EDISON, NJ (May 27, 2022) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has announced a revised championship field format and the championship sites for the 2022-23 academic year, passed by COAA on Wednesday, May 25.
Beginning in 2022-23, MAAC championship fields will include six teams for sports with nine or more teams and four teams in sports with less than nine teams. With the revised championship field format, six-team championships will include baseball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, and water polo in 2022-23. Four-team championship fields will be men's tennis and women's tennis. All remaining championships will feature all teams this upcoming year.
Both men's lacrosse and water polo change from four to six-team fields. Men's lacrosse opening round will be played on Saturday, April 29, hosted by the higher seed of each game. The championship semifinals and final will be hosted by the top overall seed on Thursday and Saturday, May 4 and 6. Water polo will be hosted by Marist College from April 21-23, with the revised format eliminating Friday's practice day and Sunday's consolation contest.
Other notable championship sites for 2022-23 include volleyball returning to ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, FL, from November 16 through 19 for the 2022 MAAC Volleyball Championship. The 2018 MAAC Volleyball Championship was the last time volleyball was held in Disney at the sports complex. As announced on March 2, the 2023 MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will return for a fourth year at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. MAAC newest member, Mount St. Mary's University, will serve as the host site for the 2023 MAAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 6 and 7.
The full list of 2022-23 MAAC Championships can be found below.
| Championship |
Dates |
Site |
Field Size |
Format |
| Cross Country |
Saturday, October 29 |
Siena College |
All teams |
Women 6K, Men 8K |
| Women's Soccer |
First – Sunday, October 30
Semis – Thursday, November 3
Finals – Sunday, November 6 |
Highest seed each match-up |
6 teams |
Single elimination |
| Men's Soccer |
First – Sunday, November 6
Semis – Thursday, November 10
Finals – Sunday, November 13 |
Highest seed each match-up |
6 teams |
Single elimination |
| Volleyball |
Wednesday, November 16 –
Saturday, November 19 |
ESPN Wide World of Sports, Lake Buena Vista, FL |
All teams |
Single elimination |
| Swimming and Diving |
Wednesday, February 8 – Saturday, February 11 |
Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY |
All teams |
Heats and finals |
| Indoor Track and Field |
Saturday, February 18 & Sunday,
February 19 |
The Armory, NY, NY |
All teams |
Heats and finals |
| Basketball |
Tuesday, March 7 – Saturday, March 11 |
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ |
All teams |
Single elimination |
| Golf |
Friday, April 21 – Sunday, April 23 |
Disney's Magnolia Golf Course |
All teams |
3 competition days, 54 holes |
| Tennis |
Saturday, April 22 – Sunday, April 23 |
Mercer County Park |
4 teams |
Single elimination |
| Water Polo |
Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30 |
Marist College |
6 teams |
Single elimination
|
| Women's Lacrosse |
First – Sunday, April 30
Semis – Friday, May 5
Finals – Sunday, May 7 |
Higher seeds host first round games, #1 seed hosts semis and finals |
6 teams |
Single elimination |
| Men's Lacrosse |
First – Saturday, April 29
Semis – Thursday, May 4
Finals – Saturday, May 6 |
Higher seeds host first round games, #1 seed hosts semis and finals |
6 teams |
Single elimination |
| Outdoor Track and Field |
Saturday, May 6 – Sunday, May 7 |
Mount St. Mary's University |
All teams |
Heats and finals |
| Softball |
Wednesday, May 10 – Saturday,
May 13 (Sunday, May 14 rain date) |
#1 seed |
6 teams |
Double elimination |
| Rowing |
Sunday, May 14 |
Cooper River |
All teams |
Heats and finals |
| Baseball |
Wednesday, May 24 –Saturday, May 27 (Sunday, May 28 rain date) |
TBD |
6 teams |
Double elimination |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.
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