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2005 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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2005 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams10
SiteHSBC Arena
Buffalo, New York
ChampionsNiagara (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Mihalich (1st title)
MVPJuan Mendez (Niagara)
← 2004
2006 →
2004–05 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Niagara 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
Rider 13 5   .722 19 11   .633
Fairfield 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Saint Peter's 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Iona 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Manhattan 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
Canisius 8 10   .444 11 18   .379
Marist 8 10   .444 11 17   .393
Loyola (MD) 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
Siena 4 14   .222 6 24   .200
2005 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2005 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.[1]

Top-seeded Niagara defeated Rider in the championship game, 81–59, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]

The Purple Eagles received an automatic bid to the 2005 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 Niagara received a bye to the semifinals.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Final
Monday, March 7
 
 
 
 
 
March 6
 
 (1) Niagara 69
 (5) Iona 66
 
March 5
 
 (4) Saint Peter's 73
March 4
 (5) Iona 97
 (5) Iona 68
March 7
 (10) Siena 51
 (1) Niagara 81
 (2) Rider 59
 
March 5
 
 (2) Rider 79
March 4
 (7) Canisius 59
 (7) Canisius 62
March 6
 (8) Marist 60
 (2) Rider 76
 (3) Fairfield 74
 
March 5
 
 (3) Fairfield 62
March 4
 (6) Manhattan 60
 (6) Manhattan 88  
 (9) Loyola (MD) 67  

References

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  1. ^ "2004-05 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.