2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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
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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2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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
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

 

Capital One Arena just prior to tip-off for the championship game between Davidson and Rhode Island

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
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

1. 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.

Source^[4][5]

Bracket

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

1. "Men's Basketball 2017, 2018 Championship Sites Announced". Atlantic10.com. September 4, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
2. "No apologies. Davidson stuns Rhode Island to win A-10 title, grab NCAA tournament bid". charlotteobserver. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
3. "Bracketology 2018: Davidson wins the A 10 title, ruining someone's NCAA dreams". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
4. "2018 Men's Basketball Championship". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
5. "College Basketball 2018 Atlantic 10 Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
6. 2018 Atlantic 10 Basketball Championship