Atlantic 10: Conference tournament preview

ATLANTIC 10

BEGINS: Wednesday

CHAMPIONSHIP: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

WHERE: Brooklyn, N.Y.

OVERVIEW: With five teams in contention for a tournament bid and four teams with 13 or more conference wins, this tournament could get chaotic. A few weeks ago Dayton would have been the favorite, but the Flyers have been in a slump the last couple of weeks. St. Bonaventure, a team right on the bubble, has been the hottest team in the conference lately, winning its last four games. A big factor in the Bonnies’ recent success has been senior guard Marcus Posley, who scored a Division I season-high 47 points against Saint Joseph’s on March 2 to help lift his team to an 98-90 victory. VCU, Saint Joseph’s and George Washington are the other teams to watch out for in this tournament.

STANDINGS

Dayton (14-4, 24-6)

Virginia Commonwealth (14-4, 22-9)

St. Bonaventure (14-4, 22-7)

St. Joseph’s (13-5, 24-7)

George Washington (11-7, 22-9)

Davidson (10-8, 18-11)

Rhode Island (9-9, 17-14)

Fordham (8-10, 17-12)

Richmond (7-11, 15-15)

Massachusetts (6-12, 13-17)

Duquesne (6-12, 16-15)

George Mason (5-13, 11-20)

Saint Louis (5-13, 10-20)

La Salle (4-14, 8-21)

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