2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 199900
Teams12
Site First Union Spectrum
Philadelphia
Champions Temple University (5th title)
Winning coach John Chaney (5th title)
MVP Quincy Wadley (Temple)
  1999
2001  
1999–2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 5 Temple142 .875276  .818
St. Bonaventure 115 .6882110  .677
UMass 97 .5631716  .515
Fordham 79 .4381415  .483
Saint Joseph's 79 .4381316  .448
Rhode Island 214 .125525  .167
West
Dayton 115 .688229  .710
Xavier 97 .5632112  .636
George Washington 97 .5631515  .500
Virginia Tech 88 .5001615  .516
La Salle 511 .3131117  .393
Duquesne 412 .250920  .310
2000 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 8 to March 11, 2000. 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 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Temple University won the tournament. Dayton and St. Bonaventure also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Quincy Wadley of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Mark Karcher and Pepe Sánchez of Temple were among those joining Wadley on the All-Championship Team.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Final
Saturday, March 11
            
E1 #6 Temple 71
W4 Virginia Tech 52
W4 Virginia Tech 51
E5 Fordham 48
E1 #6 Temple 54
E3 UMass 47
W2 George Washington 68
E3 UMass 86
E3 UMass 77
W6 Duquesne 52
E1 #6 Temple 65
E2 St. Bonaventure 44
W1 Dayton 67
E4 Saint Joseph's 64
E4 Saint Joseph's 65
W5 La Salle 56
W1 Dayton 69
E2 St. Bonaventure 72
E2 St. Bonaventure 72
W3 Xavier 69
W3 Xavier 75
E6 Rhode Island 60

All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  1. sports-reference.com 1999-00 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary