# 2016 MAAC women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–7 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Iona defeated Quinnipiac to win their first MAAC Tournament to earn their first automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament in school history.

## Seeds

Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
| Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker |
| #1 | Quinnipiac | 17–3 (22–7) | |
| #2 | Iona | 16–4 (20–11) | |
| #3 | Marist | 14–6 (15–15) | |
| #4 | Fairfield | 11–9 (16–13) | 3–1 vs. Monmouth, Manhattan |
| #5 | Monmouth | 11–9 (13–16) | 2–2 vs. Manhattan, Fairfield |
| #6 | Manhattan | 11–9 (14–15) | 1–3 vs. Fairfield, Monmouth |
| #7 | Siena | 10–10 (13–17) | |
| #8 | Canisius | 8–12 (13–16) | |
| #9 | Niagara | 5–15 (8–21) | 1–1 vs. Rider |
| #10 | Rider | 5–15 (7–22) | 1–1 vs. Niagara |
| #11 | St. Peter's | 2–18 (4–25) | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Thursday, March 3 |||||
| 1 | 9:30 am | #8 Canisius vs. #9 Niagara | | |
| 2 | 11:30 am | #7 Siena vs. #10 Rider | | |
| 3 | 1:30 pm | #6 Manhattan vs. #11 St. Peter's | | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 & Saturday, March 5 |||||
| 4 | Noon | #1 Quinnipiac vs. #9 Niagara | | 2,844 |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | #4 Fairfield vs. #5 Monmouth | | 2,844 |
| 6 | 12:00 pm | #3 Marist vs. #6 Manhattan | | |
| 7 | 2:30 pm | #2 Iona vs. #7 Siena | | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 |||||
| 8 | 11:00 am | #1 Quinnipiac vs. #5 Monmouth | ESPN3 | |
| 9 | 1:30 pm | #3 Marist vs. #2 Iona | ESPN3 | |
| Championship – Monday, March 7 |||||
| 10 | 2:30 pm | #1 Quinnipiac vs. #2 Iona | ESPNU | 1,534 |
| *Game Times in Eastern Time Zone. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Bracket and Results

| First round Thursday, March 3 | First round Thursday, March 3 | First round Thursday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Saturday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Saturday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6 ESPN3 | Championship game Monday, March 7 ESPNU | Championship game Monday, March 7 ESPNU | Championship game Monday, March 7 ESPNU |
| | | | 1 | Quinnipiac | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Niagara | 51 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Canisius | 64 | 9 | Niagara | 51 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Niagara | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Niagara | 65 | | | | 1 | Quinnipiac | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Monmouth | 59 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Fairfield | 46 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Monmouth | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Quinnipiac | 41 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Iona | 57 |
| | | | 2 | Iona | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Siena | 47 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Siena | 79$^{OT}$ | 7 | Siena | 47 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Rider | 76 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Rider | 76 | | | | 2 | Iona | 57 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Marist | 53 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Marist | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Manhattan | 58 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manhattan | 60 | 6 | Manhattan | 58 | | | | | | |
| 11 | St. Peter's | 43 | | | | | | | | | |
All times listed are Eastern