The Real Prestige Rankings: Part VIII

7) Atlantic 10 – Average Score:  148.71

1) Temple – 538 (19, 20)

2) Xavier – 418 (32, 17)

3) Massachusetts – 242 (51, 42)

4) St. Joseph’s – 180 (T-59, T-57)

5) Charlotte – 148 (66, 73)

6) Rhode Island – 146 (T-67, T-134)

7) George Washington – 128 (75, 123)

8) Richmond – 124 (T-76, T-65)

9) Saint Louis – 72 (T-102, T-148)

10) Dayton – 42 (T-130, T-168)

11) La Salle – 40 (T-132, T-132)

T-12) St. Bonaventure – 2 (T-226, T-278)

T-12) Fordham – 2 (T-226, T-214)

14) Duquesne – 0 (T-273, 293)

The Atlantic 10 just barely squeaked ahead of the Mountain West in the rankings, posting an average team point total of less than .5 points higher than the Mountain West.  The Atlantic 10 has more teams that have had very good tournament success.  The top 8 teams all have well over 100 points.

Temple took first place, Xavier took second, and UMass took third in this conference, all teams well above the teams below them in point total. 

Surprisingly, the Atlantic 10 has only one Final Four appearance in the past 24 seasons.  That came in 1996 when UMass, led by Marcus Camby and coached by John Calipari, made the semi-final round as a No. 1 seed.  They lost to fellow No. 1 seed and eventual champion Kentucky.

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