2014 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played March 12–16 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. This was a 13 team tournament with the addition of George Mason. The top 11 seeds got the first round bye and the top 4 seeds got a double bye. The 2014 tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament. The 2014 championship game was nationally televised on CBS for the fourth straight year.[1] The Saint Joseph's Hawks defeated the VCU Rams 65-61 in the championship to earn an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

2014 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams13
SiteBarclays Center
Brooklyn, New York
ChampionsSaint Joseph's (3rd title)
Winning coachPhil Martelli (2nd title)
MVPHalil Kanačević (Saint Joseph's)
TelevisionNBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
2013–14 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Saint Louis13–3 .81327–7  .794
No. 24 VCU12–4 .75026–9  .743
George Washington11–5 .68824–9  .727
Saint Joseph's †11–5 .68824–10  .706
UMass10–6 .62524–9  .727
Dayton10–6 .62526–11  .703
Richmond8–8 .50019–14  .576
La Salle7–9 .43815–16  .484
St. Bonaventure6–10 .37518–15  .545
Rhode Island5–11 .31314–18  .438
Duquesne5–11 .31313–17  .433
George Mason4–12 .25011–20  .355
Fordham2–14 .12510–21  .323
† 2014 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Saint Louis 13–326–5
2 VCU 12–424–7
3 George Washington 11–523–7 1–0 vs. Saint Joseph's
4 Saint Joseph's 11–521–9 0–1 vs. George Washington
5 Dayton 10–622–9 1–0 vs. Massachusetts
6 Massachusetts 10–623–7 0–1 vs. Dayton
7 Richmond 8–818–13
8 La Salle 7–915–15
9 St. Bonaventure 6–1016–14
10 Duquesne 5–1113–16 1–0 vs. Rhode Island
11 Rhode Island 5–1114–17 0–1 vs. Duquesne
12 George Mason 4–1211–19
13 Fordham 2–149–20

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Wednesday, March 12
1 1 7:00 pm #12 George Mason vs. #13 Fordham 70–67
Second round - Thursday, March 13
2 2 12:00 pm #8 La Salle vs. #9 St. Bonaventure CSN 82–72
3 2:30 pm #5 Dayton vs. #13 Fordham NBCSN 87–74
3 4 6:30 pm #7 Richmond vs. #10 Duquesne NBCSN 76–64
5 9:00 pm #6 Massachusetts vs. #11 Rhode Island CSN 65–61
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 14
4 6 12:00 pm #1 St. Louis vs. #9 St. Bonaventure NBCSN 71–68
7 2:30 pm #4 Saint Joseph's vs. #5 Dayton NBCSN 70–67
5 8 6:30 pm #2 VCU vs. #7 Richmond NBCSN 71–53
9 9:00 pm #3 George Washington vs. #6 Massachusetts NBCSN 85–77
Semifinals - Saturday, March 15
6 10 1:30 pm #9 St. Bonaventure vs. #4 Saint Joseph's CBSSN 67–48
11 4:00 pm #2 VCU vs. #3 George Washington CBSSN 74–55
Championship Game - Sunday, March 16
7 12 1:00 pm #2 VCU vs. #4 Saint Joseph's CBS 65-61

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

[2]

First round
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
  		Second round
Thursday, March 13, 2014
CSN (Regional)/NBCSN 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 14, 2014
NBCSN 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 15, 2014
CBSSN 		Championship
Sunday, March 16, 2014
CBS
               
1 #18 Saint Louis
(bye)
1 #18 Saint Louis 68
9 St. Bonaventure 71
8 La Salle 72
9 St. Bonaventure 82
4 Saint Joseph's 67
9 St. Bonaventure 48
4 Saint Joseph's
(bye)
4 Saint Joseph's 70
5 Dayton 67
5 Dayton 87
13 Fordham 74
12 George Mason 67
13 Fordham 70
2 #23 VCU 61
4 Saint Joseph's 65
2 #23 VCU
(bye)
2 #23 VCU 71
7 Richmond 53
7 Richmond 76
10 Duquesne 64
2 #23 VCU 74
3 George Washington 55
3 George Washington
(bye)
3 George Washington 85
6 Massachusetts 77
6 Massachusetts 65
11 Rhode Island 61

See also

References
  1. "A-10 Men's Basketball Championship To Be Aired On CBS Sports Beginning In 2010; New Championship Format Unveiled". Atlantic 10.
  2. "2014 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Barclays Center.
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