1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 4 to March 7, 1998. The tournament was played at the The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Temple, and George Washington also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. James Posey of Xavier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Including Posey, 4 of the 5 players on the All-Championship Team were from Xavier. Joining Posey were Torraye Braggs, Lenny Brown and Darnell Williams of Xavier, and Shawnta Rogers of George Washington. Posey and Braggs would eventually play in the NBA, while Rogers would also play professionally. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye.

Bracket

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First Round Wednesday, March 4
RD2=Quarterfinals Thursday, March 5
RD3=Semifinals Friday, March 6
RD4=Final Saturday, March 7
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group2=

RD1-seed01=
RD1-team01=
RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team02=
RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03=W4
RD1-team03=La Salle
RD1-score03=72
RD1-seed04=E5
RD1-team04=Saint Joseph's
RD1-score04=73

RD1-seed05=
RD1-team05=
RD1-score05=
RD1-seed06=
RD1-team06=
RD1-score06=

RD1-seed07=E3
RD1-team07=Massachusetts
RD1-score07=64
RD1-seed08=W6
RD1-team08=Virginia Tech
RD1-score08=58

RD1-seed09=
RD1-team09=
RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team10=
RD1-score10=

RD1-seed11=E4
RD1-team11=St. Bonaventure
RD1-score11=75
RD1-seed12=W5
RD1-team12=Duquesne
RD1-score12=62

RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=
RD1-score13=
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=
RD1-score14=

RD1-seed15=W3
RD1-team15=Dayton
RD1-score15=68
RD1-seed16=E6
RD1-team16=Fordham
RD1-score16=60

RD2-seed01=E1
RD2-team01=Temple
RD2-score01=76
RD2-seed02=E5
RD2-team02=Saint Joseph's
RD2-score02=52

RD2-seed03=W2
RD2-team03=George Washington
RD2-score03=88
RD2-seed04=E3
RD2-team04=Massachusetts
RD2-score04=83

RD2-seed05=W1
RD2-team05=Xavier
RD2-score05=68
RD2-seed06=E4
RD2-team06=St. Bonaventure
RD2-score06=44

RD2-seed07=E2
RD2-team07=Rhode Island
RD2-score07=83
RD2-seed08=W3
RD2-team08=Dayton
RD2-score08=70

RD3-seed01=E1
RD3-team01=Temple
RD3-score01=64
RD3-seed02=W2
RD3-team02=George Washington
RD3-score02=78

RD3-seed03=W1
RD3-team03=Xavier
RD3-score03=95
RD3-seed04=E2
RD3-team04=Rhode Island
RD3-score04=80

RD4-seed01=W2
RD4-team01=George Washington
RD4-score01=63
RD4-seed02=W1
RD4-team02=Xavier
RD4-score02=77

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