2026 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament

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2026 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament
2026 Champions the Rhode Island Rams at the Henrico Sports & Events Center
ClassificationDivision I
Season202526
Teams14
SiteHenrico Sports & Events Center
Henrico, Virginia
ChampionsRhode Island (1st title)
Winning coachTammi Reiss (1st title)
MVPAlbina Syla (Rhode Island)
Attendance14,019
TelevisionESPN+, CNBC, CBSSN, ESPN2
 2025
2027 
2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island162 .889285  .848
George Mason162 .8892310  .697
Richmond153 .833268  .765
Davidson126 .6672112  .636
Saint Joseph's108 .5562011  .645
La Salle108 .5561914  .576
Dayton99 .5001714  .548
Loyola Chicago99 .5001618  .471
St. Bonaventure711 .3891716  .515
George Washington711 .3891818  .500
Saint Louis513 .2781221  .364
Duquesne414 .2221219  .387
VCU414 .222823  .258
Fordham216 .1111020  .333
2026 A10 tournament winner

The 2026 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2025–26 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). It was held from March 4–8, 2026, in Henrico, Virginia, at the Henrico Sports & Events Center.[1]

No. 1 Rhode Island defeated defending champions No. 2 George Mason 53–51 in the championship game, claiming their first conference title in program history and sending them to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996.

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. The top ten teams received a first-round bye, and the top four teams received a double-bye, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.[2]

Seed School Conference Record Tiebreaker
1 Rhode Island 16–2 1–0 vs. George Mason
2 George Mason 16–2 0–1 vs. Rhode Island
3 Richmond 15–3
4 Davidson 12–6
5 Saint Joseph's 10–8 2–0 vs. La Salle
6 La Salle 10–8 0–2 vs. Saint Joseph's
7 Dayton 9–9 1–1 vs. Loyola Chicago
2–0 vs. Saint Joseph's & La Salle
8 Loyola Chicago 9–9 1–1 vs. Dayton
1–2 vs. Saint Joseph's & La Salle
9 St. Bonaventure 7–11 1–1 vs. George Washington
0–2 vs. Rhode Island & George Mason
10 George Washington 7–11 1–1 vs. St. Bonaventure
0–4 vs. Rhode Island & George Mason
11 Saint Louis 5–13
12 Duquesne 4–14 1–1 vs. VCU
0–2 vs. Rhode Island & George Mason
13 VCU 4–14 1–1 vs. Duquesne
0–3 vs. Rhode Island & George Mason
14 Fordham 2–16

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 4
1 1 Noon No. 12 Duquesne vs. No. 13 VCU 60–52 ESPN+ 1,181
2 2:30 p.m. No. 11 Saint Louis vs. No. 14 Fordham 68–60
Second round – Thursday, March 5
2 3 11:00 a.m. No. 8 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 9 St. Bonaventure 61−59 ESPN+ 1,434
4 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 12 Duquesne 66−45
3 5 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 George Washington 62−54 1,273
6 7:30 p.m. No. 6 La Salle vs. No. 11 Saint Louis 59–51
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
4 7 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Rhode Island vs. No. 8 Loyola Chicago 71−64 USA Network 2,116
8 1:30 p.m. No. 4 Davidson vs. No. 5 Saint Joseph's 64−59 USA App
5 9 5:00 p.m. No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 7 Dayton 87–85OT USA Network 2,618
10 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Richmond vs. No. 6 La Salle 70−51 CNBC
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
6 11 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Rhode Island vs. No. 4 Davidson 55−46 CBSSN 2,673
12 1:30 p.m. No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 3 Richmond 60−45
Championship – Sunday, March 8
7 13 4:00 p.m. No. 1 Rhode Island vs. No. 2 George Mason 53–51 ESPN2 2,724
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

References

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