1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 4 to March 7, 1998. The tournament was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Temple, and George Washington also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. James Posey of Xavier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Including Posey, 4 of the 5 players on the All-Championship Team were from Xavier. Joining Posey were Torraye Braggs, Lenny Brown and Darnell Williams of Xavier, and Shawnta Rogers of George Washington. Posey and Braggs would eventually play in the NBA, while Rogers would also play professionally. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye.

1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams12
SiteThe Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsXavier
Winning coachSkip Prosser (1st title)
MVPJames Posey (Xavier)
1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 24 Temple13–3 .813  21–9  .700
Rhode Island12–4 .750  25–9  .735
UMass12–4 .750  21–11  .656
St. Bonaventure6–10 .375  17–15  .531
Saint Joseph's3–13 .188  11–17  .393
Fordham2–14 .125  6–21  .222
West
No. 23 Xavier †11–5 .688  22–8  .733
George Washington11–5 .688  24–9  .727
Dayton11–5 .688  21–12  .636
Virginia Tech5–11 .313  10–17  .370
Duquesne5–11 .313  11–19  .367
La Salle5–11 .313  9–18  .333
† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket
  First Round
Wednesday, March 4		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5		 Semifinals
Friday, March 6		 Final
Saturday, March 7
                                     
 
  E1 #24 Temple 76  
    E5 Saint Joseph's 52  
W4 La Salle 72
E5 Saint Joseph's 73  
  E1 #24 Temple 64  
  W2 George Washington 78  
 
 
  W2 George Washington 88
    E3 Massachusetts 83  
E3 Massachusetts 64
W6 Virginia Tech 58  
  W2 George Washington 63
  W1 Xavier 77
 
 
  W1 Xavier 68
    E4 St. Bonaventure 44  
E4 St. Bonaventure 75
W5 Duquesne 62  
  W1 Xavier 95
  E2 Rhode Island 80  
 
 
  E2 Rhode Island 83
    W3 Dayton 70  
W3 Dayton 68
E6 Fordham 60  

All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* - Overtime

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