MAAC Men's Basketball Seed Possibilities & Tie Breakers
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Edison, N.J. - After the final day of February, there is a lot still to play for in the final two days of MAAC regulation. Each team looks to secure the highest seed possible heading in to the 2014 MAAC Men's Basketball Championship in Springfield, Mass. from March 6-10.
Below are details on each team's tiebreaker scenarios for its upcoming games this weekend. Iona has already laid claim to the No. 1 seed as Siena beat Quinnipiac on Thursday night. Siena also clinched the No. 5 spot and will play the No. 4 seed in the Quarterfinals of the Championship. The Saints will round out the top five teams who receive a bye and will not have to play in the First Round games.
Iona (16-3) vs. Rider on Sunday 3/2
Clinched # 1 seed. Will play winner of #8/9 game on Saturday 3/8 at 12:00pm
Quinnipiac (14-5) at Marist on Sunday 3/2
Finishes # 2 with WIN
Finishes # 3 with LOSS
Manhattan (14-5) vs. Canisius on Sunday 3/2
Finishes # 2 with WIN AND Quinnipiac LOSS
Finishes # 3 with WIN AND Quinnipiac WIN
Finishes # 4 with LOSS
Canisius (14-5) at Manhattan on Sunday 3/2
Finishes # 2 with WIN and Quinnpiac LOSS
Finishes # 3 with WIN and Quinnipiac WIN
Finishes # 4 with LOSS
Siena (10-9) vs. Monmouth on Sunday 3/2
Clinched # 5 seed. Will play # 4 seed Saturday 3/8 at 2:30pm
Rider (9-10) at Iona on Sunday 3/2
Finishes # 6 with WIN
Finishes # 6 with LOSS AND Saint Peter’s LOSS and Marist LOSS
Finishes # 7 with LOSS AND Saint Peter’s WIN and Marist LOSS OR Saint Peter’s LOSS AND Marist WIN
Finishes # 8 with LOSS AND Saint Peter’s WIN AND Marist WIN
Saint Peter’s (8-11) vs. Niagara on Sunday 3/2
Finishes # 6 with WIN AND Rider LOSS AND Marist LOSS
Finishes # 7 with WIN AND Rider LOSS AND Marist WIN
Finishes # 7 with WIN AND Rider WIN AND Marist LOSS
Finishes # 7 with LOSS AND Marist LOSS AND Manhattan WIN
Finishes # 8 with LOSS AND Rider WIN AND Marist WIN
Finishes # 8 with WIN AND Rider WIN AND Marist WIN
COIN FLIP FOR 7th with Marist required with LOSS AND Marist LOSS AND Canisius WIN
Marist (8-11) vs. Quinnipiac on Sunday 3/2
Finishes # 6 with WIN AND Rider LOSS
Finishes # 7 with WIN AND Rider WIN
Finishes # 8 with LOSS AND Saint Peter’s WIN
Finishes # 8 with LOSS AND Saint Peter’s LOSS AND Manhattan WIN
COIN FLIP FOR 7th with Saint Peter’s required with LOSS AND Saint Peter’s LOSS AND Canisius WIN
Monmouth (5-14) at Siena on Sunday 3/2
Clinched # 9 seed. Will play #8 seed at 5:00pm on Thursday 3/6
Fairfield (4-16) season complete
Clinched # 10 seed. Will play #7 seed at 7:00pm on Thursday 3/6
Niagara (3-16) at Saint Peter’s Sunday 3/2
Clinched # 11 seed. Will play #6 seed at 9:00pm on Thursday 3/6
TIE BREAKERS:
If Quinnipiac & Manhattan finished tied for 2nd at 15-5
Quinnipiac swept Manhattan head to head.
Quinnipiac is # 2, Manhattan is # 3
If Quinnipiac & Canisius finish tied for 2nd at 15-5
Teams split head to head. Both teams split with Iona. Quinnipiac swept Manhattan. Canisius will have split with Manhattan.
Quinnipiac is # 2, Canisius is # 3
If Quinnipiac & Manhattan finish tied for 3rd at 14-6
Quinnipiac swept Manhattan head to head.
Quinnipiac is # 3, Manhattan is # 4
If Quinnipiac & Canisius finish tied for 3rd at 14-6
Teams split head to head. Both teams split with Iona. Quinnipiac swept Manhattan. Canisius will have split with Manhattan.
Quinnipiac is # 3, Canisius is # 4
If Rider & Siena finish tied for 5th at 10-10
Siena swept Rider head to head
Siena is # 5, Rider is # 6
If Rider & Marist finish tied for 6th at 9-11
Teams split head to head. Both teams were 0-2 against Iona & Manhattan. Both teams will have split with Quinnipiac. Marist split with Canisius. Rider was swept by Canisius
Marist is # 6, Rider is # 7
If Rider & Saint Peter’s finish tied for 6th at 9-11
Teams split head to head. Both teams were 0-2 against Iona, Canisius and Manhattan. Both teams split with Quinnipiac. Saint Peter’s split with Siena. Rider was swept by Siena.
Saint Peter’s is # 6, Rider is # 7
If Rider, Saint Peter’s & Marist finish tied for 6th at 9-11
Head to head Mini Conference: All three teams 2-2 in mini-conference. All three teams were 0-2 against Iona & Manhattan. All three teams will have split with Quinnipiac. Marist Split with Canisius. Saint Peter’s and Rider were 0-2 against Canisius. Then do two-way tie breaker with Rider and Saint Peter’s. Teams split head to head. Both teams were 0-2 against Iona, Canisius and Manhattan. Both teams split with Quinnipiac. Saint Peter’s split with Siena. Rider was swept by Siena.
Marist is # 6, Saint Peter’s is # 7 and Rider is # 8
If Marist & Saint Peter’s finish tied for 7th at 9-11
Teams split head to head. Both teams were 0-2 against Iona and Manhattan. Both teams would’ve split with Quinnipiac. Marist split with Canisius. Saint Peter’s was 0-2 against Canisius.
Marist is # 7, Saint Peter’s is # 8
If Marist & Saint Peter’s finish tied for 7th at 8-12
Teams split head to head. Both teams were 0-2 against Iona and Manhattan. Saint Peter’s was 0-2 against Canisius. Marist split with Canisius. Saint Peter’s split with Quinnipiac, Marist would be 0-2 against Quinnipiac. Both teams split with Siena & Rider. Both teams swept Monmouth. Marist split with Niagara, Saint Peter’s would’ve been swept by Niagara. Marist split with Fairfield, Saint Peter’s swept Fairfield.
Scenario A:
Manhattan Win over Canisius causing tie for 2nd with Quinnipiac/Manhattan
Both teams were swept by Iona. Saint Peter’s 1-3 vs. Manhattan/QU, Marist 0-4 vs. Manhattan/QU
Saint Peter’s # 7, Marist # 8
Scenario B:
Canisius Win over Manhattan causing tie for 2nd with Canisius/Quinnipiac
Both teams swept by Iona. Both teams would be 1-3 against Canisius/QU. Both teams swept by Manhattan.
Both teams split with Siena and Rider. Both teams swept Monmouth. Both teams would be 2-2 against Fairfield/Niagara.
COIN FLIP REQUIRED TO DETERMINE TIE-BREAKER
If Fairfield & Niagara finish tied for 10th at 4-16
Teams split head to head. Both teams were 0-2 against Iona, Quinnipiac and Canisius. Fairfield split with Manhattan. Niagara was 0-2 against Manhattan.
Fairfield is # 10, Niagara is # 11