2000 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2000 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1999–00
Teams	10
Site	Times Union Center Albany, New York
Champions	Iona
Winning coach	Jeff Ruland (1st title)
MVP	Tariq Kirksay (Iona)
MAAC men's basketball tournaments

1999–2000 MAAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Siena	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Iona †	13	–	5		.722			20	–	11		.645
Fairfield	11	–	7		.611			14	–	15		.483
Marist	10	–	8		.556			14	–	14		.500
Niagara	10	–	8		.556			17	–	12		.586
Manhattan	9	–	9		.500			12	–	15		.444
Rider	8	–	10		.444			16	–	14		.533
Canisius	8	–	10		.444			10	–	20		.333
Loyola (MD)	4	–	14		.222			7	–	21		.250
Saint Peter's	2	–	16		.111			5	–	23		.179
† 2000 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–6, 2000, at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The winner, Iona, was crowned with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and received an automatic bid into the 2000 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 3					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4					Semifinals Sunday, March 5					Final Monday, March 6
						1	Siena	82
						8	Canisius	71
	8	Canisius	83
	9	Loyola (MD)	69
											1	Siena	90
											5	Niagara	88
						5	Niagara	83
						4	Marist	65
																1	Siena	80
																2	Iona	84
						3	Fairfield	67
						6	Manhattan	50
											3	Fairfield	72
											2	Iona	76
	7	Rider	73
	10	Saint Peter's	58
						2	Iona	64
						7	Rider	59