2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2012–13
Teams 12
Site Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
Champions Saint Louis (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Crews (1st title)
MVP Dwayne Evans (Saint Louis)
Television NBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#16 Saint Louis †13–3 .813  28–7  .800
#25 VCU12–4 .750  27–9  .750
Butler11–5 .688  27–9  .750
La Salle11–5 .688  24–10  .706
Temple11–5 .688  24–10  .706
UMass9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Xavier9–7 .563  17–14  .548
Charlotte8–8 .500  21–12  .636
Saint Joseph's8–8 .500  18–14  .563
Richmond8–8 .500  19–15  .559
Dayton7–9 .438  17–14  .548
St. Bonaventure7–9 .438  14–15  .483
George Washington7–9 .438  13–17  .433
Rhode Island3–13 .188  8–21  .276
Fordham3–13 .188  7–24  .226
Duquesne1–15 .063  8–22  .267
† 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played on March 14–17 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The top 12 teams in the final standings qualified for the tournament, The 2013 championship game was nationally televised on CBS.[1]As the tournament champion, Saint Louis received the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

The top twelve teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Saint Louis 13-3 (24-6)
#2 VCU 12-4 (24-7)
#3 Temple 11-5 (23-8) 1-0 vs. St. Louis
#4 LaSalle 11-5 (21-8) 0-1 vs. St. Louis, 1-0 vs. Butler
#5 Butler 11-5 (24-7) 0-2 vs. St. Louis, 0-1 vs. LaSalle
#6 Massachusetts 9-7 (19-10) 1-0 vs. Xavier
#7 Xavier 9-7 (17-13) 0-1 vs. Massachusetts
#8 Richmond 8-8 (18-13) 0-1 vs Saint Louis, 1-1 vs VCU
#9 Charlotte 8-8 (20-10) 0-1 vs. Saint Louis, 0-1 vs VCU, 1-0 vs. St. Joseph's
#10 St. Josephs 8-8 (17-12) 0-1 vs. Saint Louis, 0-1 vs VCU, 0-1 vs. Charlotte
#11 George Washington 7-9 (13-16) 2-0 vs. Dayton + St Bonaventure
#12 Dayton 7-9 (17-13) 1-1 vs. George Washington + St Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure 7-9 (14-15) 0-2 vs. Dayton + George Washington

Eliminated from Conference Tournament: St. Bonaventure (7-9), Rhode Island (3-13), Fordham (3-13), Duquesne (1-15)

Bracket

  First Round
Thursday, March 14, 2013
NBC Sports Network		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15, 2013
Comcast SportsNet (Regional)		 Semi-finals
Saturday, March 16, 2013
CBS Sports Network		 Championship
Sunday, March 17, 2013
CBS
                                     
       
  1 Saint Louis 72  
    9 Charlotte 55  
8 Richmond 63
9 Charlotte 68  
  1 Saint Louis 67  
  5 Butler 56  
       
       
  4 La Salle 58
    5 Butler 69  
5 Butler 73
12 Dayton 67  
  1 Saint Louis 62
  2 VCU 56
       
       
  2 VCU 82
    10 St. Joseph's 79  
7 Xavier 57
10 St. Joseph's 58  
  2 VCU 71
  6 Massachusetts 62  
       
       
  3 Temple 74
    6 Massachusetts 79  
6 Massachusetts 77
11 George Washington 72  

All times listed are Eastern

References

  1. ↑ "A-10 Men's Basketball Championship To Be Aired On CBS Sports Beginning In 2010; New Championship Format Unveiled". Atlantic 10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
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