2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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The 2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played initially at campus sites for the opening round on March 6, 2012 and subsequently at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 9 through March 11, 2012.[1] It was the sixth consecutive year that the tournament was hosted in Boardwalk Hall, matching the longest streak at one site since the tournament was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1997–2002. However, it was the tournament's final year in the run at Boardwalk Hall, as the event moved to Brooklyn's new Barclays Center in 2013. The 2012 tournament was also the last to use campus sites for the opening round, as all tournament games will be played in Brooklyn under the new deal.[2]

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2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsSt. Bonaventure (1st title)
Winning coachMark Schmidt (1st title)
MVPAndrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
Attendance6,101
TelevisionCBSSR, CBSSN, CBS
 2011
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2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Temple133 .813248  .750
Saint Louis124 .750268  .765
Xavier106 .6252313  .639
St. Bonaventure106 .6252012  .625
UMass97 .5632611  .703
La Salle97 .5632113  .618
Dayton97 .5632013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .5632014  .588
Duquesne79 .4381615  .516
Richmond79 .4381616  .500
Charlotte511 .3131317  .433
George Washington511 .3131021  .323
Rhode Island412 .250724  .226
Fordham313 .1881019  .345
2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
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The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. Seeding for the tournament is determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season.[3] The last two teams in the standings do not qualify for the tournament. Opening round games are played at the home of the higher (lower number) seed.

The championship game was nationally televised on CBS.[4]

Tie-breakers

  • Xavier earned the 3rd seed over St. Bonaventure with a 1–0 record in head-to-head games.
  • Four teams (Dayton, La Salle, Massachusetts, and Saint Joseph's) broke a tie for 5th place with a 9–7 conference record, which was done by comparing the composite head-to-head records of all tied teams.[5] Saint Joseph's earned the 5th seed, as they went 3–1 (.750) in games against the other three schools. Dayton earned the 6th seed with a 2–1 (.667) record, La Salle the 7th seed with a 2–2 (.500) record, and Massachusetts the 8th with a 1–4 (.200) record.
  • Duquesne earned the 9th seed over Richmond with a 1–0 record in head-to-head games.
  • George Washington and Charlotte split their season series 1–1. However, George Washington earned the 11th seed over Charlotte by virtue of an 0–1 mark against Xavier (Charlotte went 0–2 against Xavier).[6]

Notes

2012 marks the first year when Rhode Island did not qualify for the tournament, since the league adopted the current format in 2006. Fordham did not qualify for the fourth consecutive year.

Bracket

First round
Campus Sites
March 6, 2012
Quarterfinals
Boardwalk Hall
March 9, 2012
Semifinals
Boardwalk Hall
March 10, 2012
Championship Game
Boardwalk Hall
March 11, 2012
            
1 #21 Temple 71
8 UMass 77
8 UMass 92
9 Duquesne 83
8 UMass 80
4 St. Bonaventure 84
4 St. Bonaventure 71
5 Saint Joseph's 68
5 Saint Joseph's 80
12 Charlotte 64
4 St. Bonaventure 67
3 Xavier 56
2 Saint Louis 78
7 La Salle 71
7 La Salle 80
10 Richmond 72
2 Saint Louis 64
3 Xavier 71
3 Xavier 70
6 Dayton 69
6 Dayton 67
11 George Washington 50

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