Dayton, Saint Louis and Fordham (all 12-6 in the A-10) tied for second. Dayton won the tiebreaker because it had a 2-1 record against Saint Louis and Fordham. Fordham was 1-1 against the group with a victory against Saint Louis and a loss to Dayton. Saint Louis was 1-2.
VCU (24-7) completed a 15-3 record in the A-10 with a 74-68 victory at George Washington on Saturday. It won the regular-season championship by three games and earned the No. 1 seed.
if the top seeds advance to the semifinals, Dayton would play Fordham, and VCU would play Saint Louis on March 11. Dayton last won the A-10 tournament in 2003. Fordham has never won the championship. VCU beat Dayton in 2015 for its only title. Saint Louis won championships in 2013 and 2019.
Dayton beat Fordham 82-58 on Jan. 10 at Rose Hill Gym in Bronx, N.Y. Dayton split its season series against VCU and Saint Louis.
In the quarterfinals, Dayton will play No. 7 seed George Washington (16-15), No. 10 Saint Joseph’s (14-16) or No. 15 Loyola Chicago (10-20).
Dayton lost 76-69 at George Washington on Jan. 21. It beat Saint Joseph’s 76-56 on Jan. 4 at UD Arena. Dayton swept two games from Loyola, winning 85-81 in overtime at UD Arena on Jan. 31 and 65-49 in Chicago on Feb. 17.
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference tournament
All Games at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tuesday, March 7
First round
Game 1: No. 12 seed Richmond vs. No. 13 seed Massachusetts, 11:30 a.m., ESPN+
Game 2: No. 10 seed Saint Joseph’s vs. No. 15 Loyola Chicago, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Game 3: No. 11 seed La Salle vs. No. 14 seed Rhode Island, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Wednesday, March 8
Second round
Game 4: No. 8 seed Davidson vs. No. 9 seed St. Bonaventure, 11:30 a.m., USA Network
Game 5: No. 5 seed George Mason vs. Game 1 winner (Richmond or UMass) 1, 2:00 p.m., USA Network
Game 6: No. 7 seed George Washington vs. Game 2 winner (Saint Joseph’s or Loyola), 5:00 p.m., USA Network
Game 7: No. 6 seed Duquesne vs. Game 3 winner (La Salle or Rhode Island), 7:30 p.m., USA Network
Thursday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Game 8: No. 1 Virginia Commonwealth vs. Game 4 winner (Davidson or St. Bonaventure), 11:30 a.m., USA Network
Game 9: No. 4 Saint Louis vs. Game 5 winner (George Mason, Richmond or UMass), 2:00 p.m., USA Network
Game 10: No. 2 Dayton vs. Game 6 winner (GW, Saint Joseph’s or Loyola), 5:00 p.m., USA Network
Game 11: No. 3 Fordham vs. Game 7 winner (Duquesne, La Salle or Rhode Island), 7:30 p.m. , USA Network
Friday, March 10
Practice/press conference day
Practices will be closed to the public
Press conferences will be streamed
Saturday, March 11
Semifinals
Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1 p.m., CBSSN
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 3:30 p.m., CBSSN
Sunday, March 12
Championship
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 1 p.m., CBS Sports
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