# 2019 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2018–19 season. It was held from March 13 through March 17, 2019 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Saint Louis defeated St. Bonaventure 55–53 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the A10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 14 A-10 schools will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams receive a first-round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | VCU | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Davidson | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 13–5 | |
| 4 | St. Bonaventure | 12–6 | |
| 5 | George Mason | 11–7 | |
| 6 | Saint Louis | 10–8 | 1–1 vs Duquesne, 0–1 vs VCU, 0–1 vs Davidson, 1–1 vs Dayton |
| 7 | Duquesne | 10–8 | 1–1 vs Saint Louis, 0–1 vs VCU, 0–1 vs Davidson, 0–2 vs Dayton |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 9–9 | |
| 9 | La Salle | 8–10 | |
| 10 | Saint Joseph's | 6–12 | 1–0 against Richmond |
| 11 | Richmond | 6–12 | 0–1 against Saint Joseph's |
| 12 | George Washington | 4–14 | 1–0 vs. Massachusetts |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 4–14 | 0–1 vs. George Washington |
| 14 | Fordham | 3–15 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 13 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:00 pm | No. 12 George Washington vs No. 13 Massachusetts | 68–64 | ESPN+ | 4,278 |
| 1 | 2 | 3:30 pm | No. 11 Richmond vs No. 14 Fordham | 52–50 | ESPN+ | 4,278 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 14 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Rhode Island vs No. 9 La Salle | 76–57 | NBCSN | 6,802 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 George Mason vs No. 12 George Washington | 61–57 | NBCSN | 6,802 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Duquesne vs No. 10 Saint Joseph's | 86–92 | NBCSN | 5,968 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Saint Louis vs No. 11 Richmond | 71–68 | NBCSN | 5,968 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 VCU vs No. 8 Rhode Island | 70–75 | NBCSN | 7,194 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 St. Bonaventure vs No. 5 George Mason | 68–57 | NBCSN | 7,194 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Davidson vs No. 10 Saint Joseph's | 70–60 | NBCSN | 6,857 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Dayton vs No. 6 Saint Louis | 55–64 | NBCSN | 6,857 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 16 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 8 Rhode Island vs No. 4 St. Bonaventure | 51–68 | CBSSN | 8,133 |
| 6 | 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 Davidson vs No. 6 Saint Louis | 44–67 | CBSSN | 8,133 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 17 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 St. Bonaventure vs No. 6 Saint Louis | 53–55 | CBS | 8, 371 |
*Game times in Eastern Time.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 13 ESPN+ | First round Wednesday, March 13 ESPN+ | First round Wednesday, March 13 ESPN+ | Second round Thursday, March 14 NBCSN | Second round Thursday, March 14 NBCSN | Second round Thursday, March 14 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 NBCSN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | VCU | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Rhode Island | 76 | 8 | Rhode Island | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | La Salle | 57 | | | | | | 8 | Rhode Island | 51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | St. Bonaventure | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | St. Bonaventure | 68 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 61 | 5 | George Mason | 57 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | George Washington | 68* | 12 | George Washington | 57 | | | | | | | | 4 | St. Bonaventure | 53 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | Saint Louis | 55 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Davidson | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Duquesne | 86 | 10 | Saint Joseph's | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Saint Joseph's | 92 | | | | | | 2 | Davidson | 44 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Saint Louis | 67 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Dayton | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Saint Louis | 71 | 6 | Saint Louis | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Richmond | 52 | 11 | Richmond | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Fordham | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period