The MAAC women's basketball tournament, to be renamed the Metro Conference women's basketball tournament in July 2026, determines the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's champion and the winner of the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
The conference will change its name to Metro Conference on July 1, 2026. It is not to be confused with the Metro Conference that operated from 1975 to 1995 before merging with the Great Midwest Conference to form the current Conference USA.
Seeding Seeds in the MAAC tournament are linked to teams' conference records. Non-conference games are not a factor. The team with the overall best record in the conference is seeded "1", the next best conference record "2", and so on.
Starting with the 2014 tournament, teams seeded from 1 to 6 receive a bye in the first round.
Tournament champions by year Year Champion Score Runner-up Tournament MVP Location1982Saint Peter's65–51ArmyBlanche Jones, St. Peter'sBrendan Byrne Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey)198359–51ManhattanSheila Tighe, Manhattan198480–69Holy CrossAmanda Berry, Saint Peter's1985Holy Cross62–60Saint Peter'sJanet Hourihan, Holy CrossAlumni Hall (Fairfield, Connecticut)1986La Salle78–67Linda Hester, La SalleHart Center (Worcester, Massachusetts)1987Manhattan70–64Holy CrossBridget Robeson, ManhattanHalsey Field House (Annapolis, Maryland)1988Fairfield55–50La SalleDana Pellegrino, FairfieldWestchester County Center (White Plains, New York)1989Holy Cross82–81Ann Lambiotte, Holy CrossHart Center (Worcester, Massachusetts)1990Manhattan78–69Holy CrossDonna Seybold, ManhattanHayman Hall (Philadelphia)1991Fairfield80–78Saint Peter'sLisa Mikelic, FairfieldDraddy Gymnasium (Riverdale, New York)1992Saint Peter's73–71La SalleJoann Balsamo, Saint Peter'sKnickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York)199372–64Loyola (MD)Nadine Davis, Saint Peter's1994Loyola (MD)72–66FairfieldPatty Stoffey, Loyola (MD)199567–511996Manhattan92–66Wanda Camps, Manhattan1997Saint Peter's66–38NiagaraCrystal Robinson, Saint Peter'sMarine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York)1998Fairfield59–53Loyola (MD)Page Driscoll, FairfieldPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)1999Saint Peter's64–62SienaLeah Cromer, Saint Peter'sMarine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York)200061–46FairfieldLawanda Greene, Saint Peter'sPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)2001 Siena70–68Liene Jansone, SienaHSBC Center (Buffalo, New York)2002Saint Peter's83–71SienaFelicia Harris, Saint Peter'sPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)2003Manhattan65–57Siobhan Kilkenny, ManhattanSovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey)2004Marist76–74CanisiusStephanie Del Preore, MaristPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)2005Canisius60–59MaristBecky Zak, CanisiusHSBC Arena (Buffalo, New York)2006Marist68–57Loyola (MD)Meg Dahlman, MaristPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)200764–57 (OT)IonaRachele Fitz, MaristArena at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, Connecticut)200883–63Sarah Smrdel, MaristTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)200978–63CanisiusJulianne Viani, Marist201066–49FairfieldRachele Fitz, Marist201163–45Loyola (MD)Erica Allenspach, MaristWebster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Connecticut)201261–35FairfieldCorielle Yarde, MaristMassMutual Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)201372–48IonaElizabeth Beynnon, Marist201470–66QuinnipiacSydney Coffey, Marist2015Quinnipiac72–61MaristJasmine Martin, QuinnipiacTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)2016Iona57–41QuinnipiacMarina Lizarazu, Iona2017Quinnipiac81–73RiderAdily Martucci, Quinnipiac201867–58MaristJen Fay, Quinnipiac201981–512020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic2021Marist69–30Saint Peter'sWillow Duffell, MaristBoardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)2022Fairfield73–68ManhattanLou Lopez-Senechal, Fairfield2023Iona73–60ManhattanJuana Camilion, Iona2024Fairfield70–62 (OT)NiagaraJanelle Brown, Fairfield2025Fairfield76-53QuinnipiacMeghan Andersen, Fairfield2026Fairfield51-44QuinnipiacJillian Huerter, Fairfield
Performance by school SchoolChampionships Runner-up Last title Last title appearanceMarist 11 4 2021 2021Saint Peter's 9 4 2002 2021Fairfield 7 7 2026 2026Quinnipiac 4 3 2019 2025Manhattan 4 3 2003 2023Loyola (MD) † 2 4 1995 2011Holy Cross † 3 1989 1990Iona 2 3 2023 2023Siena 1 3 2001 2003La Salle † 1 3 1986 1992Canisius 1 2 2005 2009Niagara 0 2 2024Rider 0 1 2017Army † 0 1 1982Monmouth† 0 0 - † No longer a member of the Metro
Of current teams in the Metro, Merrimack, Mount St. Mary's, and Sacred Heart have never made or won the conference championship game. It must be noted that these are the conference's three newest members—Mount St. Mary's joined in 2022, and Merrimack and Sacred Heart in 2024.
See also MAAC men's basketball tournament
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