2008 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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2008 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsTemple (7th title)
Winning coachFran Dunphy (1st title)
MVPDionte Christmas[1] (Temple)
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2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Xavier 14 2   .875 30 7   .811
Temple 11 5   .688 21 13   .618
UMass 10 6   .625 25 11   .694
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
Charlotte 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Richmond 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Dayton 8 8   .500 23 11   .676
La Salle 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
Rhode Island 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Duquesne 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Saint Louis 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Fordham 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
George Washington
5 11   .313 9 17   .346
St. Bonaventure 2 14   .125 8 22   .267
2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2008 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played at

2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned Atlantic 10 Conference champion. Xavier and Saint Joseph's also received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament. Dionte Christmas
of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Seeding

The seeding for the tournament is based on regular-season record during

Massachusetts
. Duquesne (0–1 vs. Massachusetts) then got the tiebreaker over Rhode Island (0–2).

The top four teams receive byes to the second round of the tournament. Because they did not finish in the top 12 in the Atlantic 10,

did not qualify for the tournament.

Bracket

First round
March 12
Second round
March 13
Semifinals
March 14
Championship Game
March 15
            
8 Dayton 63*
9 Saint Louis 62
1 #10 Xavier 74
8 Dayton 65
1 #10 Xavier 53
5 St. Joseph's 61
4 Richmond 47
5 St. Joseph's 61
5 Saint Joseph's 80
12 Fordham 62
5 St. Joseph's 64
2 Temple 69
7 La Salle 82
10 Duquesne 79
2 Temple 84
7 La Salle 75
2 Temple 60
6 Charlotte 45
3
Massachusetts
65
6 Charlotte 69
6 Charlotte 75
11 Rhode Island 73

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

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