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The 2026 Atlantic 10 Men’s Tournament bracket in logo form. | Chris Dobbertean using logos from SportsLogos.net
2026 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics
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Format
Traditional bracket.
Site
The Atlantic 10 Tournament is back in Pittsburgh after a year at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. preceded by two years at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Participants
All 14 teams will play in this season’s event. UMass moved to the MAC, so there’s one fewer first-round game.
Schedule
Downloadable PDF Bracket
First Round (Wed. 3/11)
USA Network will air both games.
Gm. 1: (13) St. Bonaventure (15-16, 4-14) vs. (12) La Salle (9-22, 5-13), 11:30
The Explorers won 78-74 in Philadelphia on 1/17.
Gm. 2: (14) Loyola Chicago (8-23, 4-14) vs. (11) Richmond (15-16, 5-13), 2*
The Ramblers won 69-66 in Chicago on 2/28.
Second Round (Thurs. 3/12)
USA Network will air all four games.
Gm. 3: (9) George Washington (17-14, 8-10) vs. (8) Fordham (17-14, 8-10), 11:30
The Rams won 79-65 in Washington, D.C. on 1/31.
Gm. 4: Gm. 1 winner vs. (5) George Mason (23-8, 11-7), 2*
Gm. 5: (10) Rhode Island (16-15, 7-11) vs. (7) Duquesne (17-14, 9-9), 5
Home split: Dukes 76-61 on 2/1 and Rams 64-52 on 3/4.
Gm. 6: Gm. 2 winner vs. (6) Davidson (19-12, 10-8), 7:30*
Quarterfinals (Fri. 3/13)
USA Network will air all four games.
Gm. 7: Gm. 3 winner vs. (1) Saint Louis (27-4, 15-3), 11:30
Gm. 8: Gm. 4 winner vs. (4) Dayton (21-10, 12-6), 2*
Gm. 9: Gm. 5 winner vs. (2) VCU (24-7, 15-3), 5
Gm. 10: Gm. 6 winner vs. (3) Saint Joseph’s (21-10, 13-5), 7:30*
Semifinals (Sat. 3/14)
CBSSN will air both games.
Gm. 11: Gm. 7 winner vs. Gm. 8 winner, 1
Gm. 12: Gm. 9 winner vs. Gm. 10 winner, 3:30*
Championship (Sun. 3/15)
Gm. 13: Semifinal winners, 1 (CBS)
Mayhem Potential
Data originally posted by Bob Vetrone Jr. on Twitterin 2020 with my own additions for the seasons beyond.
The Atlantic 10 Tournament has a reputation for being one of the most unpredictable ones out there. However, the 2 seed has been shut out since the NCAA field expanded to 68 in 2011. In 2025, George Mason was unable to break the streak, but VCU—the very team that topped the Patriots in OT last March gets its own chance in 2026. Note that the 2024 final featured the 5 and 6 seeds.
- 1 seed (4): 2013, 2021, 2023, 2025
- 4 seed (4): 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
- 6 seed (3): 2019, 2022, 2024
- 3 seed (2): 2011, 2018
- 5 seed (1): 2015
NCAA Bid Totals In The 68-Team Era
- 6 bids (1): 2014 (4-6 record, 13 teams)
- 5 bids (1): 2013 (7-5 record, 16 teams)
- 4 bids (1): 2012 (3-4 record, 14 teams)
- 3 bids (5): 2011 (3-3 record, 14 teams), 2015 (2-3, 14), 2016 (2-3, 14), 2017 (1-3, 14), 2018 (2-3, 14)
- 2 bids (4): 2019 (0-2 record, 14 teams), 2021 (0-1, 14), 2022 (1-2, 14), 2024 (2-2, 15)
- 1 bid (2): 2023 (0-1 record, 15 teams), 2025 (0-1, 15)
The Atlantic 10 has only placed a pair of teams in three of the last five NCAA Tournaments that have been played. Making matters worse, VCU was unable to play its game against Oregon in 2021 due to COVID issues. With the quality of the bubble in 2026, the Rams should join Saint Louis in the field, with a third bid possible with some upsets.
Last Conference Tournament Titles
VCU: 2025 (1 seed)
Duquesne: 2024 (6 seed)
Loyola Chicago: 2022 (4 seed, MVC)
Richmond: 2022 (6 seed)
St. Bonaventure: 2021 (1 seed)
Saint Louis: 2019 (6 seed)
Davidson: 2018 (3 seed)
Rhode Island: 2017 (4 seed)
Saint Joseph’s: 2016 (4 seed)
George Mason: 2008 (3 seed, CAA)
George Washington: 2005 (West 1 seed)
Dayton: 2003 (West 2 seed)
Fordham: 1992 (1 seed, Patriot League)
La Salle: 1992 (2 seed, MAAC)
Fordham, George Mason, La Salle, and Loyola Chicago are the only current Atlantic 10 members that have not won the conference tournament. Dayton last won in 2003, though the Flyers would have been favored had the 2020 event taken place, since they were a likely No. 1 NCAA seed.
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