2008 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year = 2008
Conference = Atlantic 10
Gender = Men's


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Teams = 12
Arena = Boardwalk Hall
City = Atlantic City, New Jersey
Champions = Temple
TitleCount = 7th
Coach = Fran Dunphy
CoachCount = 1st
MVP = Dionte Christmas [ [http://owlsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031508aad.html Owls Win Atlantic 10 Championship With 69-64 Victory Over Rival Saint Joseph's] ]
MVPTeam = Temple
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The 2008 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 12 through March 15, 2008. By winning the tournament, Temple received an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned Atlantic 10 Conference champion. Xavier and Saint Joseph's also received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament. Dionte Christmas of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

eeding

The seeding for the tournament is based on regular-season record during Atlantic 10 Conference play. Each team played a 16 game schedule. Charlotte, Richmond, and Saint Joseph's all finished with records of 9-7. Richmond won the tiebreaker by having a 2-1 record among the tied schools. Saint Joseph's came second from the tiebreaker with a record of 1-1. Also, La Salle and Dayton both finished with 8-8 records. La Salle won the tiebreaker by having beaten Dayton during the regular season. Lastly, Duquesne, Rhode Island, and Saint Louis all finished with records of 7-9. Because the teams were all 1-1 in games amongst each other, the tie was broken by record against the highest ranked teams in the conference. In the end, Saint Louis won the tiebreaker as a result of a 1-1 record vs. Massachusetts. Duquesne (0-1 vs. Massachusetts) then got the tiebreaker over Rhode Island (0-2).

The top four teams receive byes to the second round of the tournament. Because they did not finish in the top 12 in the Atlantic 10, George Washington and St. Bonaventure did not qualify for the tournament.

Bracket

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=First round March 12
RD2=Second round March 13
RD3=Semifinals March 14
RD4= Championship Game March 15
RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Dayton
RD1-score01=63*
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Saint Louis
RD1-score02=62

RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team07=Saint Joseph's
RD1-score07=80
RD1-seed08=12
RD1-team08=Fordham
RD1-score08=62

RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=La Salle
RD1-score09=82
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Duquesne
RD1-score10=79

RD1-seed15=6
RD1-team15=Charlotte
RD1-score15=75
RD1-seed16=11
RD1-team16=Rhode Island
RD1-score16=73

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Xavier
RD2-score01=74
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Dayton
RD2-score02=65

RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=Richmond
RD2-score03=47
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-team04=St. Joseph's
RD2-score04=61

RD2-seed05=2
RD2-team05=Temple
RD2-score05=84
RD2-seed06=7
RD2-team06=La Salle
RD2-score06=75

RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Massachusetts
RD2-score07=65
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Charlotte
RD2-score08=69

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Xavier
RD3-score01= 53
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=St. Joseph's
RD3-score02=61

RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Temple
RD3-score03=60
RD3-seed04=6
RD3-team04=Charlotte
RD3-score04=45

RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team01=St. Joseph's
RD4-score01=64
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Temple
RD4-score02=69Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

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