1997 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1997 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 5 to March 8, 1997. 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 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Saint Joseph's University won the tournament. Massachusetts' second round loss to George Washington was their first loss in the conference tournament since 1991. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Temple, and Xavier also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Rashid Bey of Saint Joseph's was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA player Tyson Wheeler of Rhode Island was among those also named to the All-Championship Team. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye.

Bracket

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First Round Wednesday, March 5
RD2=Quarterfinals Thursday, March 6
RD3=Semifinals Friday, March 7
RD4=Final Saturday, March 8
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group2=

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

RD1-seed03=W4
RD1-team03=Dayton
RD1-score03=75
RD1-seed04=E5
RD1-team04=St. Bonaventure
RD1-score04=81

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=La Salle
RD1-score08=49

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

RD1-seed11=E4
RD1-team11=Temple
RD1-score11=64
RD1-seed12=W5
RD1-team12=Duquesne
RD1-score12=47

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

RD1-seed15=W3
RD1-team15=Virginia Tech
RD1-score15=56
RD1-seed16=E6
RD1-team16=Fordham
RD1-score16=53

RD2-seed01=E1
RD2-team01=Saint Joseph's
RD2-score01=71
RD2-seed02=E5
RD2-team02=St. Bonaventure
RD2-score02=59

RD2-seed03=W2
RD2-team03=George Washington
RD2-score03=58
RD2-seed04=E3
RD2-team04=Massachusetts
RD2-score04=49

RD2-seed05=W1
RD2-team05=Xavier
RD2-score05=62
RD2-seed06=E4
RD2-team06=Temple
RD2-score06=69*

RD2-seed07=E2
RD2-team07=Rhode Island
RD2-score07=67
RD2-seed08=W3
RD2-team08=Virginia Tech
RD2-score08=63

RD3-seed01=E1
RD3-team01=Saint Joseph's
RD3-score01=78
RD3-seed02=W2
RD3-team02=George Washington
RD3-score02=70

RD3-seed03=E4
RD3-team03=Temple
RD3-score03=66
RD3-seed04=E2
RD3-team04=Rhode Island
RD3-score04=69*

RD4-seed01=E1
RD4-team01=Saint Joseph's
RD4-score01=61
RD4-seed02=E2
RD4-team02=Rhode Island
RD4-score02=56

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