2007 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2007 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 7 to March 10, 2007, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. George Washington University won the tournament. Maureece Rice, a guard on George Washington, was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. The top four teams in the conference received first-round byes, while La Salle University and St. Bonaventure University were left out of the tournament because they did not finish in the top twelve of the conference.

2007 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200607
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsGeorge Washington (2nd title)
Winning coachKarl Hobbs (2nd title)
MVPMaureece Rice (George Washington)
2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Xavier133 .813  259  .735
UMass133 .813  249  .727
George Washington115 .688  239  .719
Fordham106 .625  1812  .600
Rhode Island106 .625  1914  .576
Saint Joseph's97 .563  1814  .563
Dayton88 .500  1912  .613
Saint Louis88 .500  2013  .606
Charlotte79 .438  1416  .467
Temple610 .375  1218  .400
Duquesne610 .375  1019  .345
Richmond412 .250  822  .267
St. Bonaventure412 .250  722  .241
La Salle313 .188  1020  .333
2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Final
Saturday, March 10
                                     
 
  1 Xavier 72  
    8 Dayton 51  
8 Dayton 81
9 Charlotte 63  
  1 Xavier 71  
  4 Rhode Island 79  
 
 
  4 Rhode Island 73
    5 Fordham 69  
5 Fordham 63
12 Richmond 61  
  4 Rhode Island 69
  3 George Washington 78
 
 
  2 Massachusetts 71
    7 Saint Louis 74*  
7 Saint Louis 78
10 Duquesne 77  
  7 Saint Louis 40
  3 George Washington 60  
 
 
  3 George Washington 58
    6 Saint Joseph's 48  
6 Saint Joseph's 66
11 Temple 62  

All games played at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
* - Overtime

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