"[3] Dayton's frontcourt garnered press for its depth, with Kevin Dillard returning as point guard, along with transfers Vee Sanford and Matt Derenbecker.
[3] "Va. Tech transfer Tyrone Garland joins a loaded perimeter group" at La Salle, and Massachusetts "could be a title threat" with point guard Chaz Williams, who returned along with three other starters following a run to the NIT semifinals.
[3][4] 2012 A10 tournament champion Saint Bonaventure faced potential struggle after the loss of Andrew Nicholson, who "was a dominant force throughout his career.
"[3] Saint Louis was the favorite among many analysts because, although it lost Brian Conklin, the team returned Kwamain Mitchell and "locks down on D."[3] The Billikens are without coach Rick Majerus, who "is taking a leave of absence for health reasons.
[3] However, Xavier lost all of its starters and half of its "highly regarded recruiting class (Myles Davis and Jalen Reynolds) to academic issues.
[6] Source Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine[7] Source Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine[7] Several media outlets projected the final Atlantic 10 Conference standings for the 2012–13 season: As of 12/3/2012 Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic 10 offices name a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.