The SLU Billikens are 23-26 and will be the No. 2 in this week’s Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
ST. LOUIS, MO — The 2026 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament will be played this week and Saint Louis University will serve as the host location.
The six-team, double-elimination, and potential 11-game event will be played at SLU’s Billiken Sports Center in Midtown, beginning on Wednesday, with the championship game set for Saturday. The winner of the tournament will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
The event will begin with No. 4 seed Fordham (23-26, 13-11) taking on No. 5 seed Saint Joseph’s (24-23, 13-11) . First pitch for that game will be at noon on Wednesday.
The second game on Day 1 will be No. 3 seed Dayton (24-22, 13-11) versus No. 6 seed George Washington (23-20, 12-12). That game will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1, which is expected to be around 2:30 p.m.
The winners of those two games will advance to Day 2, while the losers will play in the tournament’s first elimination game, which will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
SLU is the No. 2 seed and defending tournament champion, and will play the winner of the Dayton-George Washington game on Thursday. The winner of the Fordham-Saint Joseph’s game will play top-seeded Loyola Chicago at noon on Thursday.
The tournament will continue throughout the rest of the week, with the final two contenders playing for the championship on Saturday. The first game will be at noon, with a possible final and concluding game set for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
