2021 MAAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams10
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsMarist Red Foxes (11th title)
Winning coachBrian Giorgis (11th title)
MVPWillow Duffell (Marist)
Top scorerWillow Duffell (Marist)
(51 points)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNews
2020–21 MAAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marist †13–3 .81318–3  .857
Quinnipiac11–5 .68813–7  .650
Saint Peter's10–10 .50013–16  .448
Fairfield9–3 .75011–5  .688
Manhattan9–3 .75010–6  .625
Iona5–6 .4556–8  .429
Rider5–13 .2788–18  .308
Niagara4–6 .4004–7  .364
Siena3–8 .2734–9  .308
Monmouth2–11 .1542–16  .111
Canisius0–4 .0000–5  .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 March 15, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Seeds

All 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

[5]

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

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

2021 MAAC Women's Basketball All-Championship Team [6]
  • Makayla Firebaugh, Rider
  • Lou Lopez-Senechal, Fairfield
  • Taiah Thompson, Saint Peter's
  • Ajia James, Saint Peter's
  • Allie Best, Marist
  • Caitlin Weimar, Marist
  • MVP Willow Duffell, Marist

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Marist Wins the 2021 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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