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2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams14
SiteCapital One Arena
Washington, D.C.
ChampionsDavidson (1st title)
Winning coachBob McKillop (1st title)
MVPPeyton Aldridge (Davidson)
Attendance49,714
TelevisionStadium, NBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
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2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
St. Bonaventure 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Davidson 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
VCU 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
George Mason 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Richmond 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Dayton 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Duquesne 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
George Washington 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Massachusetts 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
Fordham 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2017–18 season. It was held March 7 through March 11, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.[1] Davidson won the tournament by defeating Rhode Island in the championship game.[2] As a result, Davidson received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3]

Seeds

All 14 A-10 schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.

Seed School Record Tiebreaker
1 Rhode Island 15–3
2 St. Bonaventure 14–4
3 Davidson 13–5
4 Saint Joseph's 10–8
5 George Mason 9–9 3–2 vs. Richmond, SLU, VCU
6 Saint Louis 9–9 2–2 vs. GM, Richmond, VCU (2–0 vs. Richmond)
7 Richmond 9–9 3–3 vs. GM, SLU, VCU
8 VCU 9–9 2–3 vs. GM, Richmond, SLU
9 Dayton 8–10
10 Duquesne 7–11 3–0 vs. GW, La Salle
11 George Washington 7–11 1–2 vs. Duquesne, La Salle
12 La Salle 7–11 0–2 vs. Duquesne, GW
13 Massachusetts 5–13
14 Fordham 4–14

Schedule

Capital One Arena just prior to tip-off for the championship game between Davidson and Rhode Island
Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 7
1 1 6:00 pm No. 12 La Salle vs No. 13 Massachusetts 67–69 Stadium 5,333
2 8:30 pm No. 11 George Washington vs No. 14 Fordham 78–72
Second round – Thursday, March 8
2 3 12:00 pm No. 8 VCU vs No. 9 Dayton 77–72 NBCSN 6,483
4 2:30 pm No. 5 George Mason vs No. 13 Massachusetts 80–75
3 5 6:00 pm No. 7 Richmond vs No. 10 Duquesne 81–68 6,514
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Saint Louis vs No. 11 George Washington 70–63
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
4 7 12:00 pm No. 1 Rhode Island vs No. 8 VCU 76–67 NBCSN 7,321
8 2:30 pm No. 4 Saint Joseph's vs No. 5 George Mason 68–49
5 9 6:00 pm No. 2 St. Bonaventure vs No. 7 Richmond 83–77 7,664
10 8:30 pm No. 3 Davidson vs No. 6 Saint Louis 78–60
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
6 11 1:00 pm No. 1 Rhode Island No. 4 Saint Joseph's 90–87 CBSSN 8,756
12 3:30 pm No. 2 St. Bonaventure vs No. 3 Davidson 70–83
Championship – Sunday, March 11
7 13 1:00 pm No. 1 Rhode Island vs No. 3 Davidson 57–58 CBS 7,643
Game times in Eastern Time.[a] Rankings denote tournament seed
  1. ^ The United States began Daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 11, 2018. As a result, times through the semifinal games are in Eastern Standard Time while the Championship game time is in Eastern Daylight Time.

Source[4][5]

Bracket

Source:[6]

First round
Wednesday, March 7
Stadium
Second round
Thursday, March 8
NBCSN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9
NBCSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 11
CBS
1Rhode Island76
8VCU778VCU67
9Dayton721Rhode Island90
4Saint Joseph's87
4Saint Joseph's68
5George Mason805George Mason49
12La Salle6713Massachusetts751Rhode Island57
13Massachusetts693Davidson58
2St. Bonaventure83
7Richmond817Richmond77
10Duquesne682St. Bonaventure70
3Davidson82
3Davidson78
6Saint Louis706Saint Louis60
11George Washington7811George Washington63
14Fordham72

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball 2017, 2018 Championship Sites Announced". Atlantic10.com. September 4, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "No apologies. Davidson stuns Rhode Island to win A-10 title, grab NCAA tournament bid". charlotteobserver. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bracketology 2018: Davidson wins the A 10 title, ruining someone's NCAA dreams". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Men's Basketball Championship". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "College Basketball 2018 Atlantic 10 Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  6. ^ 2018 Atlantic 10 Basketball Championship