2025–26 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2025–26 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2025, followed by the start of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2025 and concluded in March 2026. The 2026 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, in March 2026. This was the 50th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. All 14 teams from regular season play earned postseason bids to the 2026 A-10 men's basketball tournament.

Previous season

The 2024–25 season began with non-conference play on November 4, 2024, and conference play on December 30, 2024. The regular season concluded on March 7, 2025. There, George Mason and VCU were the Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions. George Mason won the regular season for the first time since joining the conference, and their first conference regular season title since 2011. The 2025 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 12, 2025, and finished on March 16, 2025. There, the top two seeds, George Mason and VCU, played each other for the tournament championship. VCU won the final, 68–63.

For the second time in three years, the Atlantic 10 only received one bid to the NCAA tournament, where VCU was awarded the 11 seed. There, they played six-seed BYU and lost in the opening round. A record six Atlantic 10 teams received at-large bids into the 2025 National Invitation Tournament: Dayton, George Mason, Loyola Chicago, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, and St. Bonaventure. Loyola Chicago was the furthest advancing A-10 team, reaching the semifinals before losing to eventual NIT champions: Chattanooga. Finally, George Washington accepted a bid into the 2025 College Basketball Crown, where they lost in the first round to Boise State.

VCU guard, Max Shulga, was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year. George Mason's Jared Billups received Defense Player of the Year awards, while Mason's head coach Tony Skinn was named Coach of the Year. Shulga was the 57th pick in the 2025 NBA draft.

Following the conclusion of the 2024–25 academic year, UMass left the Atlantic 10 for the Mid-American Conference.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Fordham fired Keith Urgo at the conclusion of the 2024–25 season. On March 28, 2025, Fordham announced the hiring of Mike Magpayo. After the 2024–25 season, Fran Dunphy retired as head coach of La Salle. On March 11, 2025, La Salle announced the hiring of Darris Nichols. Ryan Odom resigned as the head coach of VCU on March 21, 2025, to accept the head coaching job at his alma mater, Virginia. On March 25, 2025, VCU announced the hiring of Phil Martelli Jr. as his replacement.

Coaches TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordA10 recordA10 titlesA10 tournament titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA championshipsDavidson400000Dayton910100DuquesneDuquesne (Assoc.)200000FordhamUC Riverside100000George MasonMaryland (Asst.)200000George WashingtonMiami (FL) (Assoc.)400000La SalleRadford100000Loyola ChicagoLoyola Chicago (Asst.)510000Rhode IslandIndiana400000RichmondAir Force2112300St. BonaventureRobert Morris1922300Saint Joseph'sPenn100000Saint LouisIndiana State200000VCUBryant100000 Notes:

All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2024–25 season. Overall and Atlantic 10 records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

+ Rankings Team 247 Sports On3Recruits ESPN Commits Davidson 128 96 2 Dayton 88 57 NR 2 Duquesne 152 126 NR 1 Fordham NR NR NR 2 George Mason 85 88 NR 2 George Washington 164 107 NR 1 La Salle 129 NR NR 2 Loyola Chicago 74 82 NR 2 Rhode Island 128 167 NR 1 Richmond 91 122 NR 2 St. Bonaventure NR 186 NR 2 Saint Joseph's 108 123 NR 2 Saint Louis 53 92 NR 5 VCU 69 46 NR 2

Notes: Rankings are up to date as of September 17, 2025

Preseason polls

AP Blue RibbonYearbook CBS Sports Coaches ESPN Fox Sports KenPom NCAA SportsSporting News SportsIllustratedDavidson – – – – – – 118 – – 121Dayton – – 46 – – – 75 – – 70Duquesne – – – – – – 108 – – 132Fordham – – – – – – 269 – – 144George Mason – – – – – – 88 – – 91George Washington – – 68 – – – 67 – – 77La Salle – – – – – – 214 – – 196Loyola Chicago – – 72 – – – 156 – – 66Rhode Island – – – – – – 113 – – 138Richmond – – – – – – 115 – – 149St. Bonaventure – – – – – – 110 – – 98Saint Joseph's – – – – – – 138 – – 113Saint Louis – – 52 – – – 60 – – 47VCU RV – 77 RV – – 64 – – 67

A-10 Preseason Media poll

The preseason poll and Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams were released on September 30, 2025, prior to the season beginning and after The results of the poll are below.

Preseason poll

A-10 MediaPoints 1. VCU 342 (11) 2. Saint Louis 341 (11) 3. Dayton 321 (3) 4. George Washington 296 5. Loyola Chicago 286 6. George Mason 254 7. Saint Joseph's 195 8. St. Bonaventure 185 9.Duquesne 155 10. Richmond 142 11. Davidson 107 12. Rhode Island 102 13. La Salle 56 14. Fordham 53Reference:

Regular season Early season tournaments Tournament Place/FinishDavidsonCharleston Classic Lowcountry bracket2ndDaytonESPN Events Invitational Magic bracket2ndDuquesneVillanova Challenge2ndFordhamNorthern ClassicGeorge MasonSunshine Slam Beach bracket1stGeorge WashingtonCayman Islands ClassicLa Salle Cathedral Classic Loyola Chicago Acrisure Series Rhode Island ESPN Events Invitational Adventure bracket Richmond ESPN Events Invitational Imagination bracket St. Bonaventure Fort Myers Tip-Off Saint Joseph's Jersey Jam Saint Louis Acrisure Invitational VCUBattle 4 Atlantis3rd

Conference matrix   DAV DAY DUQ FOR GMUGWULASLOYURIRICSTBSTJSLUVCUvs. Davidson—1–01–11–11–00–10–10–21–00–20–11–11–01–0vs. Dayton0–1—0–20–10–10–21–00–21–00–10–11–01–12–0vs. Duquesne 1–12–0—0–10–10–10–10–11–10–11–11–02–01–0vs. Fordham1–11–01–0—1–00–11–10–10–21–01–10–11–02–0vs. George Mason0–11–01–00–1—1–10–10–11–11–00–21–10–11–1vs. George Washington1–02–01–01–01–1—0–21–10–10–20–11–01–01–0vs. La Salle1–00–11–01–11–02–0—1–00–21–00–12–02–01–0vs. Loyola Chicago2–02–01–01–01–01–10–1—0–10–11–02–02–01–0vs. Rhode Island0–10–11–12–01–11–02–01–0—0–21–01–00–11–0vs. Richmond2–01–01–00–10–12–00–11–02–0—0–21–01–02–0vs. St. Bonaventure1–01–01–11–12–01–01–00–10–12–0—2–01–01–0vs. Saint Joseph's1–10–10–11–01–10–10–20–20–10–10–2—1–01–0vs. Saint Louis0–11–10–20–11–00–10–20–21–00–10–10–1—0–2vs. VCU0–10–20–10–21–10–10–10–10–10–20–10–12–0—Total10–812–69–98–1011–78–105–134–147–115–134–1413–515–315–3 Through March 10, 2026

Postseason

A-10 tournament

The 2026 Atlantic 10 Conference basketball tournament was held at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, from March 11–15, 2026.

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 9 Midwest Saint Louis W 102–77 vs. Georgia L 72–95 vs. Michigan 11 South VCU W 82–78 vs. North Carolina L 55–76 vs. Illinois W–L (%):Total:

National Invitation Tournament

Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 2 Winston-Salem Dayton W 80–66 vs. Bradley W 80–61 vs. UNC Wilmington L 55–61 vs. Illinois State 3 Auburn George Mason L 71–77 vs. Liberty Albuquerque George Washington W 79–78 vs. Utah Valley L vs. 61–86 New Mexico Albuquerque Saint Joseph's W 69–64 vs. Colorado State W 76–75 vs. California L 69–84 vs. New Mexico Tulsa Davidson L 80–84 vs. Oklahoma State W–L (%): Total:

See also 2025–26 Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball season

References

External links Atlantic 10 men's basketball