NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference on Wednesday announced the 2016-17 men’s basketball conference schedule team pairings. The league’s 14 members will play an 18-game conference schedule for the third consecutive year.
The A-10 is coming off a 40th anniversary celebration season in which eight teams were ranked or earned votes in the national polls. Additionally, eight Atlantic 10 teams earned postseason bids in 2015-16. It marked the ninth year in a row, the A-10 earned at least three bids into the NCAA Tournament. The league also received multiple at-large bids for the 22nd time overall.
There will be 126 conference games in 2016-17, which will allow teams to face each league opponent once and five teams twice. The complete 2016-17 conference schedule with dates, times and national television information will be announced at a later date. The 2017 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship will be played March 8-12, 2017 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The following is a list of each school’s home and away pairings for the 2016-17 season. Bold Italics denotes home and away partners (teams that will play twice).
Davidson
Home- Dayton, Duquesne, George Mason, St. Bonaventure, Fordham, George Washington, Rhode Island, Richmond, VCU
Away – La Salle, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis, Fordham, George Washington, Rhode Island, Richmond, VCU
Dayton
Home – La Salle, George Mason, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Duquesne, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, VCU
Away – Davidson, Fordham, George Washington, Massachusetts, Duquesne, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, VCU
Duquesne
Home – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, VCU, Dayton, Fordham, George Washington, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis
Away – Davidson, George Mason, La Salle, Richmond, Dayton, Fordham, George Washington, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis
Fordham
Home – Dayton, George Washington, Saint Louis, VCU, Davidson, Duquesne, La Salle, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s
Away – George Mason, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Davidson, Duquesne, La Salle, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s
George Mason
Home- Duquesne, Fordham, La Salle, Rhode Island, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond, Saint Louis, VCU
Away- Davidson, Dayton, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond, Saint Louis, VCU
George Washington
Home– Dayton, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, Davidson, Duquesne, George Mason, Richmond, VCU
Away – Fordham, La Salle, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Davidson, Duquesne, George Mason, Richmond, VCU
La Salle
Home – Davidson, Duquesne, George Washington, Richmond, Fordham, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
Away – Dayton, George Mason, St. Bonaventure, VCU, Fordham, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
Massachusetts
Home – Davidson, Dayton, Fordham, Richmond, George Mason, La Salle, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s
Away– Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Louis, VCU, George Mason, La Salle, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s
Rhode Island
Home – Fordham, George Washington, St. Bonaventure, VCU, Davidson, Dayton, La Salle, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph’s
Away – Duquesne, George Mason, Richmond, Saint Louis, Davidson, Dayton, La Salle, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph’s
Richmond
Home – Duquesne, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, Davidson, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, VCU
Away– Dayton, La Salle, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph’s, Davidson, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, VCU
St. Bonaventure
Home – Fordham, George Mason La Salle, VCU, Dayton, Duquesne, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
Away– Davidson, George Washington, Rhode Island, Richmond, Dayton, Duquesne, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
Saint Joseph’s
Home – Davidson, George Washington, George Mason, Richmond, Fordham, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
Away – Dayton, Duquesne, Saint Louis, VCU, Fordham, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
Saint Louis
Home – Davidson, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Dayton, Duquesne, George Mason, La Salle, St. Bonaventure
Away – VCU, Fordham, George Washington, Richmond, Dayton, Duquesne, George Mason, La Salle, St. Bonaventure
VCU
Home – La Salle, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis, Davidson, Dayton, George Mason, George Washington, Richmond
Away – Duquesne, Fordham, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Davidson, Dayton, George Mason, George Washington, Richmond
