2026 MAAC women's basketball tournament

Not to be confused with 2026 MAC men's basketball tournament or 2026 MEAC men's basketball tournament.

2026 MAAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams10
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsFairfield (7th title)
Winning coachCarly Thibault-DuDonis (3rd title)
TelevisionESPN+,
2025–26 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 19 – 1   .950 26 – 6   .813
Fairfield † 19 – 1   .950 28 – 4   .875
Merrimack 15 – 5   .750 19 – 12   .613
Iona 12 – 8   .600 20 – 12   .625
Siena 11 – 9   .550 13 – 17   .433
Mount St. Mary's 11 – 9   .550 15 – 15   .500
Sacred Heart 10 – 10   .500 13 – 18   .419
Manhattan 10 – 10   .500 11 – 20   .355
Marist 8 – 12   .400 11 – 20   .355
Saint Peter's 6 – 14   .300 7 – 23   .233
Rider 5 – 15   .250 7 – 22   .241
Canisius 3 – 17   .150 5 – 24   .172
Niagara 1 – 19   .050 1 – 28   .034
† 2026 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 9, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament will be the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament will be played March 5–10, 2026, at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1][2] The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeds

Only the top 10 teams in the conference will participate in the tournament.[3] The top six teams will receive byes to the quarterfinals. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Quinnipiac 19–1 2–0 vs. Merrimack
2 Fairfield 19–1 1–0 vs. Merrimack
3 Merrimack 15–5
4 Iona 12–8
5 Siena 11–9 1–0 vs. Mount St. Mary's
6 Mount St. Mary's 11–9 0–1 vs. Siena
7 Sacred Heart 10–10 1–0 vs Manhattan
8 Manhattan 10–10 0–1 vs. Sacred Heart
9 Marist 8–12
10 Saint Peter's 6–14
DNQ Rider 5–15
DNQ Canisius 3–17
DNQ Niagara 1–19

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Thursday, March 5
1 1 Noon No. 8 Manhattan vs. No. 9 Marist 64–55 ESPN+
2 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Sacred Heart vs. No. 10 Saint Peter's 47–34
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
2 3 Noon No. 1 Quinnipiac vs. No. 8 Manhattan 59–43 1,785 ESPN+
4 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Fairfield vs. No. 7 Sacred Heart 69–53
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 7
3 5 Noon No. 4 Iona vs. No. 5 Siena 59–50 937 ESPN+
6 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Merrimack vs. No. 6 Mount St. Mary's 62–48
Semifinals – Sunday, March 8
4 7 Noon No. 1 Quinnipiac vs. No. 4 Iona 63–62OT 1,059 ESPN+
8 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Fairfield vs. No. 3 Merrimack 65–48
Championship – Monday, March 9
5 9 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Quinnipiac vs. No. 2 Fairfield 44–51 826 ESPN+
*Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
March 5
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
March 6–7
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
March 8
ESPN+ 		Championship
March 9
1 Quinnipiac 59
8 Manhattan 64 8 Manhattan 43
9 Marist 55 1 Quinnipiac 63*
4 Iona 62
4 Iona 59
5 Siena 50
1 Quinnipiac 44
2 Fairfield 51
2 25 Fairfield 69
7 Sacred Heart 47 7 Sacred Heart 53
10 Saint Peter's 34 2 25 Fairfield 65
3 Merrimack 48
3 Merrimack 62
6 Mount St. Mary's 48

Source:[4]

* denotes overtime period

See also

References

  1. ^ "2026 MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference". maacsports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  2. ^ "MAAC Basketball Championships Return to Atlantic City in 2026 with New Dates". 97.3 ESPN. October 1, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  3. ^ "MAAC Announces New Format for the 2025 Hercules Tires Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". maacsports.com. October 3, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "2026 Women's Basketball Bracket (PDF) - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
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