2015 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament


The 2015 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was played March 4–8 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. This will be a 14 team Tournament with the addition of Davidson. The top 10 seeds received a first round bye and the top 4 seeds received a double bye. The 2015 tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.

2015 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams14
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
ChampionsGeorge Washington (5th title)
Winning coachJonathan Tsipis (1st title)
MVPJonquel Jones (George Washington)
TelevisionA10 Digital, ASN, CBSSN, ESPNU
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2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 George Washington 15 1   .938 29 4   .879
Dayton 14 2   .875 28 7   .800
Duquesne 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Fordham 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Richmond 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Rhode Island 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500 13 17   .433
VCU 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Saint Louis 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
La Salle 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
George Mason 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
UMass 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Davidson 1 15   .063 5 25   .167
2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015
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 George Washington 15–1 (26–3)
#2 Dayton 14–2 (23–5)
#3 Duquesne 12–4 (20–9)
#4 Fordham 11–5 (19–10)
#5 Richmond 9–7 (17–12)
#6 Rhode Island 8–8 (16–12) 1–0 vs. St. Joseph's
#7 Saint Joseph's 8–8 (12–16) 0–1 vs. Rhode Island
#8 VCU 7–9 (16–13) 1–0 vs. St. Louis
#9 Saint Louis 7–9 (14–15) 0–1 vs. VCU
#10 George Mason 5–11 (13–16) 2–1 vs. La Salle, St. Bona, UMass
#11 La Salle 5–11 (14–15) 2–2 vs. GM, St. Bona, UMass; 1-0 vs. St. Bona
#12 St. Bonaventure 5–11 (15–14) 2–2 vs. GM, La Salle, UMass; 0-1 vs. La Salle
#13 Massachusetts 5–11 (11–17) 2–3 vs. GM, La Salle, St. Bona
#14 Davidson 1–15 (5–24)

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Wednesday, March 4
1 1 4:30 pm #13 Massachusetts vs. #12 St. Bonaventure A10 Net UMass 55-49
2 7:00 pm #14 Davidson vs. #11 La Salle A10 Net La Salle, 74-63
Second round - Thursday, March 5
2 3 11:30 am #9 Saint Louis vs. #8 VCU A10 Net Saint Louis, 65-58
4 2:00 pm #13 Massachusetts vs. #5 Richmond A10 Net Richmond, 67-63
3 5 4:30 pm #10 George Mason vs. #7 Saint Joseph's A10 Net Saint Joseph's 71-43
6 7:00 pm #11 La Salle vs. #6 Rhode Island A10 Net Rhode Island 65-60
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6
4 7 11:30 am #9 Saint Louis vs. #1 George Washington ASN George Washington 77-63
8 2:00 pm #5 Richmond vs. #4 Fordham ASN Fordham 46-45
5 9 4:30 pm #7 Saint Joseph's vs. #2 Dayton ASN Dayton 80-61
10 7:00 pm #6 Rhode Island vs. #3 Duquesne ASN Duquesne 66-53
Semifinals - Saturday, March 7
6 11 11:00 am #1 George Washington vs. #4 Fordham CBSSN George Washington 72-60
12 1:30 pm #2 Dayton vs. #3 Duquesne CBSSN Dayton 74-60
Championship - Sunday, March 8
7 13 1:00pm #1 George Washington vs. #2 Dayton ESPNU George Washington 75-62

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

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 4
Second round
Thursday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 8
1George Washington77
8VCU589Saint Louis63
9Saint Louis651George Washington72
4Fordham60
4Fordham46
5Richmond675Richmond45
12St. Bonaventure4913Massachusetts631George Washington75
13Massachusetts552Dayton62
2Dayton80
7Saint Joseph's717Saint Joseph's61
10George Mason432Dayton74
3Duquesne60
3Duquesne66
6Rhode Island656Rhode Island53
11La Salle7411La Salle60
14Davidson63

References

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See also

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2015 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament