That Atlantic 10 released the 2014-15 men’s basketball conference pairings today, and VCU’s has a major southern feel to it.
The Rams will play five teams in home-and-homes as a part of the conference’s newly-expanded 18-game schedule. In what appears to be an attempt to foster local rivalries, VCU will play what I’m calling the “A-10 South”, getting Richmond, George Mason, George Washington and Davidson both home and away, as well as western outlier, Saint Louis.
VCU’s home schedule will look very similar to the Rams’ inaugural A-10 schedule, hosting Dayton, La Salle, UMass and Saint Joseph’s on top of the home-and-homes with the previously mentioned teams, and will travel to Duquesne, Fordham, Rhode Island and Saint Bonaventure without return games.
The following is a list of each school’s home and away pairings for the 2014-15 season. Bold Italics denotes home and home partners:
Davidson
Home- DAY, FOR, SBU, SLU, DUQ, MASON, GW, RICH, VCU
Away- LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU, DUQ, MASON, GW, RICH, VCU
Dayton
Home – MASON, URI, RICH, SJU, DUQ, FOR, LAS, SBU, SLU
Away – DAV, GW, UMASS, VCU, DUQ, FOR, LAS, SBU, SLU
Duquesne
Home – MASON, URI, SJU, VCU, DAV, DAY, GW, SBU, SLU
Away – FOR, LAS, UMASS, RICH, DAV, DAY, GW, SBU, SLU
Fordham
Home – DUQ, GW, SLU, VCU, DAY, LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU
Away – DAV, MASON, RICH, SBU, DAY, LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU
George Mason
Home- FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, DAV, GW, RICH, SLU, VCU
Away- DAY, DUQ, SBU, SJU, DAV, GW, RICH, SLU, VCU
George Washington
Home – DAY, UMASS, SBU, SLU, DAV, DUQ, MASON, RICH, VCU
Away –FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, DAV, DUQ, MASON, RICH, VCU
La Salle
Home – DAV, DUQ, GW, RICH, DAY, FOR, UMASS, URI, SJU
Away – MASON, SBU, SLU, VCU, DAY, FOR, UMASS, URI, SJU
Massachusetts
Home – DAV, DAY, DUQ, RICH, FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, SBU
Away –MASON, GW, SLU, VCU, FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, SBU
Rhode Island
Home – DAV, GW, SBU, VCU, FOR, LAS, UMASS, SJU, SLU
Away – DAY, DUQ, MASON, RICH, FOR, LAS, UMASS, SJU, SLU
Richmond
Home – DUQ, FOR, URI, SLU, DAV, MASON, GW, SBU, VCU
Away – DAY, LAS, UMASS, SJU, DAV, MASON, GW, SBU, VCU
St. Bonaventure
Home –FOR, MASON LAS, VCU, DAY, DUQ, UMASS, RICH, SJU
Away – DAV, GW, URI, SLU, DAY, DUQ, UMASS, RICH, SJU
Saint Joseph’s
Home – DAV, GW, MASON, RICH, FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, SBU
Away – DAY, DUQ, SLU, VCU, FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, SBU
Saint Louis
Home – LAS, UMASS, SBU, SJU, DAY, DUQ, MASON, URI, VCU
Away – DAV, FOR, GW, RICH, DAY, DUQ, MASON, URI, VCU
VCU
Home – DAY, LAS, UMASS, SJU, DAV, MASON, GW, RICH, SLU
Away – DUQ, FOR, URI, SBU, DAV, MASON, GW, RICH, SLU
