Atlantic 10 Basketball: VCU, Dayton among most likely to grab autobid

Atlantic 10 Basketball: VCU, Dayton among most likely to grab 2019 autobid

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 08: A general view as the George Washington Colonials play the Saint Louis Billikens during the second half in the Second Round of the Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 8, 2018 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 13: A detailed view of a Spalding basketball during a quarterfinal game between the Davidson Wildcats and La Salle Explorers in the 2015 Men’s Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament at the Barclays Center on March 13, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) /

With just three games left in the Atlantic 10 Basketball regular season, we’ve seen enough to determine which teams will be the threats to cut down the nets at the looming conference tournament.

Don’t let these rankings give you the impression that the teams listed are head and shoulders above the rest of the pack — they are not by any means. If there’s any piece of knowledge that the A10 season thus far has imparted to us, it’s that anybody can beat anybody on a given night. That fact has been proven time and time again, with Davidson’s loss to UMass and Dayton’s recent loss to Rhode Island being just a few examples.

These are instead the teams that have been getting it done on a more consistent basis than the others and have certain factors working in their favor, whether that be coaching, momentum, depth, or experience. I should add as a disclaimer that Duquesne, Rhode Island, and La Salle are all essentially even with the teams in the 4-6 range of this group and that arguments could be made for each one of them deserving to be listed.

Certainly, their potential abilities to make deep runs in Brooklyn should not be overlooked simply because they are not included in this piece.

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