2026 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

2026 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams14
SitePPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ChampionsVCU (4th title)
Winning coachPhil Martelli Jr. (1st title)
TelevisionUSA Network, CNBC, CBSSN, CBS
2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Louis 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
VCU 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Saint Joseph's 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Dayton 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
George Mason 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Davidson 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Duquesne 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Fordham 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
George Washington 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Rhode Island 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Richmond 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
La Salle 5 13   .278 9 23   .281
St. Bonaventure 4 14   .222 17 17   .500
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 9 24   .273
2026 A-10 tournament winner
As of March 19, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2026 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2025–26 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). It was held from March 11–15, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the PPG Paints Arena.[1][2][3] It was the 50th annual edition of the tournament.[4]

Seeds

All 14 A-10 schools will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by winning percentage within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top ten teams will receive a first-round bye, and the top four teams will receive a double-bye, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Record Tiebreaker
1 Saint Louis 15–3 2–0 vs. VCU
2 VCU 15–3 0–2 vs. Saint Louis
3 Saint Joseph's 13–5
4 Dayton 12–6
5 George Mason 11–7
6 Davidson 10–8
7 Duquesne 9–9
8 Fordham 8–10 1–0 vs. George Washington
9 George Washington 8–10 0–1 vs. Fordham
10 Rhode Island 7–11
11 Richmond 5–13 1–0 vs. La Salle
12 La Salle 5–13 0–1 vs. Richmond
13 St. Bonaventure 4–14 1–0 vs. Loyola Chicago
14 Loyola Chicago 4–14 0–1 vs. St. Bonaventure

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 1 11:30 a.m. No. 12 La Salle vs No. 13 St. Bonaventure 80–99 USA Network 4,654
2 2:00 p.m. No. 11 Richmond vs No. 14 Loyola Chicago 67–75
Second round – Thursday, March 12
2 3 11:30 a.m. No. 8 Fordham vs No. 9 George Washington 62–66 USA Network 5,983
4 2:00 p.m. No. 5 George Mason vs No. 13 St. Bonaventure 57–63
3 5 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Duquesne vs No. 10 Rhode Island 67–61 7,526
6 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Davidson vs No. 14 Loyola Chicago 64–59OT
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
4 7 11:30 a.m. No. 1 Saint Louis vs No. 9 George Washington 88–81 USA Network 7,145
8 2:00 p.m. No. 4 Dayton vs No. 13 St. Bonaventure 68–63
5 9 5:00 p.m. No. 2 VCU vs No. 7 Duquesne 71–66 8,114
10 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Saint Joseph's vs No. 6 Davidson 70–58 CNBC
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
6 11 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Saint Louis vs No. 4 Dayton 69–70 CBSSN 8,523
12 3:30 p.m. No. 2 VCU vs No. 3 Saint Joseph's 77–64
Championship – Sunday, March 15
7 13 1:00 p.m. No. 2 VCU vs. No. 4 Dayton 70–62 CBS 9,114
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 11
USA Network
Second round
Thursday, March 12
USA Network
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
USA Network/CNBC
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 15
CBS
1Saint Louis88
8Fordham629George Washington81
9George Washington661Saint Louis69
4Dayton70
4Dayton68
5George Mason5713St. Bonaventure63
12La Salle8013St. Bonaventure634Dayton62
13St. Bonaventure992VCU70
2VCU71
7Duquesne677Duquesne66
10Rhode Island612VCU77
3Saint Joseph's64
3Saint Joseph's70
6Davidson64*6Davidson58
11Richmond6714Loyola Chicago59
14Loyola Chicago75

Source:[5]

* denotes overtime period

References

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  2. ^ "A-10 tournament finds home for 2026". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  3. ^ Staff, WPXI com News (May 21, 2024). "Atlantic 10 men's basketball championship returning to Pittsburgh in 2026". WPXI. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "As the Atlantic-10 Turns 50, It Eyes a Golden Future". Hoops HQ. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "2026 Men's Basketball Bracket (PDF) - Atlantic 10" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved December 19, 2025.