2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2019–20 season. It was scheduled to be held from March 11, through March 15, 2020, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[1]

2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams14
SiteBarclays Center
Brooklyn, New York
TelevisionESPN+, NBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Dayton180 1.000  292  .935
Richmond144 .778  247  .774
Rhode Island135 .722  219  .700
Saint Louis126 .667  238  .742
St. Bonaventure117 .611  1912  .613
Duquesne117 .611  219  .700
Davidson108 .556  1614  .533
Massachusetts810 .444  1417  .452
VCU810 .444  1813  .581
La Salle612 .333  1515  .500
George Washington612 .333  1220  .375
George Mason513 .278  1715  .531
Saint Joseph's216 .111  626  .188
Fordham216 .111  922  .290
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 A10 Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 12, 2020, the remainder of the Atlantic 10 Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seeds

All 14 A-10 schools were slated to participate 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, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.[2][3]

Seed School Record Tiebreaker
1 Dayton 18–0
2 Richmond 14–4
3 Rhode Island 13–5
4 Saint Louis 12–6
5 St. Bonaventure 11–7 1–1 vs. Duquesne, 1–0 vs. Richmond
6 Duquesne 11–7 1–1 vs. St. Bonaventure, 0–1 vs. Richmond
7 Davidson 10–8
8 Massachusetts 8–10 1–0 vs. VCU
9 VCU 8–10 0–1 vs. UMass
10 La Salle 6–12 1–0 vs. George Washington
11 George Washington 6–12 0–1 vs. La Salle
12 George Mason 5–13
13 Saint Joseph's 2–16 1–0 vs. Fordham
14 Fordham 2–16 0–1 vs. Saint Joseph's

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 1 1:00 pm No. 12 George Mason vs No. 13 Saint Joseph's 77–70 ESPN+ 2,461
2 3:30 pm No. 11 George Washington vs No. 14 Fordham 52–72
Second round – Thursday, March 12
2 3 12:00 pm No. 8 Massachusetts vs No. 9 VCU cancelled NBCSN N/A
4 2:30 pm No. 5 St. Bonaventure vs No. 12 George Mason
3 5 6:00 pm No. 7 Davidson vs No. 10 La Salle N/A
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Duquesne vs No. 14 Fordham
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
4 7 12:00 pm No. 1 Dayton vs Winner of game 3 cancelled NBCSN N/A
8 2:30 pm No. 4 Saint Louis vs Winner of game 4
5 9 6:00 pm No. 2 Richmond vs Winner of game 5 N/A
10 8:30 pm No. 3 Rhode Island vs Winner of game 6
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
6 11 1:00 pm Winner of game 7 vs Winner of game 8 cancelled CBSSN N/A
12 3:30 pm Winner of game 9 vs Winner of game 10
Championship – Sunday, March 15
7 13 1:00 pm Winner of game 11 vs Winner of game 12 cancelled CBS N/A

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Bracket

  First round
Wednesday, March 11
ESPN+
Second round
Thursday, March 12
NBCSN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
NBCSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 15
CBS
                                               
1 #3 Dayton  
       
8 UMass
9 VCU  
     
     
4 Saint Louis
       
5 St. Bonaventure
    12 George Mason  
12 George Mason 77
13 Saint Joseph's 70  
 
 
2 Richmond  
       
7 Davidson
10 La Salle  
   
     
3 Rhode Island
       
6 Duquesne
    14 Fordham  
11 George Washington 52
14 Fordham 72  

* denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First Round

ESPN+
March 11
1:00 PM
#12 George Mason 77, #13 Saint Joseph's 70
Scoring by half: 38-27, 39-43
Pts: Wilson (24)
Rebs: Tied (9)
Asts: Johnson (4)
Pts: Daly (28)
Rebs: Freeman (7)
Asts: Tied (3)
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 2,461
Referees: Justin Porterfield, Les Jones, Wally Rutecki
ESPN+
March 11
3:00 PM
#11 George Washington 52, #14 Fordham 72
Scoring by half: 17-32, 35-40
Pts: Potter (24)
Rebs: Paar (8)
Asts: Walker Jr (4)
Pts: Cobb (15)
Rebs: Soriano (12)
Asts: Tied (3)
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 2,461
Referees: Jeff Pon, Tommy Morrissey, Sean Hull

References

  1. "2020 #A10MBB Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. "Dayton Claims Top Seed for 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  3. "Men's Basketball Tiebreakers". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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