 Marist 11–9
7 Monmouth 9–11
8 Canisius 8–12
9 Niagara 5–15
10 Manhattan 4–16
11 St. Peter's 2–18

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 2
1 1 9:30 AM #8 Canisius vs #9 Niagara  
2 11:30 AM #7 Monmouth vs #10 Manhattan
3 1:30 PM #6 Marist vs #11 St. Peter's
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
2 4 1:00 PM #1 Quinnipiac vs #8 Canisius  
5 3:30 PM #2 Rider vs. #7 Monmouth
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
3 6 12:00 PM #3 Fairfield vs #6 Marist  
7 2:30 PM #4 Siena vs. #5 Iona
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
4 8 11:00 AM #1 Quinnipiac vs #5 Iona ESPN3  
9 1:30 PM #2 Rider vs #3 Fairfield
Championship – Monday, March 6
5 10 5:00 PM #1 Quinnipiac 81 vs #2 Rider 73 ESPNU  
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
ESPN3
Championship
Monday, March 6
ESPNU
            
1 Quinnipiac 63
8 Canisius 58
8 Canisius 80OT
9 Niagara 74
1 Quinnipiac 64
5 Iona 59
4 Siena 47
5 Iona 67
1 Quinnipiac 81
2 Rider 73
2 Rider 67
7 Monmouth 51
7 Monmouth 62
10 Manhattan 46
2 Rider 49
3 Fairfield 36
3 Fairfield 61
6 Marist 44
6 Marist 71
11 St. Peter's 60

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 MAAC Basketball Championship Brackets" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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