# 2019 MAAC women's basketball tournament

The 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was held March 7–11, 2019, at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Top seeded Quinnipiac defeated #3 seed Marist 81–51 for their third straight MAAC Tournament championship.

## Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 18–0 | |
| 2 | Rider | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Marist | 13–5 | |
| 4 | Monmouth | 9–9 | 2–1 vs Can/Man |
| 5 | Canisius | 9–9 | 2–2 vs Mon/Man |
| 6 | Manhattan | 9–9 | 1–2 vs Mon/Can |
| 7 | Siena | 8–10 | 1–0 vs Niagara |
| 8 | Niagara | 8–10 | 0–1 vs Siena |
| 9 | Fairfield | 7–11 | |
| 10 | Iona | 3–15 | |
| 11 | Saint Peter's | 1–17 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Thursday, March 7 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 9:30 a.m. | (8) Niagara vs (9) Fairfield | 69–74 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 2 | 11:30 a.m | (7) Siena vs (10) Iona | 64–75 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 3 | 1:30 p.m. | (6) Manhattan vs (11) Saint Peter's | 62–41 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 1:00 p.m. | (1) Quinnipiac vs (9) Fairfield | 63–48 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 5 | 3:30 p.m. | (2) Rider vs (10) Iona | 54–46 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 12:00 p.m. | (3) Marist vs (6) Manhattan | 65–51 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 7 | 2:30 p.m. | (4) Monmouth vs (5) Canisius | 64–53 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 10 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 11:00 a.m. | (1) Quinnipiac vs (4) Monmouth | 80–42 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 9 | 1:30 p.m. | (2) Rider vs (3) Marist | 52–62 | ESPN3 |
| Championship – Monday, March 11 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 2:30 p.m. | (1) Quinnipiac vs (3) Marist | 81–51 | ESPNU |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN3 | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPNU | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPNU | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPNU |
| | | | 1 | Quinnipiac | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Fairfield | 48 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Niagara | 69 | 9 | Fairfield | 48 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Fairfield | 74 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Fairfield | 74 | | | | 1 | Quinnipiac | 80 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Monmouth | 42 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Monmouth | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Canisius | 53 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Quinnipiac | 81 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Marist | 51 |
| | | | 2 | Rider | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Iona | 46 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Siena | 64 | 10 | Iona | 46 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Iona | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Iona | 75 | | | | 2 | Rider | 52 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Marist | 62 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Marist | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Manhattan | 51 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manhattan | 62 | 6 | Manhattan | 51 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Saint Peter's | 41 | | | | | | | | | |