The 2026 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2025–26 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). It was held from March 4–8, 2026, in Henrico, Virginia, at the Henrico Sports & Events Center.
No. 1 Rhode Island defeated defending champions No. 2 George Mason 53–51 in the championship game, claiming their first conference title in program history and sending them to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996.
Seeds All 14 A-10 schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by winning percentage within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top ten teams received a first-round bye, and the top four teams received a double-bye, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.
SeedSchoolConference RecordTiebreaker1Rhode Island 16–21–0 vs. George Mason2George Mason 16–2 0–1 vs. Rhode Island3 Richmond 15–34Davidson 12–65Saint Joseph's 10–8 2–0 vs. La Salle6La Salle 10–8 0–2 vs. Saint Joseph's7Dayton 9–9 1–1 vs. Loyola Chicago 2–0 vs. Saint Joseph's & La Salle8Loyola Chicago9–9 1–1 vs. Dayton 1–2 vs. Saint Joseph's & La Salle9St. Bonaventure 7–11 1–1 vs. George Washington 0–2 vs. Rhode Island & George Mason10George Washington 7–11 1–1 vs. St. Bonaventure 0–4 vs. Rhode Island & George Mason11Saint Louis 5–1312Duquesne4–14 1–1 vs. VCU 0–2 vs. Rhode Island & George Mason13VCU4–141–1 vs. Duquesne 0–3 vs. Rhode Island & George Mason14Fordham2–16
Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Wednesday, March 411NoonNo. 12 Duquesne vs. No. 13 VCU60–52ESPN+1,18122:30 p.m.No. 11 Saint Louis vs. No. 14 Fordham68–60Second round – Thursday, March 52311:00 a.m.No. 8 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 9 St. Bonaventure61−59ESPN+1,43441:30 p.m.No. 5 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 12 Duquesne 66−45355:00 p.m.No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 George Washington 62−541,273 67:30 p.m.No. 6 La Salle vs. No. 11 Saint Louis 59–51Quarterfinals – Friday, March 64711:00 a.m.No. 1 Rhode Island vs. No. 8 Loyola Chicago 71−64 USA Network2,11681:30 p.m. No. 4 Davidson vs. No. 5 Saint Joseph's 64−59USA App595:00 p.m.No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 7 Dayton87–85OTUSA Network2,618107:30 p.m.No. 3 Richmond vs. No. 6 La Salle70−51CNBCSemifinals – Saturday, March 761111:00 a.m.No. 1 Rhode Island vs. No. 4 Davidson55−46CBSSN2,673121:30 p.m.No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 3 Richmond60−45Championship – Sunday, March 87134:00 p.m.No. 1 Rhode Island vs. No. 2 George Mason 53–51 ESPN2 2,724Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket Source:
* denotes overtime period External Links Tournament Photo Gallery by WikiPortraits
References