Weekend Scores and Analysis....

Everyone is down to their final three games as the race to get the best seed possible for the 2015 Atlantic 10 Tournament reaches its zenith. Starting Saturday, a nine-day period will determine who plays Wednesday in the opening round and who gets a bye to Quarterfinal Friday at the Richmond Coliseum!

Saturday Scores:
St. Bonaventure 72, Davidson 56
George Washington 83, Fordham 65
Saint Joseph's 61, Richmond 59
Saint Louis 82, George Mason 59

Sunday Schedule:
VCU 65, UMass 43
Duquesne 60, Rhode Island 50
Dayton 91, La Salle 49

ANALYSIS:
1) Davidson is expected to be the 14th seed in the tournament, playing in the second opening round game on Wednesday March 4th at 7pm.

2) Above Davidson are an astounding seven teams playing to avoid three seeds: #11, #12, and #13. A week ago, it looked as if the likes of UMass, St. Bonaventure and La Salle were on their way to playing Wednesday evening. But each have picked up key victories, have watched the likes of VCU and George Mason fall through the standings to know just one game ahead of the trio mentioned before them.

Let's see how the schedule treats each team down the stretch:

7) Saint Louis (6-7): vs. George Mason, at Rhode Island, vs. Dayton
8T) VCU (5-8): vs. UMass, at Davidson, vs. Richmond
8T) George Mason (5-8): at Saint Louis, vs. Fordham, at George Washington
8T) Saint Joseph's (5-8): vs. Richmond, vs. Duquesne, at La Salle
11T) St. Bonaventure (4-9): vs Davidson, vs La Salle, at Duquesne
11T) La Salle (4-9): at Dayton, at St. Bonaventure, vs. Saint Joseph's
11T) UMass (4-9): at VCU, at Dayton, vs. Rhode Island

At first glance, VCU looks to have the "easier" path out of the #11-#13 seeds, but only if they can break their current five-game losing streak Sunday hosting UMass. The Minutewomen will also be desperate for victory, so the Siegel Center Sunday could be wild. It most certainly will be the following Sunday when Richmond arrives for the traditional regular season finale.

Saint Louis is the only team to beat George Washington, so why not Dayton? That game, to end the regular season, is in Saint Louis. George Mason can be defeated, so the Billikens have an outside chance at a winning season, a better chance at a .500 mark.

The schedule-maker did Saint Joseph's no favors, ending their season with both Richmond and Duquesne, then a Big 5 trip in Philly against La Salle. It's possible the Philly showdown winner March 1st gets a bye to First Round Thursday, and the loser does not.

UMass may have the toughest road, having to go to both VCU and Dayton before heading home for Senior Day March 1st against the surprise team of the season, Rhode Island.

We'll be following this race, as well as the race for the conference regular season title and the top four seeds, who get double-byes to quarterfinal Friday, as the regular season quickly comes to a conclusion!