Atlantic 10 Conference
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| Atlantic 10 Conference | |
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| Classification | NCAA Division I |
| Established | 1975 |
| Members | 15 (14 full; 1 associate) |
| Sports fielded | 21 |
| Region | Eastern United States Midwestern United States |
| States | 8 – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Virginia, North Carolina, also the District of Columbia |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Commissioner | Linda Bruno |
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The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard. It also has two member schools in Ohio: Dayton and Xavier, located in Dayton and Cincinnati, respectively. Another member, Saint Louis is located in St. Louis, Missouri. Although some of its members are state-funded, more than half of its membership is made up of private, Catholic institutions. The Atlantic 10 Conference was originally known as the Eastern 8 Conference. Despite the name, there are 15 partial or full-time members: 14 basketball and other sports, and one affiliate member participates in women's field hockey only.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Full Members
The following is a list of the full members of the conference and the year they joined:
[edit] Associate Members
The following is a list of the associate members and the sport to which they belong to the conference:
Women's field hockey only
- West Chester (1996)
[edit] Past members
- University of Delaware (football only) (1986-2006)†
- Hofstra University (football only) (2001-2006)
- James Madison University (football only) (1993-2006)†
- University of Maine (football only) (1947-2006)†
- University of New Hampshire (football only) (1947-2006)†
- Northeastern University (football only) (1993-2006)†
- Pennsylvania State University (1976-1979; 1982-1991)
- University of Pittsburgh (1976-1982)
- Rutgers University (1976-1995)
- Towson University (football only) (2004-2006)
- Villanova University (1976-1980; 1988-2006 football only)†
- Virginia Tech (1995-2000)
- West Virginia University (1976-1995)
- The College of William & Mary (football only) (1993-2006)†
† Includes time in Yankee Conference, which merged with the Atlantic 10 for football in 1997.
[edit] Men's Basketball Champions
| It has been suggested that Atlantic Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Locations be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) |
| Season | Regular Season Champion(s) | Tournament Champion | |
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| 1977 | East - Rutgers, West - West Virginia/Penn State | Duquesne | |
| 1978 | Rutgers/Villanova | Villanova | |
| 1979 | Villanova | Rutgers | |
| 1980 | Villanova/Duquesne/Rutgers | Villanova | |
| 1981 | Rhode Island/Duquesne | Pittsburgh | |
| 1982 | West Virginia | Pittsburgh | |
| 1983 | East - Rutgers, West - St. Bonaventure/West Virginia | West Virginia | |
| 1984 | Temple | West Virginia | |
| 1985 | West Virginia | Temple | |
| 1986 | Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | |
| 1987 | Temple | Temple | |
| 1988 | Temple | Temple | |
| 1989 | West Virginia | Rutgers | |
| 1990 | Temple | Temple | |
| 1991 | Rutgers | Penn State | |
| 1992 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | |
| 1993 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | |
| 1994 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | |
| 1995 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | |
| 1996 | East - Massachusetts, West - West Virginia/George Washington | Massachusetts | |
| 1997 | East - Saint Joseph's, West - Xavier | Saint Joseph's | |
| 1998 | East - Temple, West - Xavier | Xavier | |
| 1999 | East - Temple, West - George Washington | Rhode Island | |
| 2000 | East - Temple, West - Dayton | Temple | |
| 2001 | Saint Joseph's | Temple | |
| 2002 | East - Temple/Saint Joseph's, West - Xavier | Xavier | |
| 2003 | East - Saint Joseph's, West - Xavier | Dayton | |
| 2004 | East - Saint Joseph's, West - Dayton | Xavier | |
| 2005 | East - Saint Joseph's, West - George Washington | George Washington | |
| 2006 | George Washington | Xavier | |
| 2007 | Xavier/Massachusetts | George Washington |
[edit] Women's Basketball Champions
| Season | Regular Season Champion(s) | Tournament Champion | Tournament Location |
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| 1983 | Penn State | Penn State | Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 1984 | Rutgers | Penn State | Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 1985 | Penn State/Saint Joseph's | Penn State | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1986 | Rutgers | Penn State | WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 1987 | Rutgers | Rutgers | First two rounds: Campus sites; Semifinals and finals: Louis Brown Athletic Center |
| 1988 | Rutgers | Rutgers | First two rounds: Campus sites; Semifinals and finals: Louis Brown Athletic Center |
| 1989 | Rutgers/Saint Joseph's | West Virginia | First two rounds: Campus sites; Semifinals and finals: Louis Brown Athletic Center |
| 1990 | Rutgers/Saint Joseph's | Penn State | First two rounds: Campus sites; Semifinals and finals: Rec Hall |
| 1991 | Penn State | Penn State | First two rounds: Campus sites; Semifinals and finals: Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse |
| 1992 | West Virginia | George Washington | Louis Brown Athletic Center |
| 1993 | Rutgers | Rutgers | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, Washington, D.C. |
| 1994 | George Washington/Rutgers | Rutgers | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse |
| 1995 | George Washington | George Washington | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse |
| 1996 | East - Rhode Island, West - George Washington | George Washington | Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 1997 | East - Saint Joseph's, West - George Washington | Saint Joseph's | First two rounds: Campus sites; Semifinals and finals: Charles E. Smith Athletic Center |
| 1998 | East - Massachusetts, West - George Washington | Virginia Tech | First two rounds: Campus sites; Semifinals and finals: Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 1999 | East - Saint Joseph's, West - Virginia Tech | Saint Joseph's | The Apollo of Temple, Philadelphia |
| 2000 | East - Saint Joseph's, West - George Washington | Xavier | Liacouras Center, Philadelphia |
| 2001 | Xavier | Xavier | Liacouras Center |
| 2002 | East - Temple, West - George Washington | Temple | Liacouras Center |
| 2003 | East - Saint Joseph's, West - George Washington | George Washington | First three rounds: Ryan Center, Kingston, Rhode Island; Finals: Charles E. Smith Athletic Center |
| 2004 | East - Temple, West - George Washington | Temple | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse |
| 2005 | East - Temple, West - George Washington | Temple | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center |
| 2006 | Charlotte/George Washington | Temple | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse |
| 2007 | George Washington | Xavier | Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio |
[edit] Sports sponsored
There are 21 NCAA sports in the conference
- baseball
- men's basketball
- women's basketball
- men's cross country
- women's cross country
- field hockey
- men's golf
- women’s lacrosse
- men's indoor track & field
- women's indoor track & field
- men's outdoor track & field
- women's outdoor track & field
- women's rowing
- men's soccer
- women's soccer
- softball
- men's swimming & diving
- women's swimming & diving
- men's tennis
- women's tennis
- women's volleyball
[edit] A-10 football
[edit] Origin
The A-10 began sponsoring football in 1997 when it absorbed the Yankee Conference, a Division I-AA (now known as Division I FCS) football-only conference. The move was triggered by a change in NCAA rules that reduced the influence of single-sport conferences over NCAA legislation. The following schools were in the Yankee Conference at the time of its demise:
- Boston University
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- James Madison
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Northeastern
- Rhode Island
- Richmond
- Villanova
- William & Mary
Boston University dropped football after the first season of A-10 football. After the 1999 season, UConn started a transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A football (now Division I FBS) that was completed in 2002. In 2004, UConn, already a member of the Big East for other sports, became a football member of that conference. The other schools all remained in the A-10 football conference until its demise after the 2006 season.
[edit] Demise
The 2005 move of Northeastern University, a football-only member of the A-10, to the Colonial Athletic Association for basketball and Olympic sports began a chain of events that would lead to the demise of the A-10 football conference, at least under the A-10 banner.
At that time, the CAA did not sponsor football, but five of its members in the 2004-05 academic year (Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Towson, and William & Mary) were football members of the A-10. The addition of Northeastern gave the CAA six schools with football programs, which under NCAA rules allows a conference to sponsor football. Northeastern agreed to join any future CAA football conference, which meant that the A-10 football conference would drop to six members once CAA football began operation.
With six football members in place, the CAA decided to start a football conference in 2007. The league then invited Richmond, which left the CAA in 2001, to rejoin for football only, because of UR's long-standing in-state rivalries with William & Mary and James Madison. UR accepted the invitation, taking the A-10 football conference below the NCAA minimum of six. Shortly after this, the A-10 football conference opted to disband, with all of its members becoming charter members of the CAA football conference — in effect, this meant that the A-10 football conference was under new management.
[edit] Conference facilities
| School | Basketball arena | Capacity |
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| Charlotte | Dale F. Halton Arena | 9,105 |
| Dayton | University of Dayton Arena | 13,409 |
| Duquesne | A.J. Palumbo Center | 6,200 |
| Fordham | Rose Hill Gym | 3,470 |
| George Washington | Smith Center | 5,000 |
| La Salle | Tom Gola Arena | 4,000 |
| Massachusetts | Mullins Center | 9,349 |
| Rhode Island | Ryan Center | 7,657 |
| Richmond | Robins Center | 9,171 |
| St. Bonaventure | Reilly Center | 6,000 |
| Saint Joseph's | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse | 3,200 |
| Saint Louis | Men: Scottrade Center Women: Bauman-Eberhardt Center | 20,000 2,200 |
| Temple | Liacouras Center | 10,206 |
| Xavier | Cintas Center | 10,250 |
Saint Louis will move both of its basketball teams to the Chaifetz Arena, capacity 10,600, when it opens in 2008.
Saint Joseph's facility is currently being renovated and will hold at least 4,200 people when finished.
[edit] External links
The Atlantic 10 |
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| Charlotte 49ers • Dayton Flyers • Duquesne Dukes • Fordham Rams • George Washington Colonials • La Salle Explorers • UMass Minutemen & Minutewomen • Rhode Island Rams • Richmond Spiders • St. Bonaventure Bonnies • Saint Joseph's Hawks • Saint Louis Billikens • Temple Owls • Xavier Musketeers |
Current Basketball Arenas in the Atlantic 10 Conference |
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| A.J. Palumbo Center (Duquesne) • Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (Saint Joseph's) • Bauman-Eberhardt Center (Saint Louis women) • Cintas Center (Xavier) • Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) • Liacouras Center (Temple) • Mullins Center (Massachusetts) • Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure) • Robins Center (Richmond) • Rose Hill Gym (Fordham) • Ryan Center (Rhode Island) • Scottrade Center (Saint Louis men) • Smith Center (George Washington) • Tom Gola Arena (La Salle) • UD Arena (Dayton) |
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