2020 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament

The 2020 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament that concluded the 2019-20 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference. It was played at campus sites on March 3 for the first round, with the remaining games held on March 6–8 at the UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.[1] Dayton won the conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2020 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams14
SiteCampus Sites
Finals siteUD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsDayton (3rd title)
Winning coachShauna Green (2nd title)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+, ESPNU
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 1   .938 25 8   .758
VCU 13 3   .813 20 12   .625
Fordham 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
Duquesne 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Massachusetts 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Davidson 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
George Washington 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Richmond 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
La Salle 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Rhode Island 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Saint Joseph's 3 13   .188 9 20   .310
George Mason 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
2020 A10 Tournament winner
As of December 26, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
1 Dayton‡† 15–1 22–8
2 VCU 13–3 18–11
3 Fordham 11–5 19–10
4 Saint Louis 9–7 17–12 2–0 vs. UMass & Duquesne
5 UMass 9–7 19–10 1–1 vs. Duquesne & Saint Louis
6 Duquesne 9–7 19–10 0–1 vs. UMass & Saint Louis
7 Davidson 8–8 15–14 1–0 vs. George Washington
#8 George Washington 8–8 14–15 0–1 vs. Davidson
#9 Richmond 7–9 14–16 2–0 vs. La Salle
#10 La Salle 7–9 13–16 0–2 vs. Richmond
#11 Rhode Island 6–10 13–15
#12 St. Bonaventure 4–12 7–22
#13 George Mason 3–13 9–19 1–0 vs. St. Joseph's
#14 St. Joseph's 3–13 9–20 0–1 vs. George Mason
‡ – Atlantic 10 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.

† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round - Tuesday, March 3
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Richmond 57 at No. 8 George Washington 49 ESPN+ 454
2 8:00 pm No. 13 George Mason 61 at No. 4 Saint Louis 69 589
3 7:00 pm No. 12 St. Bonaventure 54 at No. 5 UMass 72 680
4 7:00 pm No. 10 La Salle 63 at No. 7 Davidson 67 407
5 7:00 pm No. 14 St. Joseph's 39 at No. 3 Fordham 56 895
6 7:00 pm No. 11 Rhode Island 53 at No. 6 Duquesne 70 609
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6
7 7 11:00 am No. 9 Richmond 68 at No. 1 Dayton 79 ESPN+
8 2:00 pm No. 5 UMass 52 vs. No. 4 Saint Louis 65
8 9 4:30 pm No. 7 Davidson 52 vs. No. 2 VCU 58
10 7:00 pm No. 6 Duquesne 47 vs. No. 3 Fordham 54
Semifinals - Saturday, March 7
9 11 11:00 am No. 1 Dayton 58 vs No. 4 Saint Louis 50 CBSSN
12 1:30 pm No. 2 VCU 59 vs No. 3 Fordham 55
Championship - Sunday, March 8
10 13 12:00 pm No. 1 Dayton 52 vs No. 2 VCU 48 ESPNU

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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  • All times are Eastern.
First round
Campus Sites
March 3
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
University of Dayton Arena
March 6
ESPN+
Semifinals
University of Dayton Arena
March 7
CBSSN
Championship
University of Dayton Arena
March 8
ESPNU
            
1 Dayton 79
9 Richmond 68
8 George Washington 49
9 Richmond 57
1 Dayton 58
4 Saint Louis 50
5 UMass 72
12 St. Bonaventure 54
5 UMass 52
4 Saint Louis 65
4 Saint Louis 69
13 George Mason 61
1 Dayton 52
2 VCU 48
6 Duquesne 70
11 Rhode Island 53
6 Duquesne 47
3 Fordham 54
3 Fordham 59
14 Saint Joseph's 36
3 Fordham 55
2 VCU 60
7 Davidson 67
10 La Salle 63
7 Davidson 52
2 VCU 58

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Women's Basketball Championship". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

See also

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2019 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament