2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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.

2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199900
Teams12
SiteFirst Union Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsTemple University (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Chaney (5th title)
MVPQuincy Wadley (Temple)
1999–2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 5 Temple142 .875276  .818
St. Bonaventure115 .6882110  .677
UMass97 .5631716  .515
Fordham79 .4381415  .483
Saint Joseph's79 .4381316  .448
Rhode Island214 .125525  .167
West
Dayton115 .688229  .710
Xavier97 .5632112  .636
George Washington97 .5631515  .500
Virginia Tech88 .5001615  .516
La Salle511 .3131117  .393
Duquesne412 .250920  .310
2000 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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