# 2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2017–18 season. It was held March 7 through March 11, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Davidson won the tournament by defeating Rhode Island in the championship game. As a result, Davidson received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 14 A-10 schools participated 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.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Rhode Island | 15–3 | |
| 2 | St. Bonaventure | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Davidson | 13–5 | |
| 4 | Saint Joseph's | 10–8 | |
| 5 | George Mason | 9–9 | 3–2 vs. Richmond, SLU, VCU |
| 6 | Saint Louis | 9–9 | 2–2 vs. GM, Richmond, VCU (2–0 vs. Richmond) |
| 7 | Richmond | 9–9 | 3–3 vs. GM, SLU, VCU |
| 8 | VCU | 9–9 | 2–3 vs. GM, Richmond, SLU |
| 9 | Dayton | 8–10 | |
| 10 | Duquesne | 7–11 | 3–0 vs. GW, La Salle |
| 11 | George Washington | 7–11 | 1–2 vs. Duquesne, La Salle |
| 12 | La Salle | 7–11 | 0–2 vs. Duquesne, GW |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 5–13 | |
| 14 | Fordham | 4–14 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 7 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 12 La Salle vs No. 13 Massachusetts | 67–69 | Stadium | 5,333 |
| 1 | 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 11 George Washington vs No. 14 Fordham | 78–72 | Stadium | 5,333 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 8 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 VCU vs No. 9 Dayton | 77–72 | NBCSN | 6,483 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 George Mason vs No. 13 Massachusetts | 80–75 | NBCSN | 6,483 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Richmond vs No. 10 Duquesne | 81–68 | NBCSN | 6,514 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Saint Louis vs No. 11 George Washington | 70–63 | NBCSN | 6,514 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Rhode Island vs No. 8 VCU | 76–67 | NBCSN | 7,321 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Saint Joseph's vs No. 5 George Mason | 68–49 | NBCSN | 7,321 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 St. Bonaventure vs No. 7 Richmond | 83–77 | NBCSN | 7,664 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Davidson vs No. 6 Saint Louis | 78–60 | NBCSN | 7,664 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 10 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Rhode Island No. 4 Saint Joseph's | 90–87 | CBSSN | 8,756 |
| 6 | 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 St. Bonaventure vs No. 3 Davidson | 70–83 | CBSSN | 8,756 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 11 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Rhode Island vs No. 3 Davidson | 57–58 | CBS | 7,643 |
| Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||||
* ↑ The United States began Daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 11, 2018. As a result, times through the semifinal games are in Eastern Standard Time while the Championship game time is in Eastern Daylight Time.
Source

## Bracket

Source:
| First round Wednesday, March 7 Stadium | First round Wednesday, March 7 Stadium | First round Wednesday, March 7 Stadium | Second round Thursday, March 8 NBCSN | Second round Thursday, March 8 NBCSN | Second round Thursday, March 8 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 NBCSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 NBCSN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 11 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 11 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 11 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | Rhode Island | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | VCU | 77 | 8 | VCU | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Dayton | 72 | | | | | | 1 | Rhode Island | 90 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 87 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Saint Joseph's | 68 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 80 | 5 | George Mason | 49 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | La Salle | 67 | 13 | Massachusetts | 75 | | | | | | | | 1 | Rhode Island | 57 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | Davidson | 58 |
| | | | | | | 2 | St. Bonaventure | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Richmond | 81 | 7 | Richmond | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Duquesne | 68 | | | | | | 2 | St. Bonaventure | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Davidson | 82 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Davidson | 78 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Saint Louis | 70 | 6 | Saint Louis | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | George Washington | 78 | 11 | George Washington | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Fordham | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |