2021 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament (A-10) was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2020–21 season. It was originally scheduled to be held from March 10 through March 14, 2021, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Due to COVID-19 regulations, the tournament was moved to Richmond, Virginia and was set to be played entirely at the Robins Center and Siegel Center, respectively homes of A-10 members Richmond and VCU.

2021 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2020–21
Teams	14
Site	Siegel Center & Robins Center UD Arena Richmond, Virginia Dayton, Ohio
Champions	St. Bonaventure (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mark Schmidt (2nd title)
MVP	Osun Osunniyi (St. Bonaventure)
Attendance	3,000
Television	ESPN+, NBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
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2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
St. Bonaventure†	11	–	4		.733			16	–	5		.762
VCU	10	–	4		.714			19	–	7		.731
Davidson	7	–	4		.636			13	–	9		.591
Saint Louis	6	–	4		.600			14	–	7		.667
UMass	6	–	4		.600			8	–	7		.533
George Mason	8	–	6		.571			13	–	9		.591
Dayton	9	–	7		.563			14	–	10		.583
Richmond	6	–	5		.545			14	–	9		.609
Duquesne	7	–	7		.500			9	–	9		.500
Rhode Island	7	–	10		.412			10	–	15		.400
George Washington	3	–	5		.375			5	–	12		.294
La Salle	6	–	11		.353			9	–	16		.360
Saint Joseph's	3	–	9		.250			5	–	15		.250
Fordham	2	–	11		.154			2	–	12		.143
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

The A-10 later announced that it had swapped the dates of its men's and women's tournaments. The bulk of the men's tournament was now played at the aforementioned Richmond venues from March 3 through 6. The first round and both semifinals were hosted by VCU, while the second round and both quarterfinals were split between both venues. The women's tournament, being held at the Siegel Center, took over the original men's tournament dates. Both tournament finals were held on March 14, with the women's final in Richmond and the men's final at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.^[1]

Seeds

All 14 A-10 schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by winning percentage within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. Any team that did not play above 60 percent of the median number of conference games played by other members would be seeded by their NET ranking within the conference rather than by winning percentage, but all teams ultimately qualified to be seeded by winning percentage. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top four teams received a double-bye, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.^[1][2]

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

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Location	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 3
1	1	12:00 pm	No. 12 La Salle vs No. 13 Saint Joseph's	Siegel Center	66–72	ESPN+	250
	2	2:00 pm	No. 11 George Washington vs No. 14 Fordham	Siegel Center	53–49
Second round – Thursday, March 4
2	3	11:00 am	No. 8 Richmond vs No. 9 Duquesne	Siegel Center	62–67	NBCSN	250
	4	1:00 pm	No. 5 UMass vs No. 13 Saint Joseph's	Robins Center	100–66
3	5	3:30 pm	No. 7 Dayton vs No. 10 Rhode Island	Siegel Center	82–74		250
	6	5:30 pm	No. 6 George Mason vs No. 11 George Washington	Robins Center	73–59
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5
4	7	11:00 am	No. 1 St. Bonaventure vs No. 9 Duquesne	Siegel Center	75–57	NBCSN	250
	8	1:00 pm	No. 4 Saint Louis vs No. 5 UMass	Robins Center	86–72
5	9	3:30 pm	No. 2 VCU vs No. 7 Dayton	Siegel Center	73–68		250
	10	5:30 pm	No. 3 Davidson vs No. 6 George Mason	Robins Center	99–67
Semifinals – Saturday, March 6
6	11	6:00 pm	No. 1 St. Bonaventure vs No. 4 Saint Louis	Siegel Center	71–53	CBSSN	250
	12	9:00 pm	No. 2 VCU vs No. 3 Davidson	Siegel Center	64–52
Championship – Sunday, March 14
7	13	1:00 pm	No. 1 St. Bonaventure vs No. 2 VCU	UD Arena	74–65	CBS	1,500

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 3 ESPN+					Second round Thursday, March 4 NBCSN					Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 NBCSN					Semifinals Saturday, March 6 CBSSN					Championship Sunday, March 14 CBS
											1	St. Bonaventure	75
						8	Richmond	62			9	Duquesne	59
						9	Duquesne	67								1	St. Bonaventure	71
																4	Saint Louis	53
											4	Saint Louis	86
						5	UMass	100			5	UMass	72
	12	La Salle	66			13	Saint Joseph's	66													1	St. Bonaventure	74
	13	Saint Joseph’s	72																		2	VCU	65
											2	VCU	73
						7	Dayton	84			7	Dayton	68
						10	Rhode Island	72								2	VCU	64
																3	Davidson	52
											3	Davidson	99
						6	George Mason	73			6	George Mason	67
	11	George Washington	53			11	George Washington	59
	14	Fordham	49

* denotes overtime period

References

1. "Atlantic 10 Adjusts Men's, Women's Basketball Championship Dates" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
2. "St. Bonaventure Earns Men's Basketball Regular Season Title, Championship Top Seed". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.