2025–26 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

2025–26 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 3, 2025 – March 7, 2026
Teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, CBSSN, USA, ESPN+
NBA Draft
2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
Saint Louis 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
Richmond 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Dayton 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Fordham 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
George Washington 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Rhode Island 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
VCU 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Davidson 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Duquesne 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
Saint Joseph's 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
La Salle 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308
Loyola Chicago 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308
† 2026 A-10 tournament winner
As of December 22, 2025

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

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball 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.[1] Shulga was the 57th pick in the 2025 NBA draft.[2]

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

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record A10 record A10 titles A10 tournament titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Davidson Matt McKillop Davidson (Asst.) 4 52–49 (.515) 19–35 (.352) 0 0 0 0 0
Dayton Anthony Grant Oklahoma City Thunder (Asst.) 9 173–82 (.678) 100–42 (.704) 1 0 1 0 0
Duquesne Dru Joyce III Duquesne (Assoc.) 2 13–19 (.406) 8–10 (.444) 0 0 0 0 0
Fordham Mike Magpayo UC Riverside 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
George Mason Tony Skinn Maryland (Asst.) 2 50–21 (.704) 24–12 (.667) 0 0 0 0 0
George Washington Chris Caputo Miami (FL) (Assoc.) 4 55–36 (.604) 23–31 (.426) 0 0 0 0 0
La Salle Darris Nichols Radford 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Loyola Chicago Drew Valentine Loyola Chicago (Asst.) 5 83–51 (.619) 44–28 (.611) 1 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island Archie Miller Indiana 4 42–56 (.429) 18–36 (.333) 0 0 0 0 0
Richmond Chris Mooney Air Force 21 361–290 (.555) 180–151 (.544) 1 2 3 0 0
St. Bonaventure Mark Schmidt Robert Morris 19 327–238 (.579) 167–139 (.546) 2 2 3 0 0
Saint Joseph's Steve Donahue Penn 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Louis Josh Schertz Indiana State 2 19–15 (.559) 11–7 (.611) 0 0 0 0 0
VCU Phil Martelli Jr. Bryant 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0

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.[9]

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team 247 Sports[10] On3Recruits[11] ESPN[12] 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

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
AP[13] Blue Ribbon
Yearbook[14] 		CBS Sports[15] Coaches[16] ESPN[17] Fox Sports[18] KenPom NCAA Sports[19] Sporting News[20] Sports
Illustrated[21]
Davidson – – – – – – 118 – – 121
Dayton – – 46 – – – 75 – – 70
Duquesne – – – – – – 108 – – 132
Fordham – – – – – – 269 – – 144
George Mason – – – – – – 88 – – 91
George Washington – – 68 – – – 67 – – 77
La Salle – – – – – – 214 – – 196
Loyola Chicago – – 72 – – – 156 – – 66
Rhode Island – – – – – – 113 – – 138
Richmond – – – – – – 115 – – 149
St. Bonaventure – – – – – – 110 – – 98
Saint Joseph's – – – – – – 138 – – 113
Saint Louis – – 52 – – – 60 – – 47
VCU 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.[22]

Preseason poll
A-10 Media Points
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 53
Reference:[22]
(#) first-place votes

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Tournament Place/Finish
Davidson Charleston Classic Lowcountry bracket 2nd
Dayton ESPN Events Invitational Magic bracket 2nd
Duquesne Villanova Challenge 2nd
Fordham Northern Classic
George Mason Sunshine Slam Beach bracket 1st
George Washington Cayman Islands Classic
La 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
VCU Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd

Conference matrix

  DAV DAY DUQ FOR GMU GWU LAS LOY URI RIC STB STJ SLU VCU
vs. Davidson — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Dayton 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Duquesne 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Fordham 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. George Mason 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. George Washington 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. La Salle 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Loyola Chicago 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Rhode Island 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Richmond 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. St. Bonaventure 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Saint Joseph's 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0
vs. Saint Louis 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0
vs. VCU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 —
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Postseason

A-10 tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation tournament

Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

See also

  • 2025–26 Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball season

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