2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played initially at campus sites for the opening round on March 6, 2012 and subsequently at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 9 through March 11, 2012.[1] It was the sixth consecutive year that the tournament was hosted in Boardwalk Hall, matching the longest streak at one site since the tournament was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1997–2002. However, it was the tournament's final year in the run at Boardwalk Hall, as the event moved to Brooklyn's new Barclays Center in 2013. The 2012 tournament was also the last to use campus sites for the opening round, as all tournament games will be played in Brooklyn under the new deal.[2]

2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsSt. Bonaventure (1st title)
Winning coachMark Schmidt (1st title)
MVPAndrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
Attendance6,101
TelevisionCBSSR, CBSSN, CBS
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Temple13–3 .813  24–8  .750
Saint Louis12–4 .750  26–8  .765
Xavier10–6 .625  23–13  .639
St. Bonaventure†10–6 .625  20–12  .625
UMass9–7 .563  26–11  .703
La Salle9–7 .563  21–13  .618
Dayton9–7 .563  20–13  .606
Saint Joseph's9–7 .563  20–14  .588
Duquesne7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Richmond7–9 .438  16–16  .500
Charlotte5–11 .313  13–17  .433
George Washington5–11 .313  10–21  .323
Rhode Island4–12 .250  7–24  .226
Fordham3–13 .188  10–19  .345
† 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Seeding for the tournament is determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season.[3] The last two teams in the standings do not qualify for the tournament. Opening round games are played at the home of the higher (lower number) seed.

The championship game was nationally televised on CBS.[4]

Tie-breakers
  • Xavier earned the 3rd seed over St. Bonaventure with a 1–0 record in head-to-head games.
  • Four teams (Dayton, La Salle, Massachusetts, and Saint Joseph's) broke a tie for 5th place with a 9–7 conference record, which was done by comparing the composite head-to-head records of all tied teams.[5] Saint Joseph's earned the 5th seed, as they went 3–1 (.750) in games against the other three schools. Dayton earned the 6th seed with a 2–1 (.667) record, La Salle the 7th seed with a 2–2 (.500) record, and Massachusetts the 8th with a 1–4 (.200) record.
  • Duquesne earned the 9th seed over Richmond with a 1–0 record in head-to-head games.
  • George Washington and Charlotte split their season series 1–1. However, George Washington earned the 11th seed over Charlotte by virtue of an 0–1 mark against Xavier (Charlotte went 0–2 against Xavier).[6]

Notes

2012 marks the first year when Rhode Island did not qualify for the tournament, since the league adopted the current format in 2006. Fordham did not qualify for the fourth consecutive year.

Bracket
  First Round
Campus Sites
March 6, 2012		 Quarterfinals
Boardwalk Hall
March 9, 2012		 Semifinals
Boardwalk Hall
March 10, 2012		 Championship Game
Boardwalk Hall
March 11, 2012
                                     
       
  1 #21 Temple 71  
    8 Massachusetts 77  
8 Massachusetts 92
9 Duquesne 83  
  8 Massachusetts 80  
  4 St. Bonaventure 84  
       
       
  4 St. Bonaventure 71
    5 Saint Joseph's 68  
5 Saint Joseph's 80
12 Charlotte 64  
  4 St. Bonaventure 67
  3 Xavier 56
       
       
  2 Saint Louis 78
    7 La Salle 71  
7 La Salle 80
10 Richmond 72  
  2 Saint Louis 64
  3 Xavier 71  
       
       
  3 Xavier 70
    6 Dayton 69  
6 Dayton 67
11 George Washington 50  

References
  1. "A-10 To Hold 2010, 2011, 2012 Men's Basketball Championships At Boardwalk Hall In Atlantic City". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  2. "A-10, Barclays Center Form Partnership; Bring A-10 Championship To Brooklyn". Atlantic 10 Conference. September 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  3. "2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tie‐Breaking Scenarios" (PDF). atlantic10 conferebce. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. "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 2010-03-26.
  5. "Temple Claims Top Seed for 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. March 3, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. "GW Men's Hoops Falls at Dayton, Will Face Flyers in A-10 First Round". George Washington Athletics. March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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