1983 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 1983 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was the seventh held by the Atlantic 10 Conference, and the first under the conference's current name. It was held in Philadelphia at The Spectrum from March 7–12, 1983. West Virginia defeated Temple 86-78 to win their first tournament championship. Terence Stansbury of Temple was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

1983 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams10
SiteThe Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ChampionsWest Virginia (1st title)
Winning coachGale Catlett (1st title)
MVPTerence Stansbury (Temple)
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Rutgers 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Saint Joseph's 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Temple 5 9   .357 14 15   .483
UMass 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Rhode Island 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
West
West Virginia 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
St. Bonaventure 10 4   .714 20 10   .667
Penn State 9 5   .643 17 11   .607
Duquesne 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
George Washington 4 10   .286 14 15   .483
1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket edit

First round
March 7, 1983
Quarterfinals
March 9, 1983
Semi-Finals
March 11, 1983
Finals
March 12, 1983
            
E1 Rutgers 79
E4 Massachusetts 73
E4 Massachusetts 91
E5 Rhode Island 74
E1 Rutgers 67
E3 Temple 72
E2 St. Joseph's (PA) 69
E3 Temple 88
E3 Temple 78
W2 West Virginia 86
W1 St. Bonaventure 77
W5 George Washington 67
W4 Duquesne 70
W5 George Washington 71
W1 St. Bonaventure 62
W2 West Virginia 86
W2 West Virginia 82
W3 Penn State 72

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