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Atlantic 10 Basketball: 2023 conference tournament preview and predictions

By Adam Bernstein

Mar 14, 2021; Dayton, Ohio, USA; A view of the A10 championship trophy after the final game of the Atlantic 10 tournament with the Virginia Commonwealth Rams and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies at University of Dayton Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 14, 2021; Dayton, Ohio, USA; A view of the A10 championship trophy after the final game of the Atlantic 10 tournament with the Virginia Commonwealth Rams and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies at University of Dayton Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /
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Is the Atlantic 10 a one-bid league?

In most years, VCU would be a lock for the big dance after winning the regular season. But with how poor the A-10 did in the non-conference, the at-large hopes for any team are slim to none. The Rams may have a case if they made the finals but losses to Jacksonville and St. Bonaventure don’t help matters.

Over the last decade, there have typically been at least two teams to come out of the conference in the field of 68. As the Atlantic 10 is one of college basketball’s premier mid-major conferences, many wondered if the league would transition to three programs making the NCAA tournament each season.

If VCU wins the Atlantic 10 tournament, the conference would be lucky to have at least a couple of teams make the NIT. Dayton, Saint Louis, and even Fordham have potential cases to make but with auto-bids building up in that tournament, the number of teams in this league that’ll play in the postseason could be a true all-time low.

It’s ultimately a “down year” for the conference but that’s what makes this tournament even more important, as everyone is playing for the same thing.

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