2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played initially at campus sites for the opening round on March 6, 2012 and subsequently at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 9 through March 11, 2012. It was the sixth consecutive year that the tournament was hosted in Boardwalk Hall, matching the longest streak at one site since the tournament was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1997–2002. However, it was the tournament's final year in the run at Boardwalk Hall, as the event moved to Brooklyn's new Barclays Center in 2013. The 2012 tournament was also the last to use campus sites for the opening round, as all tournament games will be played in Brooklyn under the new deal.

2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsSt. Bonaventure (1st title)
Winning coachMark Schmidt (1st title)
MVPAndrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
Attendance6,101
TelevisionCBSSR, CBSSN, CBS
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Temple133 .813248  .750
Saint Louis124 .750268  .765
Xavier106 .6252313  .639
St. Bonaventure106 .6252012  .625
UMass97 .5632611  .703
La Salle97 .5632113  .618
Dayton97 .5632013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .5632014  .588
Duquesne79 .4381615  .516
Richmond79 .4381616  .500
Charlotte511 .3131317  .433
George Washington511 .3131021  .323
Rhode Island412 .250724  .226
Fordham313 .1881019  .345
2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. Seeding for the tournament is determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. The last two teams in the standings do not qualify for the tournament. Opening round games are played at the home of the higher (lower number) seed.

The championship game was nationally televised on CBS.

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