2019 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament that conclude the 2018–19 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference. It was played at campus sites on March 5 for the first round, with the remaining games held on March 8–10 at the Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] Fordham defeated VCU, 62–47, to win the tournament championship and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2]

2019 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams14
SiteCampus Sites
Finals sitePalumbo Center
Pittsburgh, PA
ChampionsFordham (2nd title)
Winning coachStephanie Gaitley (2nd title)
MVPMary Goulding (Fordham)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+, ESPNU
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fordham †13–3 .813  25–9  .735
VCU13–3 .813  24–10  .706
Duquesne11–5 .688  19–13  .594
Dayton10–6 .625  17–14  .548
Davidson10–6 .625  17–15  .531
Saint Louis9–7 .563  15–16  .484
George Mason8–8 .500  16–14  .533
Massachusetts7–9 .438  16–16  .500
Saint Joseph's7–9 .438  12–19  .387
George Washington7–9 .438  10–20  .333
Richmond6–10 .375  9–21  .300
St. Bonaventure5–11 .313  8–22  .267
La Salle3–13 .188  6–25  .194
Rhode Island3–13 .188  8–21  .276
† 2019 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

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 ‡† – VCU 13–3 21–8 1–0 vs. Fordham
#2 † – Fordham 13–3 22–8 0–1 vs. VCU
#3 Duquesne 11–5 17–12
#4 Dayton 10–6 15–12 1–0 vs. Davidson
#5 Davidson 10–6 16–13 0–1 vs. Dayton
#6 Saint Louis 9–7 14–15
#7 George Mason 8–8 16–13
#8 Saint Joseph's 7–9 11–18 2-0 vs. GW/UMass
#9 George Washington 7–9 11–18 1–1 vs. SJU/UMass
#10 UMass 7–9 15–15 0-2 vs. SJU/GW
#11 Richmond 6–10 9–20
#12 St. Bonaventure 5–11 8–21
#13 La Salle 3–13 6–24 1–0 vs. URI
#14 Rhode Island 3–13 8–20 0–1 vs. LAS
‡ – Atlantic 10 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.

† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round - Tuesday, March 5
1
3:00 pm
No. 9 George Washington at No. 8 Saint Joseph's
ESPN+
278
2
7:00 pm
No. 13 La Salle at No. 4 Dayton
1,001
3
7:00 pm
No. 12 St. Bonaventure at No. 5 Davidson
462
4
12:00 pm
No. 10 UMass at No. 7 George Mason
259
5
7:00 pm
No. 14 Rhode Island at No. 3 Duquesne
601
6
8:00 pm
No. 11 Richmond at No. 6 Saint Louis
608
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 8
7
7
11:00 am
No. 8 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 1 VCU
ESPN+
1,009
8
2:00 pm
No. 4 Dayton vs. No. 5 Davidson
8
9
4:30 pm
No. 10 UMass vs. No. 2 Fordham
10
7:00 pm
No. 3 Duquesne vs. No. 6 Saint Louis
Semifinals - Saturday, March 9
9
11
11:00 am
No. 1 VCU vs. No. 4 Dayton
CBSSN
12
1:30 pm
No. 2 Fordham vs. No. 3 Duquesne
Championship - Sunday, March 10
10
13
12:00 pm
No. 1 VCU vs. No. 2 Fordham
ESPNU

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket
  • All times are Eastern.
  First Round
Campus Sites
March 5
ESPN+		 Quarterfinals
Palumbo Center
March 8
ESPN+		 Semifinals
Palumbo Center
March 9
CBSSN		 Championship
Palumbo Center
March 10
ESPNU
                                     
       
  1 VCU 58  
    8 Saint Joseph's 47  
8 Saint Joseph's 61
9 George Washington 49  
  1 VCU 61  
  4 Dayton 52  
5 Davidson 74  
12 St. Bonaventure 49  
  5 Davidson 65
    4 Dayton 84  
4 Dayton 65
13 La Salle 38  
  1 VCU 47
  2 Fordham 62
6 Saint Louis 58  
11 Richmond 49  
  6 Saint Louis 51
    3 Duquesne 72  
3 Duquesne 106
14 Rhode Island 69  
  3 Duquesne 34
  2 Fordham 76  
7 George Mason 80  
10 UMass 86 2OT  
  10 UMass 62
    2 Fordham 73  
     
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References
  1. "2019 Women's Basketball Championship". Atlantic10.com.
  2. "Fordham women win Atlantic 10 Tournament, advance to NCAAs". miamiherald. Retrieved 2019-03-10.

See also

2019 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

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