We are down to the final day of the regular season! Of the 15 teams in the Atlantic 10, only three have clinched their seeding for the A-10 Tournament next week in Henrico! Richmond controls their own destiny to win the A-10 Regular Season, but George Mason has an outside shot at it as well! Three of the four double-byes have been decided, going to Richmond, George Mason, and VCU, while Saint Joseph’s and Duquesne will play for the final spot on Saturday in Pittsburgh. Lots and lots of scenarios still out there, I went through (hopefully all of them, math isn’t my best talent)!
Edit: The A-10 Tournament format is changing from 15 teams to 14 teams due to Davidson’s decision to end their season due to not having enough healthy, eligible players to compete. The clinching scenarios have been updated as of March 1 to be current.
CONFIRMED: Just received word from the league office, the #A10WBB Tournament will proceed as a 14-team field with a four-team First Round. https://t.co/md12NIUfZ6
— Daniel Frank (@n1a2v3y4) March 1, 2024
Here’s how we enter the final day of the regular season:
Updated @A10WBB Standings:
(For seeding)
15-2 Richmond
14-3 George Mason
14-3 Saint Joseph’s
14-3 VCU
13-4 Duquesne
9-8 Rhode Island
9-9 Saint Louis
8-9 Loyola Chicago
8-9 Fordham
5-12 Dayton
5-12 George Washington
4-13 La Salle
2-16 UMass
1-16 St. Bonaventure
8-10 Davidson*— Daniel Frank (@n1a2v3y4) March 1, 2024
Richmond:
Clinches 1-seed with win over St. Bonaventure OR Mason loss to VCU.
Clinches 2-seed with loss to St. Bonaventure AND Mason win over VCU
George Mason:
Clinches 1-seed with win over VCU AND Richmond loss to St. Bonaventure
Clinches 2-seed with win over VCU AND Duquesne win over Saint Joseph’s + Richmond win over St. Bonaventure
Clinches 3-seed with win over VCU AND Saint Joseph’s win over Duquesne + Richmond win over St. Bonaventure
Clinches 4-seed with loss to VCU
VCU:
Clinches 2-seed with win over George Mason
Clinches 3-seed with loss to George Mason AND Duquesne win over Saint Joseph’s
Clinches 4-seed with loss to George Mason AND Saint Joseph’s win over Duquesne
Saint Joseph’s:
Clinches 2-seed with win over Duquesne AND George Mason win over VCU + Richmond win over St. Bonaventure
Clinches 3-seed with win over Duquesne AND George Mason loss to VCU
OR George Mason loss to VCU
OR Richmond loss to St. Bonaventure
Clinches 5-seed with loss to Duquesne AND George Mason win over VCU AND Richmond win over St. Bonaventure
Duquesne:
Clinches 4-seed with win over Saint Joseph’s AND Richmond win over Saint Joseph’s AND George Mason win over VCU
Clinches 5-seed with loss to Saint Joseph’s
Rhode Island, Loyola Chicago, Fordham, and Saint Louis:
Please see graph, there’s 8 possible scenarios and ain’t nobody got time to write all that out
Dayton:
Clinches 10-seed with win over Rhode Island OR George Washington loss to Loyola Chicago
Clinches 11-seed with loss to Rhode Island AND George Washington win over Loyola Chicago
George Washington:
Clinches 10-seed with win over Loyola Chicago AND Dayton loss to Rhode Island
Clinches 11-seed in every other scenario
La Salle: Clinched 12-seed
UMass: Clinched 13-seed
St. Bonaventure: Clinched 14-seed
Still lots to be decided! 14 of 15 teams play on Saturday, setting up an excellent marathon day of A-10 Women’s hoops!
12:00 Dayton vs Rhode Island (ESPN+)
1:00 VCU vs George Mason (ESPN+)
1:00 St. Bonaventure vs Richmond (ESPN+)
2:00 Duquesne vs Saint Joseph’s (ESPN+)
2:00 George Washington vs Loyola Chicago (ESPN+)
2:00 Fordham vs La Salle (ESPN+)
Note: these clinching scenarios are not official, but rather calculated by me, and mistakes are possible. I do my best to give A-10 fans the most complete picture possible, but I apologize in advance for mathematical errors!
Daniel Frank is an alum of George Mason University. The 2024 season marks their 9th season at A10Talk, where they are proud to be the content lead for Women’s Basketball coverage, as well as a senior contributor for Men’s Basketball content. In addition, this season will be Daniel’s 25th year following GW basketball, and their 7th following George Mason. You can follow Daniel on X, formerly known as Twitter, @n1a2v3y4.
