2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 11 through March 14, 2009. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned Atlantic 10 Conference champion. Temple won the tournament with a 69–64 victory over Duquesne.

2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsTemple Owls (8th title)
Winning coachFran Dunphy (2nd title)
MVPDionte Christmas (Temple)
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Xavier12–4 .750  27–8  .771
Dayton11–5 .688  27–8  .771
Rhode Island11–5 .688  23–11  .676
Temple†11–5 .688  22–12  .647
Duquesne9–7 .563  21–13  .618
La Salle9–7 .563  18–13  .581
Richmond9–7 .563  20–16  .556
Saint Joseph's9–7 .563  17–15  .531
Saint Louis8–8 .500  18–14  .563
UMass7–9 .438  12–18  .400
St. Bonaventure6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Charlotte5–11 .313  11–20  .355
George Washington4–12 .250  10–18  .357
Fordham1–15 .063  3–25  .107
† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  First round
March 11
Second round
March 12
Semifinals
March 13
Championship Game
March 14
                                     
       
  1 #19 Xavier 66  
    9 Saint Louis 47  
8 La Salle 60
9 Saint Louis 62*  
  1 #19 Xavier 53  
  4 Temple 55  
       
       
  4 Temple 79
    5 Saint Joseph's 65  
5 Saint Joseph's 72
12 Charlotte 62  
  4 Temple 69
  7 Duquesne 64
       
       
  3 Dayton 69
    6 Richmond 64  
6 Richmond 65
11 St. Bonaventure 49  
  3 Dayton 66
  7 Duquesne 77  
       
       
  2 Rhode Island 74
    7 Duquesne 78  
7 Duquesne 91
10 Massachusetts 81  

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

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