The Real Prestige Rankings: Part V

T-9) Canisius – 2 (T-226, T-214)

T-9) Loyola (MD) – 2 (T-226, T-271)

The MAAC has two teams with very good tournament success as well for a small conference.  The only reason the MAAC is tied with and not ahead of the Ivy League is that they have more teams than the Ivy League does, so the average of the top two teams is weighed down even more. 

Manhattan and Siena have almost the exact same resumes, and so they are tied atop the conference rankings.  Notice that Siena is much higher in ESPN’s rankings because they have had more consistent regular season success than Manhattan has.

Both Manhattan and Siena have been to the NCAA tournament four times in the past 24 seasons.  They have each won two first round games and lost two first round games.  Manhattan defeated No. 4 seeded Oklahoma as a No. 13 seed in 1995 and also beat No. 5 seeded Florida as a No. 12 seed in 2004.  Siena won against No. 3 seeded Stanford as a No. 14 seed in 1989 and easily defeated No. 4 seeded Vanderbilt as a No. 13 seed this past NCAA tournament.

No other MAAC team besides Manhattan or Siena has won an NCAA tournament game, but they have all had at least one tournament appearance.

17)  Patriot League – Average Point Total: 24.63

1) Navy – 100 (85, T-61)

2) Bucknell – 72 (T-102, T-80)

3) Holy Cross – 10

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