The 2021–22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 9.

[1] Saint Peter's defeated Monmouth in the championship to win the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011.

This was the final MAAC season for Monmouth, which joins the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022.

[5] On May 2, 2022, it was announced that Mount St. Mary's will leave the Northeast Conference and join the MAAC, replacing Monmouth on the same date.

Notes: ( ) first place votes † denotes unanimous selection This table summarizes the final head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

*Final 2021–22* Scoring Total Points Rebounding Total Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Offensive Rebounds Assists Total Assists Assist Turnover Ratio Steals Total Steals Blocks Total Blocks Minutes Total Minutes Played Double Doubles Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 5 made per game) Total Field Goals Attempted Free-throw percentage (minimum avg 2.5 made per game) Free Throws Made Free Throw Attempts Three-point percentage (minimum 1.5 made per game) Three-point field goals made per game Three-point field goals made Three-point field goals attempted (Thru games of March 15, 2022) *Final 2021–22* Scoring Defense Rebounding Total Rebounds Offensive Rebounds Assists Total Assists Assist-Turnover ratio Blocked Shots Total Blocks Field Goal Percentage Defense Three-Point Attempts Three-Point Percentage Free-throw percentage Scoring Margin Rebound Margin