1990 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.^[2] The Richmond Coliseum would remain the home of the tournament until 2014.

1990 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Champions	Richmond (3rd title)
Winning coach	Dick Tarrant (3rd title)
MVP	Kenny Atkinson (Richmond)
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1989–90 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison	11	–	3		.786			20	–	11		.645
Richmond †	10	–	4		.714			22	–	10		.688
American	10	–	4		.714			20	–	9		.690
George Mason	10	–	4		.714			20	–	12		.625
East Carolina	6	–	8		.429			13	–	18		.419
Navy	4	–	10		.286			5	–	23		.179
UNC Wilmington	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
William & Mary	2	–	12		.143			6	–	22		.214
† 1990 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Richmond defeated top-seeded James Madison in the championship game, 77–72, to win their third CAA men's basketball tournament. The Spiders, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3					Semifinals Sunday, March 4					Championship Monday, March 5
	1	James Madison	93
	8	William & Mary	83
						1	James Madison	88
						4	George Mason	75
	5	East Carolina	63
	4	George Mason	79
											1	James Madison	72
											2	Richmond	77
	3	American	71
	6	Navy	61
						3	American	90
						2	Richmond	91
	7	UNC Wilmington	52
	2	Richmond	67