2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
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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]
2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2017–18 |
Teams | 14 |
Site | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. |
Champions | Davidson (1st title) |
Winning coach | Bob McKillop (1st title) |
MVP | Peyton Aldridge (Davidson) |
Attendance | 49,714 |
Television | Stadium, NBCSN, CBSSN, CBS |
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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 |
Seeds edit
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 |
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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 edit
Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
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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 |
- ^ 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.
Bracket edit
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rhode Island | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | VCU | 77 | 8 | VCU | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Dayton | 72 | 1 | Rhode Island | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Saint Joseph's | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Saint Joseph's | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | George Mason | 80 | 5 | George Mason | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | La Salle | 67 | 13 | Massachusetts | 75 | 1 | Rhode Island | 57 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Massachusetts | 69 | 3 | Davidson | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | St. Bonaventure | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Richmond | 81 | 7 | Richmond | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Duquesne | 68 | 2 | St. Bonaventure | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Davidson | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Davidson | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Saint Louis | 70 | 6 | Saint Louis | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | George Washington | 78 | 11 | George Washington | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Fordham | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Men's Basketball 2017, 2018 Championship Sites Announced". Atlantic10.com. September 4, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "No apologies. Davidson stuns Rhode Island to win A-10 title, grab NCAA tournament bid". charlotteobserver. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Bracketology 2018: Davidson wins the A 10 title, ruining someone's NCAA dreams". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Men's Basketball Championship". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "College Basketball 2018 Atlantic 10 Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Atlantic 10 Basketball Championship