2010 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will take place from March 5–8, 2010 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The winner will be crowned with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and its automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

2010 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	10
Site	Times Union Center Albany, New York
Champions	Siena (5th title)
Winning coach	Fran McCaffery (3rd title)
MVP	Alex Franklin (Siena)
Television	MSG, ESPN2
MAAC Men's Basketball Tournaments

2009–10 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Siena†	17	–	1		.944			27	–	7		.794
Fairfield	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Iona	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Saint Peter's	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Rider	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Niagara	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Canisius	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Loyola	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Manhattan	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Marist	1	–	17		.056			1	–	29		.033
† 2010 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	First Round Friday, March 5					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6					Semifinals Sunday, March 7					Final Monday, March 8
						1	Siena	78
						9	Manhattan	61
	8	Loyola (MD)	79
	9	Manhattan	94
											1	Siena	72
										5	Rider	62
						5	Rider	69
						4	St. Peter's	57
																1	Siena	72*
																2	Fairfield	65
						2	Fairfield	67
						7	Canisius	57
	7	Canisius	72
	10	Marist	54
											2	Fairfield	69
										6	Niagara	63
						6	Niagara	68
						3	Iona	64

* denotes overtime game

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