Richmond, which has moved from the CAA, was the preseason pick to take the Atlantic-10 title ahead of Dayton.
| Teams | Conf. Record/Overall | |
| 1. | Richmond* | 13-7 |
| 2. | Dayton | 9-1/16-5 |
| 3. | Xavier | 8-1-1/14-7-1 |
| 4. | Massachusetts | 7-2-1/11-7-1 |
| 5. | Rhode Island | 6-3-1/15-4-1 |
| 6. | George Washington | 4-6/5-14 |
| 7. | La Salle | 5-5/12-6 |
| 8. | Temple | 4-6/11-9 |
| 9. | St. Bonaventure | 3-6-1/5-11-3 |
| 10. | Duquesne | 3-6-1/4-14-1 |
| 11. | Fordham | 2-7-1/6-11-2 |
| 12. | Saint Joseph’s | 1-9/4-13 |