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1982 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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1982 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams6
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
ChampionsIona (1st title)
Winning coachPat Kennedy (1st title)
MVPRory Grimes (Iona)
1983 →
1981–82 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Peter's 9 1   .900 20 9   .690
Fordham 8 2   .800 18 11   .621
Iona 7 3   .700 24 9   .727
Fairfield 3 7   .300 11 18   .379
Manhattan 3 7   .300 11 16   .407
Army 0 10   .000 5 22   .185
1982 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.[2] This was the first edition of the tournament.

Iona upset top-seeded St. Peter's in the championship game, 66–61, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

No MAAC team was invited to the NCAA tournament this year.

Format

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All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams earning byes into the semifinal round. The other four teams entered into the preliminary first round. An additional third place game was also played on the last day of the tournament.

First Round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 5
Semifinals
Saturday, March 6
Championship
Sunday, March 7
         
1 St. Peter's 56
4 Fairfield 50
5 Manhattan 55
4 Fairfield 61
1 St. Peter's 61
3 Iona 66
3 Iona 69
6 Army 53
3 Iona 58 Third Place Sunday, March 7
2 Fordham 55
4 Fairfield 54
2 Fordham 76

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1981-82 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.