1983 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was the seventh held by the Atlantic 10 Conference, and the first under the conference's current name. It was held in Philadelphia at The Spectrum from March 7–12, 1983. West Virginia defeated Temple 86-78 to win their first tournament championship. Terence Stansbury of Temple was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

1983 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams10
SiteThe Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ChampionsWest Virginia
Winning coachGale Catlett (1st title)
MVPTerence Stansbury (Temple)
1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rutgers11–3 .786  23–8  .742
Saint Joseph's8–6 .571  15–13  .536
Temple5–9 .357  14–15  .483
UMass4–10 .286  9–20  .310
Rhode Island3–11 .214  9–19  .321
West Virginia †10–4 .714  23–8  .742
St. Bonaventure10–4 .714  20–10  .667
Penn State9–5 .643  17–11  .607
Duquesne6–8 .429  12–16  .429
George Washington4–10 .286  14–15  .483
† 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  First Round
March 7, 1983
Quarterfinals
March 9, 1983
Semi-Finals
March 11, 1983
Finals
March 12, 1983
                                     
       
  E1 Rutgers 79  
    E4 Massachusetts 73  
E4 Massachusetts 91
E5 Rhode Island 74  
  E1 Rutgers 67  
  E3 Temple 72  
       
       
  E2 St. Joseph's (PA) 69
    E3 Temple 88  
     
       
  E3 Temple 78
  W2 West Virginia 86
       
       
  W1 St. Bonaventure 77
    W5 George Washington 67  
W4 Duquesne 70
W5 George Washington 71  
  W1 St. Bonaventure 62
  W2 West Virginia 86  
       
       
  W2 West Virginia 82
    W3 Penn State 72  
     
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