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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)
MAAC men's basketball tournaments← 20052007 →
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.

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

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

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

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