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2023 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics

Dates

• Tuesday, March 7 (first round)
• Wednesday, March 8 (second round)
• Thursday, March 9 (quarterfinals)
• Saturday, March 10 (semifinals)
• Sunday, March 11 (championship)

Format

Traditional bracket. Note that the conference moved its tournament up by a day this year to implement a rest day between the quarterfinals and semifinals/final.

Site

The Atlantic 10 Tournament is back at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for two seasons after spending last year in Washington, D.C. and on campus for the post-pandemic 2021 edition.

Participants

All 15 teams will play in this season’s event. Loyola Chicago joined from the Missouri Valley, with the Ramblers seeded 15th.

Downloadable Bracket

Schedule

All times are p.m. Eastern unless noted. Games marked with an asterisk (*) are the second of a doubleheader, so the tip time is approximate.

First Round (Tues., March 7)

Game 1: (13) UMass (15-16, 6-12) 38, (12) Richmond 71
Game 2: (15) Loyola Chicago (10-21, 4-14) 67, (10) Saint Joseph’s 72
Game 3: (14) Rhode Island (9-22, 5-13) 56, (11) La Salle 73

Second Round (Wed., March 8)

Game 4: (9) St. Bonaventure (14-18, 8-10) 54, (8) Davidson 65
Game 5: (12) Richmond (15-18, 7-11) 57, (5) George Mason 62
Game 6: (10) Saint Joseph’s 87, (7) George Washington (16-16, 10-8) 76
Game 7: (11) La Salle 81, (6) Duquesne (20-12, 10-8) 70

Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 9)

Game 8: (8) Davidson (16-16, 8-10) 53, (1) VCU 71
Game 9: (5) George Mason (20-13, 11-7) 54, (4) Saint Louis 82
Game 10: (10) Saint Joseph’s (16-17, 8-10) 54, (2) Dayton 60
Game 11: (11) La Salle (15-19, 7-11) 61, (3) Fordham 69

Semifinals (Sat., March 11)

Game 12: (4) Saint Louis (21-12, 12-6) 78, (1) VCU 90
Game 13: (3) Fordham (25-8, 12-6) 68, (2) Dayton 78

Championship (Sun., March 12)

Game 14: (2) Dayton (22-12, 12-6) 56, (1) VCU (27-7, 15-3) 68

Mayhem Potential

Data originally posted by Bob Vetrone Jr. on Twitter in 2020 with my own additions for the seasons beyond.

St. Bonaventure’s 2021 title marked just the second time the No. 1 seed has only won the A 10 Tournament since 2010. The No. 2 seed has been completely shut out in that time. Last season saw Richmond win out of the 6 slot, then record the conference’s lone NCAA win by stunning Iowa in a 12-over-5 upset.

• 4 seed (4): 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
• 1 seed (2): 2013, 2021
• 3 seed (2): 2011, 2018
• 6 seed (2): 2019, 2022
• 5 seed (1): 2015

NCAA Bid Totals Since 2011

• 6 bids (1): 2014 (4-6 record, 13 teams)
• 5 bids (1): 2013 (7-5 record, 16 teams)
• 4 bids (1): 2012 (3-4 record, 14 teams)
• 3 bids (5): 2011 (3-3 record, 14 teams), 2015 (2-3 record, 14 teams), 2016 (2-3 record, 14 teams), 2017 (1-3 record, 14 teams), 2018 (2-3 record, 14 teams)
• 2 bids (3): 2019 (0-2 record, 14 teams), 2021 (0-1 record, 14 teams), 2022 (1-2 record, 14 teams)

The Atlantic 10 has only placed a pair of teams in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments that have been played. Making matters worse, VCU was unable to play its game against Oregon in 2021 due to COVID issues. However, the 2023 campaign, the conference’s first with 15 teams is likely to be its first as a single-bid conference since 2005, when there were 12 members.

Last Conference Tournament Championships

Richmond: 2022 (6 seed)
St. Bonaventure: 2021 (1 seed)
Saint Louis: 2019 (6 seed)
Davidson: 2018 (3 seed)
Rhode Island: 2017 (4 seed)
Saint Joseph’s: 2016 (4 seed)
VCU: 2015 (5 seed)
George Mason: 2008 (3 seed, CAA)
George Washington: 2005 (West 1 seed)
Dayton: 2003 (West 2 seed)
UMass: 1996 (East 1 seed)
Fordham: 1992 (1 seed, Patriot League)
La Salle: 1992 (2 seed, MAAC)

Fordham, George Mason, and La Salle are the only current Atlantic 10 members that have not won the conference tournament. Dayton last won in 2003, though the Flyers would have been favored had the 2020 event taken place, since they were a likely No. 1 NCAA seed.