2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams14
TV partner(s)CBSSN, NBCSN, CBS
Regular season
Season championsRhode Island
Season MVPJaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure & Peyton Aldridge, Davidson
Tournament
ChampionsDavidson
  Runners-upRhode Island
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
St. Bonaventure 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Davidson 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
VCU 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
George Mason 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Richmond 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Dayton 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Duquesne 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
George Washington 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Massachusetts 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
Fordham 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 42nd season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. League play began in late December and ended on March 3, 2018.

With a win over La Salle on February 20, 2018, Rhode Island clinched at least a share of the A-10 regular season championship, their first title since 1981. Three days later, the Rams clinched an outright A-10 title for the first time in school history.

The Atlantic-10 tournament was held at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. from March 7 through 11, 2018. Davidson defeated Rhode Island in the championship game to win the tournament and, as a result, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure received at large bids to the NCAA tournament. The schools went a combined 2–3 in the tournament .