2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification
CBS
2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
VCU 14 4   .778 25 11   .694
St. Bonaventure 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
Saint Joseph's 13 5   .722 28 8   .778
George Washington 11 7   .611 28 10   .737
Davidson 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Rhode Island 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Fordham 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Richmond 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
UMass 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Duquesne 6 12   .333 17 17   .500
George Mason 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
Saint Louis 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
La Salle 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2016 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held March 9 through 13, 2016, at the

2016 NCAA tournament
.

Seeds

All 14 Atlantic 10 schools participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by the 2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference season record. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.[1]

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Dayton 14–4 2–1 vs. VCU & St. Bonaventure
2 VCU 14–4 1–1 vs. Dayton & St. Bonaventure
3 St. Bonaventure 14–4 1–2 vs. Dayton & VCU
4 Saint Joseph's 13–5
5 George Washington 11–7
6 Davidson 10–8
7 Rhode Island 9–9
8 Fordham 8–10
9 Richmond 7–11
10 Massachusetts 6–12 1–0 vs. Duquesne
11 Duquesne 6–12 0–1 vs. Massachusetts
12 George Mason 5–13 1–1 vs. Saint Louis, 0–1 vs. Dayton
13 Saint Louis 5–13 1–1 vs. George Mason, 0–2 vs. Dayton
14 La Salle 4–14

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1 1 6:30 pm #13 Saint Louis 83 vs. #12 George Mason 78 ASN 5,523
2 9:00 pm #14 La Salle 88 vs. #11 Duquesne 73
Second round – Thursday, March 10
2 3 12:00 pm #9 Richmond 70 vs. #8 Fordham 55 NBCSN 6,519
4 2:30 pm #13 Saint Louis 65 vs. #5 George Washington 73
3 5 6:30 pm #10 Massachusetts 67 vs. #7 Rhode Island 62 5,507
6 9:00 pm #14 La Salle 63 vs. #6 Davidson 78
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
4 7 12:00 pm #9 Richmond 54 vs. #1 Dayton 69 NBCSN 7,509
8 2:30 pm #5 George Washington 80 vs. #4 Saint Joseph's 86
5 9 6:30 pm #10 Massachusetts 70 vs. #2 VCU 85 8,223
10 9:00 pm #6 Davidson 90 vs. #3 St. Bonaventure 86 (OT)
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
6 11 1:30 pm #4 Saint Joseph's 82 vs. #1 Dayton 79 CBSSN 10,439
12 4:00 pm #6 Davidson 54 vs. #2 VCU 76
Championship – Sunday, March 13
7 13 1:00 pm #4 Saint Joseph's 87 vs. #2 VCU 74 CBS 8,413

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 9
ASN
Second round
Thursday, March 10
NBCSN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
NBCSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 13
CBS
1Dayton69
8Fordham559Richmond54
9Richmond701Dayton79
4Saint Joseph's82
4Saint Joseph's86
5George Washington735George Washington80
12George Mason7813Saint Louis654Saint Joseph's87
13Saint Louis832VCU74
2VCU85
7Rhode Island6210Massachusetts70
10Massachusetts672VCU76
6Davidson54
3St. Bonaventure86
6Davidson786Davidson90*
11Duquesne7314La Salle63
14La Salle88

* denotes overtime period

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016 A-10 Men's Basketball Championship Central - Atlantic 10 Conference Official Athletic Site". www.atlantic10.com. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dayton, St. Bonaventure, VCU Share A-10 Men's Basketball Regular Season Title". www.atlantic10.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.