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2007 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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2007 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams10
SiteArena at Harbor Yard
Bridgeport, CT
ChampionsNiagara (2nd title)
Winning coachJoe Mihalich (2nd title)
MVPTyrone Lewis (Niagara)
← 2006
2008 →
2006–07 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Niagara 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Loyola (MD) 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Siena 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Manhattan 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Fairfield 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Rider 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Canisius 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Saint Peter's 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Iona 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2007 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5 at The Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT.[1]

Second-seeded Niagara defeated Siena in the championship game, 83–79, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Purple Eagles received an automatic bid to the 2007 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.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Final
Monday, March 5
            
1 Marist 87
8 Canisius 63
8 Canisius 62
9 Saint Peter's 48
1 Marist 78
4 Siena 86
4 Siena 75
5 Manhattan 72
4 Siena 79
2 Niagara 83
2 Niagara 77
7 Rider 52
7 Rider 77
10 Iona 62
2 Niagara 89
3 Loyola (MD) 79
3 Loyola (MD) 76
6 Fairfield 72

References

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  1. ^ "2006-07 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2022.