2018 MAAC Women's Basketball Seed Possibilities & Tiebreakers
MAAC Women’s Basketball Seed Possibilities and Tie-Breakers through games played 2/23/2018
Quinnipiac (17-0)
Vs. Monmouth
Secured the #1 Seed
Will play Friday, March 2
nd at 1:00pm
Clinched First Round Bye*
Marist (14-3)
Vs. Niagara
Secured the #2 Seed
Will play Friday, March 2
nd at 3:30pm
Clinched First Round Bye*
Siena (10-7)
Vs. Saint Peter’s
Secured the #3 Seed
Will play Saturday, March 3
rd at 12:00pm
Clinched First Round Bye*
Fairfield (9-8)
Vs. Iona
Clinch #4 with WIN & Rider WIN
Clinch #4 with WIN & Manhattan WIN
Clinch #5 with LOSS & Rider LOSS
Clinch #5 with LOSS & Manhattan LOSS
Will play Saturday, March 3
rd
Clinched First Round Bye*
Manhattan (9-8)
Vs. Rider
Clinch #4 with WIN & Fairfield LOSS
Clinch #5 with WIN, Fairfield WIN
Clinch #5 with WIN, Fairfield WIN, & Siena LOSS
Clinch #6 with LOSS & Marist WIN
Clinch #6 with LOSS & Fairfield WIN
Clinch #6 with LOSS, Niagara WIN, & Fairfield LOSS
Clinch #7 with LOSS, Niagara WIN, & Fairfield WIN
Rider (9-8)
@ Manhattan
Clinch #4 with WIN & Fairfield LOSS
Clinch #5 with WIN, Fairfield WIN
Clinch #5 with WIN, Fairfield WIN, & Siena LOSS
Clinch #6 with LOSS & Fairfield LOSS
Clinch #6 with LOSS, Niagara WIN, & Fairfield LOSS
Clinch #7 with LOSS & Niagara WIN
Clinch #7 with LOSS, Niagara WIN, & Fairfield WIN
Niagara (8-9)
@ Marist
Clinch #6 with WIN, Fairfield Win, & Manhattan LOSS
Clinch #6 with WIN, Fairfield Win, & Rider LOSS
Clinch #7 with WIN, Fairfield LOSS, & Rider LOSS
Clinch #7 with WIN, Fairfield LOSS, & Manhattan LOSS
Clinch #8 with LOSS
Clinch #8 with LOSS & Monmouth LOSS
Clinch #9 with LOSS & Monmouth WIN
Canisius (8-10)
Completed Regular Season
Clinch #7 with Niagara LOSS
Clinch #8 with Niagara WIN
Monmouth (7-10)
@ Quinnipiac
Clinch #8 with WIN & Niagara LOSS
Clinch #9 with Niagara WIN
Iona (2-15)
@ Fairfield
Secured #10 Seed
Will play Thursday, March 1
st at 11:30am
Saint Peter’s (1-16)
@ Siena
Secured #11 Seed
Will play Thursday, March 1
st at 1:30pm
Tiebreakers
If Siena, Fairfield, & Rider tie for #3 (10-8)
The teams form a mini-conference.
Siena is 2-1 vs. Fairfield & Rider.
Fairfield is 2-2 vs. Siena & Rider.
Rider is 1-2 vs. Siena & Fairfield.
Siena wins the tiebreaker due to a higher winning percentage with a record of 2-1. Fairfield clinches the #4 seed with a record of 2-2, and Rider clinches the #5 seed with a record of 1-2.
Siena #3/Fairfield #4/Rider #5
If Siena, Fairfield, & Manhattan tie for #3 (10-8)
The teams form a mini-conference.
Siena is 3-1 vs. Fairfield & Manhattan.
Manhattan is 1-2 vs. Fairfield & Siena.
Fairfield is 2-2 vs. Siena & Manhattan.
Siena wins the tiebreaker with a 3-1 record. Fairfield clinches the #4 seeds with a record of 2-2, and Manhattan clinches the #5 seed with a record of 1-2.
Siena #3/Fairfield #4/Manhattan #5
If Fairfield & Rider tie for #4 (10-8)
The teams split during the regular season.
Fairfield got swept by Quinnipiac. Rider got swept by Quinnipiac.
Fairfield got swept by Marist. Rider got swept by Marist.
Fairfield split with Siena. Rider went 0-1 vs. Siena.
Therefore, Fairfield would win the tiebreaker.
Fairfield #4/ Rider #5
If Fairfield & Manhattan tie for #4 (10-8)
The teams split during the regular season.
Fairfield got swept by Quinnipiac. Manhattan got swept by Quinnipiac.
Fairfield got swept by Marist. Manhattan went 0-1 vs. Marist.
Fairfield split with Siena. Manhattan got swept by Siena.
Therefore, Fairfield would win the tiebreaker.
Fairfield #4/ Manhattan #5
If Fairfield & Rider tie for #5 (9-9)
The teams split during the regular season.
Fairfield got swept by Quinnipiac. Rider got swept by Quinnipiac.
Fairfield got swept by Marist. Rider got swept by Marist.
Fairfield split with Siena. Rider went 0-1 vs. Siena.
Therefore, Fairfield would win the tiebreaker.
Fairfield #5/Rider #6
If Fairfield & Manhattan tie for #5 (9-9)
The teams split during the regular season.
Fairfield got swept by Quinnipiac. Manhattan went 0-1 vs. Quinnipiac.
Fairfield got swept by Marist. Manhattan went 0-1 vs. Marist.
Fairfield split with Siena. Manhattan got swept by Siena.
Therefore, Fairfield would win the tiebreaker.
Fairfield #5/Manhattan #6
If Niagara & Manhattan tie for #6 (9-9)
The teams split during the regular season.
Niagara got swept by Quinnipiac. Manhattan got swept by Quinnipiac.
Niagara went 0-1 vs. Marist. Manhattan went 0-1 vs. Marist.
Niagara swept Siena. Manhattan got swept by Siena.
Therefore, Niagara would win the tiebreaker.
Niagara #6/ Manhattan #7
If Niagara & Rider tie for #6 (9-9)
The teams split during the regular season.
Niagara got swept by Quinnipiac. Rider got swept by Quinnipiac.
Niagara got swept by Marist. Rider got swept by Marist.
Niagara swept Siena. Rider went 0-1 vs. Siena.
Therefore, Niagara would win the tiebreaker.
Niagara #6/Rider #7
If Fairfield, Niagara, & Rider tie for #5 (9-9)
The 3 teams form a mini-conference.
Fairfield is 2-1 vs. Niagara & Rider.
Rider is 2-2 vs. Fairfield & Niagara.
Niagara is 1-2 vs. Fairfield & Rider.
Fairfield wins the tiebreaker due to a higher winning percentage with a record of 2-1. Rider clinches the #6 seed with a record of 2-2, and Niagara clinches the #7 seed with a record of 1-2.
Fairfield #5/Rider #6/Niagara #7
If Fairfield, Niagara, & Manhattan tie for #5 (9-9)
The 3 teams form a mini-conference.
Fairfield is 2-1 vs. Niagara & Manhattan.
Manhattan is 2-2 vs. Fairfield & Niagara.
Niagara is 1-2 vs. Fairfield & Manhattan.
Fairfield wins the tiebreaker due to a higher winning percentage with a record of 2-1. Manhattan clinches the #6 seed with a record of 2-2, and Niagara clinches the #7 seed with a record of 1-2.
Fairfield #5/Manhattan #6/Niagara #7
If Canisius, Monmouth, and Niagara tie for #7 (8-10)
The 3 teams form a mini-conference.
Canisius is 4-0 vs. Niagara & Monmouth.
Monmouth & Niagara are both 1-3 in the mini-conference. Monmouth and Niagara split during the regular season.
If Monmouth beats Quinnipiac on 2/25, they would become the #8 seed, and Niagara would become the #9 seed.
Therefore, Canisius is the #7, Monmouth is the #8, and Niagara is the #9.
If Monmouth loses to Quinnipiac on 2/25, Niagara would become the #8 seed, due to Niagara sweeping Siena and Monmouth going 0-1 vs. Siena.
Therefore, Canisius is the #7, Niagara is the #8, and Monmouth is the #9.
Canisius #7/Monmouth #8/Niagara #9
Canisius #7/Niagara #8/Monmouth #9
If Niagara & Canisius tie for #7 (8-10)
Canisius swept Niagara.
Therefore, Canisius would win the tiebreaker.
Canisius #7/Niagara #8
If Canisius & Monmouth tie for #8 (8-10)
Canisius swept Monmouth.
Therefore, Canisius would win the tiebreaker.
Canisius #8/Monmouth #9
If Iona & Saint Peter’s tie for #10 (2-16)
Iona swept Saint Peter’s.
Therefore, Iona would win the tiebreaker.
Iona #10/ Saint Peter’s #11
Clinched Seeds as of 2/23:
Quinnipiac: #1
Marist: #2
Siena: #3
Iona: #10
Saint Peter’s: #11