2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 11 through March 14, 2009. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned Atlantic 10 Conference champion. Temple won the tournament with a 69–64 victory over Duquesne.

2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	12
Site	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
Champions	Temple Owls (8th title)
Winning coach	Fran Dunphy (2nd title)
MVP	Dionte Christmas (Temple)
Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournaments

2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Xavier	12	–	4		.750			27	–	8		.771
Dayton	11	–	5		.688			27	–	8		.771
Rhode Island	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Temple†	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
Duquesne	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
La Salle	9	–	7		.563			18	–	13		.581
Richmond	9	–	7		.563			20	–	16		.556
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			17	–	15		.531
Saint Louis	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
UMass	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Charlotte	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
George Washington	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Fordham	1	–	15		.063			3	–	25		.107
† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	First round March 11					Second round March 12					Semifinals March 13					Championship Game March 14
						1	#19 Xavier	66
						9	Saint Louis	47
	8	La Salle	60
	9	Saint Louis	62*
											1	#19 Xavier	53
										4	Temple	55
						4	Temple	79
						5	Saint Joseph's	65
	5	Saint Joseph's	72
	12	Charlotte	62
																4	Temple	69
																7	Duquesne	64
						3	Dayton	69
						6	Richmond	64
	6	Richmond	65
	11	St. Bonaventure	49
											3	Dayton	66
										7	Duquesne	77
						2	Rhode Island	74
						7	Duquesne	78
	7	Duquesne	91
	10	Massachusetts	81

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

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