2020–21 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season is the 45th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in late November, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. League play will begin in early January and end in early March.

2020–21 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 25, 2020 – March 14, 2021
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBSSN, NBCSN, CBS
Regular season
Tournament
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
St. Bonaventure7–2 .778  9–2  .818
VCU6–2 .750  13–4  .765
Davidson6–2 .750  10–5  .667
UMass6–2 .750  7–4  .636
Richmond4–2 .667  10–4  .714
Dayton7–4 .636  11–5  .688
Duquesne6–5 .545  7–6  .538
Rhode Island6–7 .462  9–11  .450
La Salle5–7 .417  8–11  .421
George Mason4–6 .400  8–8  .500
George Washington2–3 .400  3–9  .250
Saint Louis1–2 .333  8–3  .727
Fordham2–9 .182  2–9  .182
Saint Joseph's0–9 .000  1–14  .067
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Atlantic 10 Tournament is scheduled to be held from March 10–14, 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Dayton is the defending regular season champion. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champion.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Prior to the season at the conference's annual media day, awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of the league's head coaches and select media members.[1]

Rank Team
1Richmond (19)
2Saint Louis (7)
3Dayton (2)
4St. Bonaventure
5Duquesne
6Rhode Island
7Davidson
8UMass
9VCU
10George Mason
11George Washington
12Saint Joseph's
13La Salle
14Fordham
(first place votes)

Preseason all-conference teams
Award Recipients
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team Kellan Grady, Davidson
Jalen Crutcher, Dayton
Tre Mitchell, UMass
Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Jordan Goodwin, Saint Louis
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team Marcus Weathers, Duquesne
Blake Francis, Richmond
Grant Golden, Richmond
Kyle Lofton, St. Bonaventure
Ryan Daly, Saint Joseph's
Hasahn French, Saint Louis
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team Sincere Carry, Duquesne
Javon Greene, George Mason
AJ Wilson, George Mason
Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure
Javonte Perkins, Saint Louis
Nah'Shon Hyland, VCU
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team AJ Wilson, George Mason
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure
Hasahn French, Saint Louis
Jordan Goodwin, Saint Louis

Regular season

Early season tournaments
Team Tournament Finish
Davidson Maui Invitational[lower-alpha 1] 7th
Dayton N/A N/A
Duquesne Wade Houseton Tipoff Classic
Fordham N/A N/A
George Mason DC Paradise Jam[lower-alpha 2] 2nd
George Washington Veterans Classic 2nd
La Salle N/A N/A
Massachusetts N/A N/A
Rhode Island 2K Empire Classic 4th
Hall of Fame Tip-Off 1st
Richmond Bluegrass Showcase 1st
Saint Joseph's Fort Myers Tip Off 4th
Saint Louis Billiken Classic 1st
St. Bonaventure N/A N/A
VCU Crossover Classic 3rd
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maui Invitational Tournament was played at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina instead of the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii.
  2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Paradise Jam Tournament was played at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. instead of the Sports and Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Rankings
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
    First Place votes shown in ()
Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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19		Final
Davidson AP
C
Dayton AP
C RV RV*
Duquesne AP
C
Fordham AP
C
George Mason AP
C
George Washington AP
C
La Salle AP
C
UMass AP
C
Rhode Island AP
C
Richmond AP RV 19 19 RV RV RV
C RV RV* 19 25 23 RV RV RV
Saint Joseph's AP
C
Saint Louis AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 24 25 22 RV RV
C RV RV* RV RV RV RV 23 24 RV 24 RV RV
St. Bonaventure AP RV RV
C RV RV
VCU AP RV
C

*USA TODAY did not release a Coaches Poll for Week 2.

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games: one game vs. eight opponents and two games against five opponents.

  DAV DAY DUQ FOR GMU GWU LAS UMA URI RIC STJ STL SBA VCU
vs. Davidson –1–00–10–10–00–00–10–10–11–00–10–00–00–0
vs. Dayton 0–1–1–11–00–20–11–00–00–10–00–00–10–01–0
vs. Duquesne 1–01–1–0–20–01–10–00–00–10–00–10–02–00–0
vs. Fordham 1–00–12–0–0–01–01–12–01–00–00–00–01–00–0
vs. George Mason 0–02–00–00–0–0–00–10–11–01–00–20–01–01–0
vs. George Washington 0–01–01–10–10–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–0
vs. La Salle 1–00–10–01–11–00–0–2–01–00–10–10–10–01–0
vs. UMass 1–00–00–00–21–00–00–2–0–20–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Rhode Island 1–01–01–00–10–10–00–12–0–1–00–10–00–11–1
vs. Richmond 0–10–00–00–00–10–01–00–00–1–0–10–01–00–0
vs. Saint Joseph's 1–00–01–00–02–00–01–00–01–01–0–0–01–01–0
vs. Saint Louis 0–01–00–00–00–00–01–00–00–00–00–0–0–10–0
vs. St. Bonaventure 0–00–00–20–10–10–00–00–01–00–10–11–0–0–1
vs. VCU 0–00–10–00–00–10–10–10–01–10–00–10–01–0–
Total 6–27–46–52–94–62–35–76–26–74–20–91–27–26–2

Records against other conferences

2020–21 records against non-conference foes as of January 9, 2021. Records shown for regular season only.

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