Friday, March 8"},"RD2":{"wt":"'''Semifinals'''
Saturday, March 9"},"RD3":{"wt":"'''Championship'''
Sunday, March 10"},"RD3b":{"wt":"'''Third Place''' Sunday, March 10"},"RD1-seed1":{"wt":"1"},"RD1-team1":{"wt":"'''{{cbb link|1983|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}}'''"},"RD1-score1":{"wt":"'''76'''"},"RD1-seed2":{"wt":"8"},"RD1-team2":{"wt":"{{cbb link|1983|sex=none|team=Manhattan Jaspers|title=Manhattan}}"},"RD1-score2":{"wt":"60"},"RD1-seed3":{"wt":"4"},"RD1-team3":{"wt":"'''{{cbb link|1983|sex=men|team=Fordham Rams|title=Fordham}}'''"},"RD1-score3":{"wt":"'''80'''"},"RD1-seed4":{"wt":"5"},"RD1-team4":{"wt":"{{cbb link|1983|sex=men|team=Fairfield Stags|title=Fairfield}}"},"RD1-score4":{"wt":"69"},"RD1-seed5":{"wt":"3"},"RD1-team5":{"wt":"'''[[1983–84 Iona Gaels men's basketball team|Iona]]'''"},"RD1-score5":{"wt":"'''73'''"},"RD1-seed6":{"wt":"6"},"RD1-team6":{"wt":"{{cbb link|1981|sex=men|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}}"},"RD1-score6":{"wt":"66"},"RD1-seed7":{"wt":"2"},"RD1-team7":{"wt":"'''{{cbb link|1983|sex=men|team=Saint Peter's Peacocks|title=Saint Peter's}}'''"},"RD1-score7":{"wt":"'''69'''"},"RD1-seed8":{"wt":"7"},"RD1-team8":{"wt":"{{cbb link|1983|sex=men|team=Army Cadets|title=Army}}"},"RD1-score8":{"wt":"41"},"RD2-seed1":{"wt":"1"},"RD2-team1":{"wt":"La Salle"},"RD2-score1":{"wt":"60"},"RD2-seed2":{"wt":"4"},"RD2-team2":{"wt":"'''Fordham'''"},"RD2-score2":{"wt":"'''62'''"},"RD2-seed3":{"wt":"3"},"RD2-team3":{"wt":"'''Iona'''"},"RD2-score3":{"wt":"'''59'''"},"RD2-seed4":{"wt":"2"},"RD2-team4":{"wt":"St. Peter's"},"RD2-score4":{"wt":"56"},"RD3-seed1":{"wt":"4"},"RD3-team1":{"wt":"Fordham"},"RD3-score1":{"wt":"61"},"RD3-seed2":{"wt":"3"},"RD3-team2":{"wt":"'''Iona'''"},"RD3-score2":{"wt":"'''72'''"},"RD3-seed3":{"wt":"1"},"RD3-team3":{"wt":"La Salle"},"RD3-score3":{"wt":"63"},"RD3-seed4":{"wt":"2"},"RD3-team4":{"wt":"'''St. Peter's'''"},"RD3-score4":{"wt":"'''65'''"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwIA">
The MAAC men's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1982, the MAAC's first season. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The MAAC did not receive its automatic bid from the NCAA until 1984.
The ECAC men's basketball tournaments are postseason college basketball tournaments organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).
The 1982 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the first edition of the tournament.
The 1989 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the first edition of the tournament.
The 1990 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5 at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.
The 1988 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–7 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the first edition of the tournament.
The 2020–21 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by second-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–17, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Manhattan in the first round, upset No. 2 seed Monmouth in the quarterfinals, upset No. 3 seed Saint Peter's in the semifinals to reach the championship game, where they lost to No. 9 seed Iona 51–60.
The 2020–21 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks were led by third-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. Due to renovations at their regular home arena, Yanitelli Center, they played their home games at John J. Moore Athletics Center, on the campus of New Jersey City University, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–11, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 11 seed Rider in the quarterfinals, and then lost to No. 7 seed Fairfield 47–52 in the semifinals.
The 1991 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–4 at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.
The 1992 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9, 1992 at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.
The 2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by third-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
The 1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
The 1985 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 with the quarterfinal round held at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut and the semifinals and championship game held at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The 2003 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.
The 1986 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 1 at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 26–March 1, 1999 at Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
The 1998 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 2, 1998 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.
The 1995 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 1995 at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.
The 1987 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2, 1987 at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The 1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the second edition of the tournament.