2017 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament


The 2017 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament that played at campus sites on February 25 and 26 for the first round and the quarterfinals; the semifinals and championship game were held on March 3–5 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. Dayton won their second A-10 tournament title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.

2017 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams14
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
ChampionsDayton (2nd title)
Winning coachShauna Green (1st title)
MVPJenna Burdette (Dayton)
Attendance11,138
TelevisionA10 Digital, ASN, CBSSN, ESPNU
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2018 →
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Fordham 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
La Salle 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Duquesne 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
VCU 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
George Mason 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Davidson 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
UMass 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Dayton 13–3 19–9 1–1 vs. GW, 3–0 vs. Saint Joseph's/Saint Louis
#2 George Washington 13–3 20–8 1–1 vs. DAY, 1–1 vs. Saint Joseph's/Saint Louis
#3 Saint Joseph's 12–4 15–13 1–0 vs. Saint Louis
#4 Saint Louis 12–4 22–7 0–1 vs. Saint Joe's
#5 Fordham 11–5 20–10
#6 La Salle 9–7 16–12
#7 Duquesne 8–8 15–14 1–0 vs. VCU
#8 VCU 8–8 15–14 0–1 vs. Duquesne
#9 Richmond 7–9 13–16
#10 George Mason 6–10 13–16
#11 St. Bonaventure 4–12 9–19 1–0 vs. Davidson
#12 Davidson 4–12 6–22 0–1 vs. St. Bonaventure
#13 UMass 3–13 9–20
#14 Rhode Island 2–14 6–22

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round - Saturday, February 25
1 1 Noon #6 La Salle 73, #11 St. Bonaventure 70 A10 Net 407
2 2:00 PM #3 Saint Joseph’s 77, #14 Rhode Island 51 781
3 2:00 PM #7 Duquesne 66, #10 George Mason 55 471
First round - Sunday, February 26
2 4 1:00 PM #8 VCU 72, #9 Richmond 64 A10 Net 530
5 2:00 PM #5 Fordham 62, #12 Davidson 54 890
6 3:00 PM #4 Saint Louis 91, #13 Massachusetts 51 573
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 3
3 7 11:00 am #1 Dayton 77, vs. #8 VCU 61 ASN 2,631
8 2:00 pm #4 Saint Louis 68, vs. #5 Fordham 58
4 9 4:30 pm #2 George Washington 58, vs. #7 Duquesne 62
10 7:00 pm #3 Saint Joseph's 66, vs. #6 La Salle 48
Semifinals - Saturday, March 4
5 11 11:00 am #1 Dayton 75 vs. #4 Saint Louis 65 CBSSN 1,689
12 1:30 pm #7 Duquesne 78 vs. #3 Saint Joseph's 63
Championship - Sunday, March 5
6 13 12:00 pm #1 Dayton 70 vs. #7 Duquesne 56 ESPNU 3,166

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

Bracket

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First round
campus sites
February 25–26
Quarterfinals
Richmond Coliseum
March 3
Semifinals
Richmond Coliseum
March 4
Championship
Richmond Coliseum
March 5
            
1 Dayton 77
8 VCU 61
8 VCU 72
9 Richmond 64
1 Dayton 75
4 Saint Louis 65
5 Fordham 62
12 Davidson 54
5 Fordham 58
4 Saint Louis 68
4 Saint Louis 91
13 UMass 51
1 Dayton 70
7 Duquesne 56
6 La Salle 73
11 St. Bonaventure 70
6 La Salle 48
3 Saint Joseph's 66
3 Saint Joseph's 77
14 Rhode Island 51
3 Saint Joseph's 63
7 Duquesne 78
7 Duquesne 66
10 George Mason 55
7 Duquesne 62
2 George Washington 58

References

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See also

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2017 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament