2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament

2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2014–15
Teams 14
Site Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
Champions George Washington (5th title)
Winning coach Jonathan Tsipis (1st title)
MVP Jonquel Jones (George Washington)
Television A10 Digital, ASN, CBSSN, ESPNU
Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournaments
«2014  2016»
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 George Washington† 15 – 1   .938     29 – 4   .879
Dayton 14 – 2   .875     28 – 7   .800
Duquesne 12 – 4   .750     23 – 11   .676
Fordham 11 – 5   .688     21 – 12   .636
Richmond 9 – 7   .563     19 – 14   .576
Rhode Island 8 – 8   .500     17 – 13   .567
Saint Joseph's 8 – 8   .500     13 – 17   .433
VCU 7 – 9   .438     16 – 14   .533
Saint Louis 7 – 9   .438     15 – 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 5 – 11   .313     15 – 15   .500
La Salle 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
George Mason 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
UMass 5 – 11   .313     12 – 18   .400
Davidson 1 – 15   .063     5 – 25   .167
† 2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament was played March 4–8 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. This will be a 14 team Tournament with the addition of Davidson. The top 10 seeds received a first round bye and the top 4 seeds received a double bye. The 2015 tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 George Washington 15–1 (26–3)
#2 Dayton 14–2 (23–5)
#3 Duquense 12–4 (20–9)
#4 Fordham 11–5 (19–10)
#5 Richmond 9–7 (17–12)
#6 Rhode Island 8–8 (16–12) 1–0 vs. St. Joseph's
#7 Saint Joseph's 8–8 (12–16) 0–1 vs. Rhode Island
#8 VCU 7–9 (16–13) 1–0 vs. St. Louis
#9 Saint Louis 7–9 (14–15) 0–1 vs. VCU
#10 George Mason 5–11 (13–16) 2–1 vs. La Salle, St. Bona, UMass
#11 La Salle 5–11 (14–15) 2–2 vs. GM, St. Bona, UMass; 1-0 vs. St. Bona
#12 St. Bonaventure 5–11 (15–14) 2–2 vs. GM, La Salle, UMass; 0-1 vs. La Salle
#13 Massachusetts 5–11 (11–17) 2–3 vs. GM, La Salle, St. Bona
#14 Davidson 1–15 (5–24)

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Wednesday, March 4
1 1 4:30 pm #13 Massachusetts vs. #12 St. Bonaventure A10 Net UMass 55-49
2 7:00 pm #14 Davidson vs. #11 La Salle A10 Net La Salle, 74-63
Second round - Thursday, March 5
2 3 11:30 am #9 Saint Louis vs. #8 VCU A10 Net Saint Louis, 65-58
4 2:00 pm #13 Massachusetts vs. #5 Richmond A10 Net Richmond, 67-63
3 5 4:30 pm #10 George Mason vs. #7 Saint Joseph's A10 Net Saint Joseph's 71-43
6 7:00 pm #11 La Salle vs. #6 Rhode Island A10 Net Rhode Island 65-60
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6
4 7 11:30 am #9 Saint Louis vs. #1 George Washington ASN George Washington 77-63
8 2:00 pm #5 Richmond vs. #4 Fordham ASN Fordham 46-45
5 9 4:30 pm #7 Saint Joseph's vs. #2 Dayton ASN Dayton 80-61
10 7:00 pm #6 Rhode Island vs. #3 Duquesne ASN Duquesne 66-53
Semifinals - Saturday, March 7
6 11 11:00 am #1 George Washington vs. #4 Fordham CBSSN George Washington 72-60
12 1:30 pm #2 Dayton vs. #3 Duquesne CBSSN Dayton 74-60
Championship - Sunday, March 8
7 13 1:00pm #1 George Washington vs. #2 Dayton ESPNU George Washington 75-62

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First round
Wednesday, March 4		 Second round
Thursday, March 5		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 7		 Championship
Sunday, March 8
                                               
1  George Washington 77  
    9  Saint Louis 63  
8  VCU 58
9  Saint Louis 65  
  1  George Washington 72  
  4  Fordham 60  
4  Fordham 46
    5  Richmond 45  
5  Richmond 67
    13  Massachusetts 63  
12  St. Bonaventure 49
13  Massachusetts 55  
1  George Washington 75
2  Dayton 62
2  Dayton 80  
    7  Saint Joseph's 61  
7  Saint Joseph's 71
10  George Mason 43  
  2  Dayton 74
  3  Duquense 60  
3  Duquesne 66
    6  Rhode Island 53  
6  Rhode Island 65
    11  La Salle 60  
11  La Salle 74
14  Davidson 63  

References

    See also

    2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament