2019 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

2019 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2018–19
Teams	14
Site	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
Champions	Saint Louis (2nd title)
Winning coach	Travis Ford (1st title)
MVP	Tramaine Isabell (Saint Louis)
Attendance	47,603
Television	ESPN+, NBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournaments

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Davidson	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Dayton	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
St. Bonaventure	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Saint Louis †	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Duquesne	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
La Salle	8	–	10		.444			10	–	21		.323
Saint Joseph's	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Richmond	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			9	–	24		.273
Massachusetts	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Fordham	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2019 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2018–19 season. It was held from March 13 through March 17, 2019 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Saint Louis defeated St. Bonaventure 55–53 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the A10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[1]

Seeds

All 14 A-10 schools will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams receive a first-round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye.

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

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 13
1	1	1:00 pm	No. 12 George Washington vs No. 13 Massachusetts	68–64	ESPN+	4,278
	2	3:30 pm	No. 11 Richmond vs No. 14 Fordham	52–50
Second round – Thursday, March 14
2	3	12:00 pm	No. 8 Rhode Island vs No. 9 La Salle	76–57	NBCSN	6,802
	4	2:30 pm	No. 5 George Mason vs No. 12 George Washington	61–57
3	5	6:00 pm	No. 7 Duquesne vs No. 10 Saint Joseph's	86–92		5,968
	6	8:30 pm	No. 6 Saint Louis vs No. 11 Richmond	71–68
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15
4	7	12:00 pm	No. 1 VCU vs No. 8 Rhode Island	70–75	NBCSN	7,194
	8	2:30 pm	No. 4 St. Bonaventure vs No. 5 George Mason	68–57
5	9	6:00 pm	No. 2 Davidson vs No. 10 Saint Joseph's	70–60		6,857
	10	8:30 pm	No. 3 Dayton vs No. 6 Saint Louis	55–64
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16
6	11	1:00 pm	No. 8 Rhode Island vs No. 4 St. Bonaventure	51–68	CBSSN	8,133
	12	3:30 pm	No. 2 Davidson vs No. 6 Saint Louis	44–67
Championship – Sunday, March 17
7	13	1:00 pm	No. 4 St. Bonaventure vs No. 6 Saint Louis	53–55	CBS	8, 371

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 13 ESPN+					Second round Thursday, March 14 NBCSN					Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 NBCSN					Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBSSN					Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS
											1	VCU	70
						8	Rhode Island	76			8	Rhode Island	75
						9	La Salle	57								8	Rhode Island	51
																4	St. Bonaventure	68
											4	St. Bonaventure	68
						5	George Mason	61			5	George Mason	57
	12	George Washington	68*			12	George Washington	57													4	St. Bonaventure	53
	13	Massachusetts	64																		6	Saint Louis	55
											2	Davidson	70
						7	Duquesne	86			10	Saint Joseph's	60
						10	Saint Joseph's	92								2	Davidson	44
																6	Saint Louis	67
											3	Dayton	55
						6	Saint Louis	71			6	Saint Louis	64
	11	Richmond	52			11	Richmond	68
	14	Fordham	50

* denotes overtime period

References

1. "Saint Louis Rallies Past Bonnies 55-53 for #A10MBB Title". Atlantic10.com. March 17, 2019.