2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
College 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]
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
Source[ 4] [ 5]
Bracket
Source:[ 6]
First round Wednesday, March 7 StadiumSecond round Thursday, March 8 NBCSNQuarterfinals Friday, March 9 NBCSNSemifinals Saturday, March 10 CBSSNChampionship Sunday, March 11 CBS1 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