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2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams12
SiteBarclays Center
Brooklyn, New York
ChampionsSaint Louis (1st title)
Winning coachJim Crews (1st title)
MVPDwayne Evans (Saint Louis)
TelevisionNBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
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2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Saint Louis 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 25 VCU 12 4   .750 27 9   .750
Butler 11 5   .688 27 9   .750
La Salle 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Temple 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
UMass 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Xavier 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Charlotte 8 8   .500 21 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Richmond 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
Dayton 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
St. Bonaventure 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
George Washington 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Rhode Island 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
Fordham 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Duquesne 1 15   .063 8 22   .267
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played on March 14–17 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The top 12 teams in the final standings qualified for the tournament, The 2013 championship game was nationally televised on CBS.[1] As the tournament champion, Saint Louis received the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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The top twelve teams qualified for the tournament. 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 Saint Louis 13–3 (24–6)
#2 VCU 12–4 (24–7)
#3 Temple 11–5 (23–8) 1–0 vs. St. Louis
#4 La Salle 11–5 (21–8) 0–1 vs. St. Louis, 1–0 vs. Butler
#5 Butler 11–5 (24–7) 0–2 vs. St. Louis, 0–1 vs. La Salle
#6 Massachusetts 9–7 (19–10) 1–0 vs. Xavier
#7 Xavier 9–7 (17–13) 0–1 vs. Massachusetts
#8 Richmond 8–8 (18–13) 0–1 vs Saint Louis, 1–1 vs VCU
#9 Charlotte 8–8 (20–10) 0–1 vs. Saint Louis, 0–1 vs VCU, 1–0 vs. St. Joseph's
#10 Saint Josephs 8–8 (17–12) 0–1 vs. Saint Louis, 0–1 vs VCU, 0–1 vs. Charlotte
#11 George Washington 7–9 (13–16) 2–0 vs. Dayton + St Bonaventure
#12 Dayton 7–9 (17–13) 1–1 vs. George Washington + St Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure 7–9 (14–15) 0–2 vs. Dayton + George Washington

Eliminated from Conference tournament: St. Bonaventure (7–9), Rhode Island (3–13), Fordham (3–13), Duquesne (1–15)

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 14, 2013
NBC Sports Network
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15, 2013
Comcast SportsNet (Regional)
Semi-finals
Saturday, March 16, 2013
CBS Sports Network
Championship
Sunday, March 17, 2013
CBS
            
1 #16 Saint Louis 72
9 Charlotte 55
8 Richmond 63
9 Charlotte 68
1 #16 Saint Louis 67
5 Butler 56
4 La Salle 58
5 Butler 69
5 Butler 73
12 Dayton 67
1 #16 Saint Louis 62
2 #25 VCU 56
2 #25 VCU 82
10 St. Joseph's 79
7 Xavier 57
10 St. Joseph's 58
2 #25 VCU 71
6 Massachusetts 62
3 Temple 74
6 Massachusetts 79
6 Massachusetts 77
11 George Washington 72

All times listed are Eastern

References

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  1. ^ "A-10 Men's Basketball Championship To Be Aired On CBS Sports Beginning In 2010; New Championship Format Unveiled". Atlantic 10. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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