NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The University of Dayton Flyers are the 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball regular season champions and the No. 1 seed for the 2020 A-10 Championship, finishing with a 15-1 league record.
Dayton will also serve as the host of the 2020 A-10 Women's Basketball Championship March 6-8, with the first round being held on campus sites Tuesday, March 3. The first-round games, as well as the championship quarterfinals, will be available on ESPN+, while the semifinal games will air on CBS Sports Network. The league's title game will be televised on ESPNU Sunday, March 8 at noon.
With the No. 1 seed, Dayton receives a first-round bye and will play at 11:00 am in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 6 against the winner of No. 8 seeded George Washington (8-8) and No. 9 Richmond (7-9). The Colonials finished in a tie with Davidson, which won the head-to-head tiebreaker to secure the seventh seed. Richmond finished in a tie for the ninth seed with La Salle and won the head-to-head tiebreaker in that scenario.
VCU (13-3) earned the second seed and also secured a first-round bye. The Rams will face the winner of No. 7 Davidson and No. 10 La Salle at 4:30 pm Friday.
Fordham (11-5) earned the third seed to host No. 14 Saint Joseph's (3-13) in the first round Tuesday at 7:00 pm.
Saint Louis (9-7) earned the No. 4 seed after winning a three-way tiebreaker with Massachusetts and Duquesne, which secured the fifth and sixth seeds, respectively. The Billikens will face No. 13 George Mason (3-13), which won a head-to-head tiebreaker with Saint Joseph's, at 8:00 pm Tuesday.
UMass will host 12
th seeded St. Bonaventure at 7:00 pm Tuesday, while Duquesne hosts No. 11 Rhode Island at 7:00 pm.
For more information on the A-10 women's basketball championship, head to championship central at atlantic10.com. Tickets to the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship final hosted at Dayton are available at daytonflyers.com/tickets.
FIRST ROUND | Tuesday, March 3
Game 1: #9 Richmond at #8 George Washington | 7:00 pm | ESPN+
Game 2: #13 George Mason at #4 Saint Louis | 8:00 pm | ESPN+
Game 3: #12 St. Bonaventure at #5 Massachusetts | 7:00 pm | ESPN+
Game 4: #10 La Salle at #7 Davidson | 7:00 pm | ESPN+
Game 5: #14 Saint Joseph's at #3 Fordham | 7:00 pm | ESPN+
Game 6: #11 Rhode Island at #6 Duquesne | 7:00 pm | ESPN+
QUARTERFINALS | Friday, March 6
Game: 7: #1 Dayton vs. Winner of Game 1| 11:00 AM | ESPN+
Game 8: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 | 2:00 PM | ESPN+
Game 9: #2 VCU vs. Winner of Game 4 | 4:30 PM | ESPN+
Game 10: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 | 7:00 PM | ESPN+
SEMIFINALS | Saturday, March 7
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 | 11:00 AM | CBS Sports Network
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 | 1:30 PM | CBS Sports Network
FINAL | Sunday, March 8
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 | Noon | ESPNU