1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams12
SiteCoreStates Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsXavier (1st title)
Winning coachSkip Prosser (1st title)
MVPJames Posey (Xavier)
1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 24 Temple133 .813219  .700
Rhode Island124 .750259  .735
UMass124 .7502111  .656
St. Bonaventure610 .3751715  .531
Saint Joseph's313 .1881117  .393
Fordham214 .125621  .222
West
No. 23 Xavier115 .688228  .733
George Washington115 .688249  .727
Dayton115 .6882112  .636
Virginia Tech511 .3131017  .370
Duquesne511 .3131119  .367
La Salle511 .313918  .333
1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 4 to March 7, 1998 at the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament.