2012 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2012 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The tournament will be held in Springfield through 2014. The tournament was previously held at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Loyola (MD) defeated Fairfield 48–44 to clinch the title and a berth in the 2012 NCAA tournament. Loyola received a No. 15 seed and were defeated by No. 2 seed Ohio State 78–59.

2012 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams10
SiteMassMutual Center
Springfield, MA
ChampionsLoyola (MD) (2nd title)
Winning coachJimmy Patsos (1st title)
MVPErik Etherly (Loyola (MD))
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
MAAC men's basketball tournaments
2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona153 .833258  .758
Loyola (MD)135 .722249  .727
Manhattan126 .6672113  .618
Fairfield126 .6672215  .595
Rider108 .5561319  .406
Siena810 .4441417  .452
Niagara810 .4441419  .424
Marist711 .3891418  .438
Saint Peter's414 .222526  .161
Canisius117 .056525  .167
2012 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Iona also received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. They played in the No. 14 seed First Four game against BYU. BYU set a record for the largest comeback in an NCAA tournament game, as they were down by 25 points at one point and came back to beat Iona 78–72. The largest previous deficit overcome in the tournament was 22 points by Duke against Maryland in the 2001 national semifinals.

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