2020–21 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

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2020–21 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
Atlantic 10 men's basketball seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure† 11 – 4   .733 16 – 5   .762
VCU 10 – 4   .714 19 – 7   .731
Davidson 7 – 4   .636 13 – 9   .591
Saint Louis 6 – 4   .600 14 – 7   .667
UMass 6 – 4   .600 8 – 7   .533
George Mason 8 – 6   .571 13 – 9   .591
Dayton 9 – 7   .563 14 – 10   .583
Richmond 6 – 5   .545 14 – 9   .609
Duquesne 7 – 7   .500 9 – 9   .500
Rhode Island 7 – 10   .412 10 – 15   .400
George Washington 3 – 5   .375 5 – 12   .294
La Salle 6 – 11   .353 9 – 16   .360
Saint Joseph's 3 – 9   .250 5 – 15   .250
Fordham 2 – 11   .154 2 – 12   .143
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season is the 45th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in late November, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. League play will begin in early January and end in early March.

The 2021 Atlantic 10 tournament was originally scheduled to be held from March 10–14, 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, but due to ongoing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to campus locations. The tournament was first scheduled to be played on the same dates but split between the Robins Center at the University of Richmond and the Siegel Center at VCU, but the schedule was later adjusted so that the first four rounds will be played from March 3 to March 6 at those arenas with the championship game to be held March 14 at UD Arena at the University of Dayton.[1]

Dayton were the defending regular season champion. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champion.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Prior to the season at the conference's annual media day, awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of the league's head coaches and select media members.[2]

Rank Team
1 Richmond (19)
2 Saint Louis (7)
3 Dayton (2)
4 St. Bonaventure
5 Duquesne
6 Rhode Island
7 Davidson
8 UMass
9 VCU
10 George Mason
11 George Washington
12 Saint Joseph's
13 La Salle
14 Fordham
(first place votes)

Preseason all-conference teams

Award Recipients
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team Kellan Grady, Davidson
Jalen Crutcher, Dayton
Tre Mitchell, UMass
Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Jordan Goodwin, Saint Louis
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team Marcus Weathers, Duquesne
Blake Francis, Richmond
Grant Golden, Richmond
Kyle Lofton, St. Bonaventure
Ryan Daly, Saint Joseph's
Hasahn French, Saint Louis
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team Sincere Carry, Duquesne
Javon Greene, George Mason
AJ Wilson, George Mason
Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure
Javonte Perkins, Saint Louis
Bones Hyland, VCU
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team AJ Wilson, George Mason
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure
Hasahn French, Saint Louis
Jordan Goodwin, Saint Louis

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Team Tournament Finish
Davidson
Maui Invitational[a]
 7th
Dayton — —
Duquesne Wade Houseton Tipoff Classic
Fordham — —
George Mason
DC Paradise Jam[b]
 2nd
George Washington Veterans Classic 2nd
La Salle — —
Massachusetts — —
Rhode Island
2K Empire Classic
 4th
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
 1st
Richmond Bluegrass Showcase 1st
Saint Joseph's Fort Myers Tip Off 4th
Saint Louis Billiken Classic 1st
St. Bonaventure — —
VCU Crossover Classic 3rd
  1. Maui Invitational Tournament was played at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina instead of the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii
    .
  2. Paradise Jam tournament was played at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. instead of the Sports and Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
    .

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
    First Place votes shown in ()
Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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16		 Final
Davidson AP
C
Dayton AP
C RV RV*
Duquesne AP
C
Fordham AP
C
George Mason AP
C
George Washington AP
C
La Salle AP
C
UMass AP
C
Rhode Island AP
C
Richmond AP RV 19 19 RV RV RV
C RV RV* 19 25 23 RV RV RV
Saint Joseph's AP
C
Saint Louis AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 24 25 22 RV RV RV
C RV RV* RV RV RV RV 23 24 RV 24 RV RV RV
St. Bonaventure AP RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV
VCU AP RV RV RV
C

*USA TODAY did not release a Coaches Poll for Week 2. AP does not release a final poll.

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games: one game vs. eight opponents and two games against five opponents.

  DAV DAY DUQ FOR GMU GWU LAS UMA URI RIC STJ STL SBA VCU
vs. Davidson – 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–1
vs. Dayton 0–1 – 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–0
vs. Duquesne 1–0 1–1 – 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0
vs. Fordham 1–0 0–1 2–0 – 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0
vs. George Mason 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 – 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1
vs. George Washington 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
vs. La Salle 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 – 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
vs. UMass 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 – 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Rhode Island 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 – 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
vs. Richmond 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 – 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Saint Joseph's 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 – 0–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Saint Louis 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 – 0–1 1–0
vs. St. Bonaventure 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 – 1–1
vs. VCU 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 –
Total 7–4 9–7 7–7 2–11 8–6 3–5 6–11 6–4 7–10 6–5 3–9 6–4 11–4 10–4

Records against other conferences

2020–21 records against non-conference foes as of February 19, 2021. Records shown for regular season only.

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