NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Fourteenth-seeded Duquesne will face No. 11 seed Rhode Island at 3:30 p.m. in the opening round of the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship on Wednesday, March 9 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

The DU/URI game will be preceded by No. 12 La Salle vs. No. 13 Saint Joseph's at 1:00 p.m. Matt Martucci and John Feinstein will be on the call for both games (ESPN+).

ESPN+ will air Wednesday's first-round games while USA Network will carry the entire second round Thursday and all four quarterfinal matchups Friday. CBS Sports Network will air the semifinals Saturday at 1:00 and 3:30 pm. The championship final is set for 1:00 pm on CBS Sports as part of their annual Selection Sunday coverage.

Davidson, which won the Atlantic 10 regular season title with a 15-3 conference record, will be the No. 1 seed for the 14-team tournament which runs through Sunday, March 13.

The Wildcats receive one of four double byes into the quarterfinals. In addition to Davidson, second-seeded Dayton, (14-4), No. 3 VCU (14-4) and No. 4 St. Bonaventure (12-5) earned the double byes. Davidson plays at noon on Friday, followed by St. Bonaventure at 2:30 pm. Dayton opens the evening session at 6:00 pm and VCU will play in the last quarterfinal at 8:30 pm. Dayton wins the tiebreaker for the second seed with VCU courtesy of the Flyers' Saturday win over Davidson.

Seeds five through 10 earn byes into the second round and will play Thursday on USA Network. Saint Louis (12-6) is seeded fifth and will play the winner of No. 12 La Salle (5-13) and No. 13 Saint Joseph's (5-13) at 2:30 pm Thursday. The Explorers and Hawks will meet Wednesday in the first round at 1:00 pm on ESPN+. La Salle earned the 12 seed over Saint Joseph's by virtue of their head-to-head results during the regular season.

No. 6 Richmond (10-8) will open play Thursday at 8:30 pm against the winner of the late first-round game between No. 11 Rhode Island (5-12) and No. 14 Duquesne (1-16). The game between Rhody and the Dukes will tip off at 3:30 pm on Wednesday on ESPN+.

Seventh-seeded George Washington (8-9) will play 10-seeded Massachusetts (7-11) at 6:00 pm on Thursday in the second round, with the winner playing No. 2 Dayton. No. 8 Fordham (8-10) faces No. 9 George Mason (7-9) at noon on Thursday for the right to play Davidson in the quarterfinals.

The winner of the Atlantic 10 Championship will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2022 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, March 9
Game 1 – 1:00 p.m. – No. 12 La Salle vs. No. 13 Saint Joseph's
Game 2 – 3:30 p.m. – No. 11 Rhode Island vs. No. 14 Duquesne

Thursday, March 10
Game 3 – 12:00 p.m. – No. 8 Fordham vs. No. 9 George Mason
Game 4 – 2:30 p.m. – No. 5 Saint Louis vs. Game 1 Winner
Game 5 – 6:00 p.m. – No. 7 George Washington vs. No. 10 Massachusetts
Game 6 – 8:30 p.m. – No. 6 Richmond vs. Game 2 Winner

Friday, March 11
Game 7 – 12:00 p.m. – No. 1 Davidson vs. Game 3 Winner
Game 8 – 2:30 p.m. – No. 4 St. Bonaventure vs. Game 4 Winner
Game 9 – 6:00 p.m. – No. 2 Dayton vs. Game 5 Winner
Game 10 – 8:30 p.m. – No. 3 VCU vs. Game 6 Winner

Saturday, March 12
Game 11 – 1:00 p.m. – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner
Game 12 – 2:30 p.m. – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner

Sunday, March 13
Game 13 – 1:00 p.m. – Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner