# 2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held March 9 through 13, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The champion earned an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 14 Atlantic 10 schools participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by the 2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference season record. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Dayton | 14–4 | 2–1 vs. VCU & St. Bonaventure |
| 2 | VCU | 14–4 | 1–1 vs. Dayton & St. Bonaventure |
| 3 | St. Bonaventure | 14–4 | 1–2 vs. Dayton & VCU |
| 4 | Saint Joseph's | 13–5 | |
| 5 | George Washington | 11–7 | |
| 6 | Davidson | 10–8 | |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 9–9 | |
| 8 | Fordham | 8–10 | |
| 9 | Richmond | 7–11 | |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 6–12 | 1–0 vs. Duquesne |
| 11 | Duquesne | 6–12 | 0–1 vs. Massachusetts |
| 12 | George Mason | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. Saint Louis, 0–1 vs. Dayton |
| 13 | Saint Louis | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. George Mason, 0–2 vs. Dayton |
| 14 | La Salle | 4–14 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 9 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:30 pm | #13 Saint Louis 83 vs. #12 George Mason 78 | ASN | 5,523 |
| 1 | 2 | 9:00 pm | #14 La Salle 88 vs. #11 Duquesne 73 | ASN | 5,523 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #9 Richmond 70 vs. #8 Fordham 55 | NBCSN | 6,519 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | #13 Saint Louis 65 vs. #5 George Washington 73 | NBCSN | 6,519 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | #10 Massachusetts 67 vs. #7 Rhode Island 62 | NBCSN | 5,507 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 pm | #14 La Salle 63 vs. #6 Davidson 78 | NBCSN | 5,507 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #9 Richmond 54 vs. #1 Dayton 69 | NBCSN | 7,509 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | #5 George Washington 80 vs. #4 Saint Joseph's 86 | NBCSN | 7,509 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | #10 Massachusetts 70 vs. #2 VCU 85 | NBCSN | 8,223 |
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | #6 Davidson 90 vs. #3 St. Bonaventure 86 (OT) | NBCSN | 8,223 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:30 pm | #4 Saint Joseph's 82 vs. #1 Dayton 79 | CBSSN | 10,439 |
| 6 | 12 | 4:00 pm | #6 Davidson 54 vs. #2 VCU 76 | CBSSN | 10,439 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 1:00 pm | #4 Saint Joseph's 87 vs. #2 VCU 74 | CBS | 8,413 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 9 ASN | First round Wednesday, March 9 ASN | First round Wednesday, March 9 ASN | Second round Thursday, March 10 NBCSN | Second round Thursday, March 10 NBCSN | Second round Thursday, March 10 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 NBCSN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | Dayton | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Fordham | 55 | 9 | Richmond | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Richmond | 70 | | | | | | 1 | Dayton | 79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 82 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 86 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | George Washington | 73 | 5 | George Washington | 80 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | George Mason | 78 | 13 | Saint Louis | 65 | | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 87 |
| 13 | Saint Louis | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | VCU | 74 |
| | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Rhode Island | 62 | 10 | Massachusetts | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Massachusetts | 67 | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Davidson | 54 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | St. Bonaventure | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Davidson | 78 | 6 | Davidson | 90* | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Duquesne | 73 | 14 | La Salle | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | La Salle | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period