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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)
MAAC men's basketball tournaments← 20042006 →
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.

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

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

Bracket

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

  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.
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