2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2010 Atlantic 10 I Men's 2010 Atlantic 10 basketball tournament logo.gif 150px Tournament logo 12 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Temple Owls 9th Fran Dunphy 3rd Juan Fernandez Temple Kevin Anderson Richmond 54 The 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played initially at campus sites for the first round on March 9, 2010, and subsequently at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from March 12 through March 14, 2010. The Temple Owls won the tournament and thereby received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. The last two teams in the standings did not qualify for the tournament. Temple's victory was their third consecutive A-10 tournament championship. They became the first team to win three straight since UMass won five consecutive titles from 1992 through 1996.http://www.owlsports.com/news/2010/3/14/MBB_0314101912.aspx?path=mbball Three-Peat! #17/17 Men's Basketball Wins Third Straight Atlantic 10 Title The championship game was nationally televised on CBS, the first time the league's championship game was broadcast by the network.http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030610aac.html Defending Champion Temple The Top Seed For The 2010 A-10 Men's Basketball Championship 2010-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100315123218/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030610aac.html 2010-03-15 dead In years past, ESPN had televised the game. Bracket First roundCampus SitesMarch 9 Second roundBoardwalk HallMarch 12 SemifinalsBoardwalk HallMarch 13 Championship GameBoardwalk HallMarch 14 high 8 2009 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure 83 9 Duquesne 71 5 Rhode Island 87 12 2009 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 76 6 Charlotte 56 11 UMass 59 7 Dayton 70 10 George Washington 60 1 #17 Temple 69 8 St. Bonaventure 51 4 Saint Louis 47 5 Rhode Island 63 3 Richmond 77 11 UMass 72 2 #24 Xavier 78 7 Dayton 73 1 #17 Temple 57 5 Rhode Island 44 3 Richmond 89* 2 #24 Xavier 85 1 #17 Temple 56 3 Richmond 52 Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime. References Category:Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Tournament Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Atlantic City, New Jersey Category:College basketball tournaments in New Jersey