2021–22 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021 and began conference play on December 30, 2021. The regular season ended on March 5, 2022, followed by the 2022 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament from March 9 to March 13.

Conference Schedule
Each team is scheduled to play 18 conference games. This results in each team playing 8 teams a singular time and 5 teams twice, once at home and once on the road.

Coach Changes
Fordham hired Kyle Neptune after Jeff Neubauer was fired during the previous midseason after a 1–7 start.

George Mason hired Kim English after Dave Paulsen was fired after going 13–9.

Coaches
Notes:


 * Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
 * Overall and Atlantic 10 records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
 * NCAA Tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

Preseason men's basketball poll
First Place Votes in Parentheses


 * 1) St. Bonaventure (28) - 392
 * 2) Richmond - 359
 * 3) Saint Louis - 325
 * 4) VCU - 288
 * 5) Dayton - 274
 * 6) Davidson - 260
 * 7) Rhode Island - 231
 * 8) George Mason - 158
 * 9) UMass - 147
 * 10) Saint Joseph's - 144
 * 11) Duquesne - 129
 * 12) La Salle - 105
 * 13) George Washington - 96
 * 14) Fordham - 32

Rankings
Notes:


 * No Coaches Poll Week 2
 * Top Box is the AP Poll
 * Bottom Box is the Coaches Poll

Postseason
The Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball tournament was held in Washington, D.C. at Capital One Arena from March 9 to March 13