# 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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.
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.
| 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 |
| 1 | 2 | 3:30 pm | No. 11 George Washington vs No. 14 Fordham | 52–72 | ESPN+ | 2,461 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 12 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Massachusetts vs No. 9 VCU | cancelled | NBCSN | N/A |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 St. Bonaventure vs No. 12 George Mason | cancelled | NBCSN | N/A |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Davidson vs No. 10 La Salle | cancelled | NBCSN | N/A |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Duquesne vs No. 14 Fordham | cancelled | NBCSN | N/A |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Dayton vs Winner of game 3 | cancelled | NBCSN | N/A |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Saint Louis vs Winner of game 4 | cancelled | NBCSN | N/A |
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Richmond vs Winner of game 5 | cancelled | NBCSN | N/A |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Rhode Island vs Winner of game 6 | cancelled | NBCSN | N/A |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:00 pm | Winner of game 7 vs Winner of game 8 | cancelled | CBSSN | N/A |
| 6 | 12 | 3:30 pm | Winner of game 9 vs Winner of game 10 | cancelled | CBSSN | N/A |
| 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+ | First round Wednesday, March 11 ESPN+ | First round Wednesday, March 11 ESPN+ | Second round Thursday, March 12 NBCSN | Second round Thursday, March 12 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 NBCSN |
| | | | | | 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