2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	14
Site	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
Attendance	2,461
Television	ESPN+, NBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournaments

2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Dayton	18	–	0		1.000			29	–	2		.935
Richmond	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
Rhode Island	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Saint Louis	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
St. Bonaventure	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Duquesne	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
VCU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	13		.581
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
George Washington	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
George Mason	5	–	13		.278			17	–	15		.531
Saint Joseph's	2	–	16		.111			6	–	26		.188
Fordham	2	–	16		.111			9	–	22		.290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

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]

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	77			12	George Mason
	13	Saint Joseph's	70
											2	Richmond
						7	Davidson
						10	La Salle
											3	Rhode Island
						6	Duquesne
	11	George Washington	52			14	Fordham
	14	Fordham	72

* denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First round

ESPN+

March 11 1:00 PM

Report

#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

Report

#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.