2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsSt. Bonaventure (1st title)
Winning coachMark Schmidt (1st title)
MVPAndrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
Attendance6,101
TelevisionCBSSR, CBSSN, CBS
← 2011
2013 →
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 13 – 3   .813 24 – 8   .750
Saint Louis 12 – 4   .750 26 – 8   .765
Xavier 10 – 6   .625 23 – 13   .639
St. Bonaventure† 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
UMass 9 – 7   .563 26 – 11   .703
La Salle 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
Dayton 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563 20 – 14   .588
Duquesne 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Richmond 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
Charlotte 5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433
George Washington 5 – 11   .313 10 – 21   .323
Rhode Island 4 – 12   .250 7 – 24   .226
Fordham 3 – 13   .188 10 – 19   .345
† 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played initially at campus sites for the opening round on March 6, 2012 and subsequently at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 9 through March 11, 2012.[1] It was the sixth consecutive year that the tournament was hosted in Boardwalk Hall, matching the longest streak at one site since the tournament was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1997–2002. However, it was the tournament's final year in the run at Boardwalk Hall, as the event moved to Brooklyn's new Barclays Center in 2013. The 2012 tournament was also the last to use campus sites for the opening round, as all tournament games will be played in Brooklyn under the new deal.[2]

The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. Seeding for the tournament is determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season.[3] The last two teams in the standings do not qualify for the tournament. Opening round games are played at the home of the higher (lower number) seed.

The championship game was nationally televised on CBS.[4]

  1. ^ "A-10 To Hold 2010, 2011, 2012 Men's Basketball Championships At Boardwalk Hall In Atlantic City". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "A-10, Barclays Center Form Partnership; Bring A-10 Championship To Brooklyn". Atlantic 10 Conference. September 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tie-Breaking Scenarios" (PDF). atlantic10 conferebce. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "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 March 26, 2010.