For years the Atlantic-10 conference has been a respectable force in the college basketball world. Now, however, they are bringing the heat stronger than ever before.

The conference usually puts in two or three teams on a good year, with Xavier the program making it famous. However, this year Xavier isn't the topdog. There are about five different teams playing for the top seed at Atlantic City (site of A-10 conference tournament), and right now there are no front-runners. 

Temple has had an outstanding year, ranked 19th with wins over Villanova, Seton Hall, and basically all of the A-10. Rhode Island started off the year strong at 12-1, but have cooled off. Richmond has fought their way into a No. 24 ranking as they find ...

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