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2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams10
SitePepsi Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsIona (7th title)
Winning coachJeff Ruland (3rd title)
MVPSteve Burtt Jr. (Iona)
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2005–06 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
Iona 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Marist 12 6   .667 19 10   .655
Siena 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Saint Peter's 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Loyola (MD) 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Niagara 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Fairfield 7 11   .389 9 19   .321
Canisius 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Rider 4 14   .222 8 20   .286
2006 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.[1]

Second-seeded Iona defeated Saint Peter's in the championship game, 80–61, to win their seventh MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Gaels received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament.

Format

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All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

As the regular-season champion, top seed Manhattan received a bye to the semifinals.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Final
Monday, March 6
 
 
 
 
 
March 5
 
 (1) Manhattan 74
 (5) Saint Peter's 84
 
March 4
 
 (4) Siena 62
March 3
 (5) Saint Peter's 63
 (5) Saint Peter's 80
March 6
 (10) Rider 51
 (5) Saint Peter's 61
 (2) Iona 80
 
March 4
 
 (2) Iona 80
March 3
 (7) Niagara 54
 (7) Niagara 84
March 5
 (8) Fairfield 77
 (2) Iona 100
 (3) Marist 84
 
March 4
 
 (3) Marist 68
March 3
 (9) Canisius 62
 (6) Loyola (MD) 72  
 (9) Canisius 74  

References

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  1. ^ "2005–06 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2022.