2022 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2022 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2021–22 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). It was held March 9–13, 2022, in Washington, D.C., at the Capital One Arena. The winner of the tournament, the Richmond Spiders, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

2022 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams14
SiteCapital One Arena
Washington, D.C.
ChampionsRichmond (2nd title)
Winning coachChris Mooney (2nd title)
MVPJacob Gilyard (Richmond)
Attendance42,700
TelevisionESPN+, USA Network/Peacock,
CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+
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2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Dayton 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
VCU 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
St. Bonaventure 12 5   .706 23 10   .697
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Richmond 10 8   .556 24 13   .649
George Washington 8 9   .471 12 18   .400
Fordham 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
George Mason 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
UMass 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Rhode Island 5 12   .294 15 16   .484
La Salle 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Saint Joseph's 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Duquesne 1 16   .059 6 24   .200
2022 A-10 tournament winner

Seeds

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All 14 A-10 schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by winning percentage within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top four teams received a double-bye, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Record Tiebreaker
1 Davidson 15–3
2 Dayton 14–4 1–1 vs. VCU, 1–0 vs. Davidson
3 VCU 14–4 1–1 vs. Dayton, 1–1 vs. Davidson
4 St. Bonaventure 12–5
5 Saint Louis 12–6
6 Richmond 10–8
7 George Washington 8–9
8 Fordham 8–10
9 George Mason 7–9
10 Massachusetts 7–11
11 Rhode Island 5–12
12 La Salle 5–13 2–0 vs. Saint Joseph's
13 Saint Joseph's 5–13 0–2 vs. La Salle
14 Duquesne 1–16

Schedule

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Session Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1 1 1:00 pm No. 12 La Salle vs No. 13 Saint Joseph's 63–56 ESPN+ 2,283
2 3:30 pm No. 11 Rhode Island vs No. 14 Duquesne 79–77
Second round – Thursday, March 10
2 3 12:00 pm No. 8 Fordham vs No. 9 George Mason 54–49 USA Network/Peacock 4,309
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Saint Louis vs No. 12 La Salle 71–51
3 5 6:00 pm No. 7 George Washington vs No. 10 UMass 88–99 6,543
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Richmond vs No. 11 Rhode Island 64–59
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
4 7 12:00 pm No. 1 Davidson vs No. 8 Fordham 74–56 USA Network/Peacock 5,894
8 2:30 pm No. 4 St. Bonaventure vs No. 5 Saint Louis 56–57
5 9 6:00 pm No. 2 Dayton vs No. 10 UMass 75–72 7,420
10 8:30 pm No. 3 VCU vs No. 6 Richmond 64–75
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
6 11 1:00 pm No. 1 Davidson vs No. 5 Saint Louis 84–69 CBSSN 7,799
12 3:30 pm No. 2 Dayton vs No. 6 Richmond 64–68
Championship – Sunday, March 13
7 13 1:00 pm No. 1 Davidson vs No. 6 Richmond 62-64 CBS/Paramount+ 8,452

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 9
ESPN+
Second round
Thursday, March 10
USA Network/Peacock
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
USA Network/Peacock
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 13
CBS/Paramount+
1Davidson74
8Fordham548Fordham56
9George Mason491Davidson84
5Saint Louis69
4St. Bonaventure56
5Saint Louis715Saint Louis57
12La Salle6312La Salle511Davidson62
13Saint Joseph's566Richmond64
2Dayton75
7George Washington8810UMass72
10UMass992Dayton64
6Richmond68
3VCU64
6Richmond646Richmond75
11Rhode Island7911Rhode Island59
14Duquesne77

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Men's Basketball Bracket (PDF) - Atlantic 10" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.