1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[2] This was the second edition of the tournament.

1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams6
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
ChampionsFordham (1st title)
Winning coachTom Penders (1st title)
MVPMark Murphy (Fordham)
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 8 2   .800 22 9   .710
Fordham 7 3   .700 19 11   .633
Saint Peter's 7 3   .700 22 5   .815
Manhattan 4 6   .400 15 13   .536
Army 2 8   .200 11 18   .379
Fairfield 2 8   .200 13 15   .464
1983 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Fordham upset top-seeded Iona in the championship game, 54–53, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

No MAAC team was invited to the NCAA tournament this year.

Format

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All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams earning byes into the semifinal round. The other four teams entered into the preliminary first round. An additional third place game was also played on the last day of the tournament.

First Round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
         
1 Iona 65
5 Army 53
4 Manhattan 69
5 Army 74
1 Iona 53
2 Fordham 54
3 Saint Peter's 70
6 Fairfield 67
3 Saint Peter's 52
2 Fordham 66

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1982-83 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2023.