1990 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

1990 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams10
SiteThe Palestra
Philadelphia and
McGonigle Hall
Philadelphia
ChampionsTemple (4th title)
Winning coachJohn Chaney (4th title)
MVPMark Macon (Temple)
1989–90 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 15 3   .833 20 11   .645
Penn State 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
West Virginia 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Rhode Island 11 7   .611 15 13   .536
Rutgers 11 7   .611 18 17   .514
UMass 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
George Washington 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Saint Joseph's 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
Duquesne 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
St. Bonaventure 3 15   .167 8 20   .286
1990 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held as the conclusion to the 1989-90 Atlantic 10 Conference collegiate men's basketball season.

First Round, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals were held on consecutive days from March 3 to March 5, 1990, at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Finals were held on March 8, 1990, at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, in which the Temple Owls beat the Massachusetts Minutemen by a two point margin to win the Tournament on home ground.

Temple was the only team to receive an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The top six teams in the conference received first-round byes.