1990 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1990 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was held as the conclusion to the 1989-90 Atlantic 10 Conference collegiate men's basketball season.

1990 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams10
SiteThe Palestra
Philadelphia and
McGonigle Hall
Philadelphia
ChampionsTemple
Winning coachJohn Chaney (4th title)
MVPMark Macon (Temple)
1989–90 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Temple †15–3 .833  20–11  .645
Penn State13–5 .722  25–9  .735
West Virginia11–7 .611  16–12  .571
Rhode Island11–7 .611  15–13  .536
Rutgers11–7 .611  18–17  .514
UMass10–8 .556  17–14  .548
George Washington6–12 .333  14–17  .452
Saint Joseph's5–13 .278  7–21  .250
Duquesne5–13 .278  7–22  .241
St. Bonaventure3–15 .167  8–20  .286
† 1990 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

First Round, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals were held on consecutive days from March 3 to March 5, 1990, at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

Finals were held on March 8, 1990, at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, in which the Temple Owls beat the Massachusetts Minutemen by a two point margin to win the Tournament on home ground.[1]

Temple was the only team to receive an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The top six teams in the conference received first-round byes.

Bracket
  First Round
March 3
Palestra, Philadelphia, PA		 Quarterfinals
March 4
Palestra		 Semifinals
March 5
Palestra		 Final
March 8
McGonigle Hall, Philadelphia
                                     
       
  1 Temple 61  
    9 Duquesne 50  
8 Saint Joseph's 70
9 Duquesne 96  
  1 Temple 65  
  5 Rutgers 57  
       
       
  4 Rhode Island 79
    5 Rutgers 80  
     
       
  1 Temple 53
  6 Massachusetts 51
       
       
  2 Penn State 83
    7 George Washington 72  
7 George Washington 85
10 St. Bonaventure 77  
  2 Penn State 59
  6 Massachusetts 64  
       
       
  3 West Virginia 55
    6 Massachusetts 78  
     

[2]

Trivia

Although Tournament champions and overall season champions are awarded separately, in the 1989-90 season the Temple Owls won both.[1]

The Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Finals have only ever been won by a margin of two points one other time, when the Saint Louis Billikens beat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in 2019.[3]

References
  1. "1989-90 Atlantic 10 Conference Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide - Atlantic 10". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 122. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. "2018-19 Atlantic 10 Conference Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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