2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament

2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams15
SiteChase Fieldhouse
Wilmington, Delaware
ChampionsSaint Louis (1st title)
Winning coachRebecca Tillett (1st title)
MVPJulia Martinez (Saint Louis)
Attendance9,098
TelevisionESPN+, CBSSN, ESPNU
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2022–23 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
UMass 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
Fordham 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Saint Louis 10 6   .625 17 18   .486
Richmond 8 6   .571 21 11   .656
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
George Washington 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
La Salle 8 7   .533 17 14   .548
Duquesne 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
George Mason 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Davidson 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Dayton 5 10   .333 7 21   .250
VCU 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
St. Bonaventure 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Loyola Chicago 1 15   .063 6 24   .200
2023 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

The 2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2022–23 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). It was held from March 1–5, 2023, in Wilmington, Delaware at Chase Fieldhouse.

Seeds

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All 15 A-10 schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by winning percentage within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top 9 teams received a first-round bye and the top four teams received a double-bye, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Record Tiebreaker
1 Massachusetts 14-2 1-1 vs. Rhode Island; 2-1 vs. Saint Louis & Fordham
2 Rhode Island 14-2 1-1 vs. Massachusetts; 1-1 vs. Saint Louis & Fordham
3 Saint Louis 10-6 1-0 vs. Fordham
4 Fordham 10-6 0-1 vs. Saint Louis
5 Richmond 8-6
6 Saint Joseph’s 9-7 1-0 vs. George Washington
7 George Washington 9-7 0-1 vs. Saint Joseph’s
8 La Salle 8-7
9 George Mason 8-8 1-0 vs. Duquesne
10 Duquesne 8-8 0-1 vs. George Mason
11 Davidson 6-8
12 Dayton 5-10
13 VCU 4-12
14 St. Bonaventure 3-13
15 Loyola-Chicago 1-15

Schedule

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Session Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 1
1 1 12:00 pm No. 12 Dayton vs No. 13 VCU 67–61 ESPN+ 780
2 2:30 pm No. 10 Duquesne vs No. 15 Loyola Chicago 58–57
3 5:00 pm No. 11 Davidson vs No. 14 St. Bonaventure 70–51
Second round – Thursday, March 2
2 4 11:00 am No. 8 La Salle vs No. 9 George Mason 58–64 ESPN+ 780
5 1:30 pm No. 5 Richmond vs No. 12 Dayton 71–60
3 6 5:00 pm No. 7 George Washington vs No. 10 Duquesne 71–68 875
7 7:30 pm No. 6 Saint Joseph’s vs No. 11 Davidson 64–53
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
4 8 11:00 am No. 1 Massachusetts vs No. 9 George Mason 63–50 ESPN+ 1,300
9 1:30 pm No. 4 Fordham vs No. 5 Richmond 65-70
5 10 5:00 pm No. 2 Rhode Island vs No. 7 George Washington 68-56 1,109
11 7:30 pm No. 3 Saint Louis vs No. 6 Saint Joseph’s 59-44
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
6 12 11:00 am No. 1 Massachusetts vs No. 5 Richmond 80-60 CBSSN 1,923
13 1:30 pm No. 2 Rhode Island vs No. 3 Saint Louis 56-59
Championship – Sunday, March 5
7 14 12:00 pm No. 1 Massachusetts vs No. 3 Saint Louis 85-91OT ESPNU 2,331

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 1
ESPN+
Second round
Thursday, March 2
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
ESPN+
Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 5
ESPNU
1Massachusetts63
8La Salle589George Mason50
9George Mason641Massachusetts80
5Richmond60
4Fordham65
5Richmond715Richmond70
12Dayton6712Dayton601Massachusetts85
13VCU613Saint Louis91*
2Rhode Island68
7George Washington717George Washington56
10Duquesne5810Duquesne682Rhode Island56
15Loyola Chicago573Saint Louis59
3Saint Louis59
6Saint Joseph’s646Saint Joseph’s44
11Davidson7011Davidson53
14St. Bonaventure51

* denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "2023 #A10WBB Championship". atlantic10.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.