1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 4 to March 7, 1998. The tournament was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament. UMass, Rhode Island, Temple, and George Washington also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. James Posey of Xavier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Including Posey, 4 of the 5 players on the All-Championship Team were from Xavier. Joining Posey were Torraye Braggs, Lenny Brown and Darnell Williams of Xavier, and Shawnta Rogers of George Washington. Posey and Braggs would eventually play in the NBA, while Rogers would also play professionally. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye.

1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams12
SiteThe Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsXavier (1st title)
Winning coachSkip Prosser (1st title)
MVPJames Posey (Xavier)
1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 24 Temple13–3 .81321–9  .700
Rhode Island12–4 .75025–9  .735
UMass12–4 .75021–11  .656
St. Bonaventure6–10 .37517–15  .531
Saint Joseph's3–13 .18811–17  .393
Fordham2–14 .1256–21  .222
West
No. 23 Xavier †11–5 .68822–8  .733
George Washington11–5 .68824–9  .727
Dayton11–5 .68821–12  .636
Virginia Tech5–11 .31310–17  .370
Duquesne5–11 .31311–19  .367
La Salle5–11 .3139–18  .333
† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket
First round
Wednesday, March 4 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5 		Semifinals
Friday, March 6 		Final
Saturday, March 7
            
E1 #24 Temple 76
E5 Saint Joseph's 52
W4 La Salle 72
E5 Saint Joseph's 73
E1 #24 Temple 64
W2 George Washington 78
W2 George Washington 88
E3 UMass 83
E3 UMass 64
W6 Virginia Tech 58
W2 George Washington 63
W1 Xavier 77
W1 Xavier 68
E4 St. Bonaventure 44
E4 St. Bonaventure 75
W5 Duquesne 62
W1 Xavier 95
E2 Rhode Island 80
E2 Rhode Island 83
W3 Dayton 70
W3 Dayton 68
E6 Fordham 60

All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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