Some insight into the Dukes' A10 schedule
By Colin Dunlap | 3:07 p.m. Friday
The Atlantic 10 directors of athletics, men's and women's
head basketball coaches and conference staff concluded four days of meetings at
The Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg,
Va.
Among the highlights were the format
for the 2011 A-10 Men's Basketball Championship was reconfirmed; the 2010
regular season men's basketball conference schedule was approved; league
officials discussed conference and NCAA legislation as well as potential
conference realignment pertaining to both the A-10 and national Division I
conferences. The directors also reaffirmed the continued development of an
Atlantic 10 strategic initiative plan focusing on the five core areas of
importance in the mission of the Atlantic 10 Conference. All Olympic sport championship
sites for the 2010-11 season were approved, along with a final review of the league's
postgraduate scholarship nominations.
After
seeing an increase in the revenue and dramatic rise in attendance at the 2010 Men's
Basketball Championship, the format for the 2011 Championship (Mar. 8-13) will
remain the same. The top 12 teams at the conclusion of the regular season will
advance to the 2011 Championship, with the top four seeds earning byes. First
round contests will be played on the campuses of teams seeded
fifth-thru-eighth. The setting for the Championship then shifts to Boardwalk
Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
The
finals of the 35th annual Men's Basketball Championship will
be held on Sunday, Mar. 13, and televised live at 1:00pm on network CBS for the
second consecutive year. Fans can reserve all-session tickets
for the 2011 Championship by calling Boardwalk Hall at (609) 348-7021.
The A-10 will once again play a
16-game men's basketball conference schedule in 2010-11, which allows
teams to face each opponent once and three teams twice.
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And here you go with some insight into the Dukes' schedule:
HOME GAMES: CHA, GW, URI, TEM, XAV (DAY, SBU, SLU)
AWAY GAMES: FOR, LAS, UMASS, RICH, SJU (DAY, SBU, SLU)