1996 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1996 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 6 to March 9, 1996. The tournament was played at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The University of Massachusetts won the tournament for the fifth year in a row. Massachusetts eventually reached the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. George Washington, Temple, and Virginia Tech also received bids to the tournament. Carmelo Travieso of Massachusetts was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Marcus Camby (Massachusetts), Marc Jackson (Temple), and Tyson Wheeler (Rhode Island) were 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 6
RD2=Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7
RD3=Semifinals Friday, March 8
RD4=Final Saturday, March 9
group1=
group2=

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

RD1-seed03=W4
RD1-team03=Dayton
RD1-score03=60
RD1-seed04=E5
RD1-team04=St. Bonaventure
RD1-score04=72

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

RD1-seed07=E3
RD1-team07=Saint Joseph's
RD1-score07=80*
RD1-seed08=W6
RD1-team08=Duquesne
RD1-score08=72

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

RD1-seed11=E4
RD1-team11=Rhode Island
RD1-score11=85
RD1-seed12=W5
RD1-team12=La Salle
RD1-score12=59

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

RD1-seed15=W3
RD1-team15=Xavier
RD1-score15=61
RD1-seed16=E6
RD1-team16=Fordham
RD1-score16=54

RD2-seed01=E1
RD2-team01=Massachusetts
RD2-score01=69
RD2-seed02=E5
RD2-team02=St. Bonaventure
RD2-score02=56

RD2-seed03=W2
RD2-team03=George Washington
RD2-score03=81
RD2-seed04=E3
RD2-team04=Saint Joseph's
RD2-score04=71

RD2-seed05=W1
RD2-team05=Virginia Tech
RD2-score05=71
RD2-seed06=E4
RD2-team06=Rhode Island
RD2-score06=77

RD2-seed07=E2
RD2-team07=Temple
RD2-score07=67
RD2-seed08=W3
RD2-team08=Xavier
RD2-score08=50

RD3-seed01=E1
RD3-team01=Massachusetts
RD3-score01=74
RD3-seed02=W2
RD3-team02=George Washington
RD3-score02=65

RD3-seed03=E4
RD3-team03=Rhode Island
RD3-score03=52
RD3-seed04=E2
RD3-team04=Temple
RD3-score04=64

RD4-seed01=E1
RD4-team01=Massachusetts
RD4-score01=75
RD4-seed02=E2
RD4-team02=Temple
RD4-score02=61

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