2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2006 MAAC I Men's 10 Pepsi Arena Albany, New York Iona 7th Jeff Ruland 3rd Steve Burtt Jr. Iona The 2006 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.2005–06 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/maac/2006.html April 7, 2022 Second-seeded Iona defeated 2005 Saint Peter's Peacocks none 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 2005 Manhattan Jaspers none Manhattan received a bye to the semifinals. Bracket First roundFriday, March 3 QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 4 SemifinalsSunday, March 5 FinalMonday, March 6 March 3 (5) 2005 Saint Peter's Peacocks none Saint Peter's 80 (10) 2005 Rider Broncs Rider 51 March 3 (7) 2005 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 84 (8) 2005 Fairfield Stags Fairfield 77 March 3 (6) 2005 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) 72 (9) 2005 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 74 March 4 (4) 2005 Siena Saints Siena 62 (5) Saint Peter's 63 March 4 (2) Iona 80 (7) Niagara 54 March 4 (3) 2005 Marist Red Foxes Marist 68 (9) Canisius 62 March 5 (1) 2005 Manhattan Jaspers none Manhattan 74 (5) Saint Peter's 84 March 5 (2) Iona 100 (3) Marist 84 March 6 (5) Saint Peter's 61 (2) Iona 80 References Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2005–06 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:2006 in sports in New York (state) Category:Basketball competitions in Albany, New York Category:College basketball tournaments in New York (state)