# 2017 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament that played at campus sites on February 25 and 26 for the first round and the quarterfinals; the semifinals and championship game were held on March 3–5 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. Dayton won their second A-10 tournament title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.

## Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| #1 | Dayton | 13–3 | 19–9 | 1–1 vs. GW, 3–0 vs. Saint Joseph's/Saint Louis |
| #2 | George Washington | 13–3 | 20–8 | 1–1 vs. DAY, 1–1 vs. Saint Joseph's/Saint Louis |
| #3 | Saint Joseph's | 12–4 | 15–13 | 1–0 vs. Saint Louis |
| #4 | Saint Louis | 12–4 | 22–7 | 0–1 vs. Saint Joe's |
| #5 | Fordham | 11–5 | 20–10 | |
| #6 | La Salle | 9–7 | 16–12 | |
| #7 | Duquesne | 8–8 | 15–14 | 1–0 vs. VCU |
| #8 | VCU | 8–8 | 15–14 | 0–1 vs. Duquesne |
| #9 | Richmond | 7–9 | 13–16 | |
| #10 | George Mason | 6–10 | 13–16 | |
| #11 | St. Bonaventure | 4–12 | 9–19 | 1–0 vs. Davidson |
| #12 | Davidson | 4–12 | 6–22 | 0–1 vs. St. Bonaventure |
| #13 | UMass | 3–13 | 9–20 | |
| #14 | Rhode Island | 2–14 | 6–22 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round - Saturday, February 25 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Noon | #6 La Salle 73, #11 St. Bonaventure 70 | A10 Net | 407 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 PM | #3 Saint Joseph’s 77, #14 Rhode Island 51 | A10 Net | 781 |
| 1 | 3 | 2:00 PM | #7 Duquesne 66, #10 George Mason 55 | A10 Net | 471 |
| First round - Sunday, February 26 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 1:00 PM | #8 VCU 72, #9 Richmond 64 | A10 Net | 530 |
| 2 | 5 | 2:00 PM | #5 Fordham 62, #12 Davidson 54 | A10 Net | 890 |
| 2 | 6 | 3:00 PM | #4 Saint Louis 91, #13 Massachusetts 51 | A10 Net | 573 |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 3 ||||||
| 3 | 7 | 11:00 am | #1 Dayton 77, vs. #8 VCU 61 | ASN | 2,631 |
| 3 | 8 | 2:00 pm | #4 Saint Louis 68, vs. #5 Fordham 58 | ASN | 2,631 |
| 4 | 9 | 4:30 pm | #2 George Washington 58, vs. #7 Duquesne 62 | ASN | 2,631 |
| 4 | 10 | 7:00 pm | #3 Saint Joseph's 66, vs. #6 La Salle 48 | ASN | 2,631 |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 4 ||||||
| 5 | 11 | 11:00 am | #1 Dayton 75 vs. #4 Saint Louis 65 | CBSSN | 1,689 |
| 5 | 12 | 1:30 pm | #7 Duquesne 78 vs. #3 Saint Joseph's 63 | CBSSN | 1,689 |
| Championship - Sunday, March 5 ||||||
| 6 | 13 | 12:00 pm | #1 Dayton 70 vs. #7 Duquesne 56 | ESPNU | 3,166 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| First round campus sites February 25–26 | First round campus sites February 25–26 | First round campus sites February 25–26 | Quarterfinals Richmond Coliseum March 3 | Quarterfinals Richmond Coliseum March 3 | Quarterfinals Richmond Coliseum March 3 | Semifinals Richmond Coliseum March 4 | Semifinals Richmond Coliseum March 4 | Semifinals Richmond Coliseum March 4 | | Championship Richmond Coliseum March 5 | Championship Richmond Coliseum March 5 | Championship Richmond Coliseum March 5 |
| | | | 1 | Dayton | 77 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | VCU | 61 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | VCU | 72 | 8 | VCU | 61 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Richmond | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Richmond | 64 | | | | 1 | Dayton | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 65 | | | | |
| 5 | Fordham | 62 | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 65 | | | | |
| 12 | Davidson | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Davidson | 54 | 5 | Fordham | 58 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 68 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Louis | 91 | 4 | Saint Louis | 68 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | UMass | 51 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | UMass | 51 | | | | | | | | 1 | Dayton | 70 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Duquesne | 56 |
| 6 | La Salle | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Duquesne | 56 |
| 11 | St. Bonaventure | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | St. Bonaventure | 70 | 6 | La Salle | 48 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saint Joseph's | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 77 | 3 | Saint Joseph's | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 51 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 51 | | | | 3 | Saint Joseph's | 63 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Duquesne | 78 | | | | |
| 7 | Duquesne | 66 | | | | | | | 7 | Duquesne | 78 | | | | |
| 10 | George Mason | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | George Mason | 55 | 7 | Duquesne | 62 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | George Washington | 58 | | | | | | | |