The 2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament is scheduled to be played from March 9–13, 2021, at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the second year in a row.[3] Since the tournament was never actually completed the year prior, the defending champions are the Quinnipiac Bobcats.
| 2021 MAAC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Champions | Marist Red Foxes (11th title) |
| Winning coach | Brian Giorgis (11th title) |
| MVP | Willow Duffell (Marist) |
| Top scorer | Willow Duffell (Marist) (51 points) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNews |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 0 | – | 4 | .000 | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams will not reach 20 conference games played. These standings are also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.[1][2]
Canisius suspended their season on February 4, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 MAAC tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editAll of the MAAC, teams except for Canisius, participated in the tournament. Canisius cancelled their season after going 0-5, so they did not compete in the conference tournament. New procedures took effect for this season, as it was official that not all MAAC teams would reach the originally scheduled 20 conference game mark. Team seeding was based on overall conference regular season wins – not including any third games scheduled between teams in lieu of non-conference opponents. A tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records was also used. The top six teams received byes to the quarterfinals.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marist | 13–3 | ||
| 2 | Quinnipiac | 11–5 | ||
| 3 | Saint Peter's | 10–10 | ||
| 4 | Fairfield | 9–3 | 1 win vs Marist | |
| 5 | Manhattan | 9–3 | 0 wins vs Marist | |
| 6 | Iona | 5–6 | 2 wins vs Rider | |
| 7 | Rider | 5–13 | 0 wins vs Iona | |
| 8 | Niagara | 4–6 | ||
| 9 | Siena | 3–8 | ||
| 10 | Monmouth | 2–11 |
Schedule
edit| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 9 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Niagara vs No. 9 Siena | 65–74 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 Rider vs No. 10 Monmouth | 44–41 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Marist vs No. 9 Siena | 63–55 | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Quinnipiac vs No. 7 Rider | 50–62 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 3 Saint Peter's vs No. 6 Iona | 61–50 | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Fairfield vs No. 5 Manhattan | 51–40 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 | |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Marist vs No. 4 Fairfield | 66–50 | ESPN+ | ||
| 8 | 1:30 pm | No. 7 Rider vs No. 3 Saint Peter's | 67–72 | ||||
| Championship – Saturday, March 13 | |||||||
| 5 | 9 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Marist vs No. 3 Saint Peter's | 69–30 | ESPNews | ||
| *Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Bracket
edit| First round Tuesday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Wednesday/Thursday, March 10/11 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marist | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Siena | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Niagara | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Siena | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marist | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fairfield | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fairfield | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Manhattan | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marist | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Peter's | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Quinnipiac | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rider | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rider | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Monmouth | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rider | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Peter's | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Peter's | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Iona | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes number of overtimes
All-championship team
edit| 2021 MAAC Women's Basketball All-Championship Team [6] |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Marist Wins the 2021 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2021.