1989 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

1989 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	10
Site	The Palestra Philadelphia
Finals site	Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Champions	Rutgers University
Winning coach	Bob Wenzel (1st title)
MVP	Tom Savage (Rutgers)
Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 West Virginia	17	–	1		.944			26	–	5		.839
Temple	15	–	3		.833			18	–	12		.600
Rutgers †	13	–	5		.722			18	–	13		.581
Penn State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11		.389			13	–	15		.464
Duquesne	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
UMass	5	–	13		.278			10	–	18		.357
Saint Joseph's	4	–	14		.222			8	–	21		.276
George Washington	1	–	17		.056			1	–	27		.036
† 1989 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 4 to March 6, 1989, and March 9, 1989, at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, except for the final that was played at Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Rutgers University won the tournament. West Virginia University also received a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Format

All ten conference members participated, with the top six teams in the conference received first-round byes. Seeds were based on regular season conference record.

Bracket

	First Round March 4 Palestra, Philadelphia, PA					Quarterfinals March 5 Palestra					Semifinals March 6 Palestra					Final March 9 Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ
						1	#15 West Virginia	79
						9	Saint Joseph's	59
	8	Massachusetts	83
	9	Saint Joseph's	87
											1	#15 West Virginia	64
											4	Penn State	86
						4	Penn State	84
						5	Rhode Island	68
																4	Penn State	66
																3	Rutgers	70
						2	Temple	64
						7	Duquesne	51
	7	Duquesne	74
	10	George Washington	63
											2	Temple	59
											3	Rutgers	62
						3	Rutgers	100
						6	St. Bonaventure	67

* - Overtime