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 | |
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| 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 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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