ST. LOUIS – After claiming a share of the first conference championship in program history, Saint Louis is the No. 2 seed for the 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Basketball Championship, scheduled for Wednesday through Sunday, March 2-6, at Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.

As one of the top four seeds, Saint Louis (23-6, 13-3 A-10) has a double bye to the quarterfinals. The Billikens begin tournament play Friday, March 4, at 3:30 p.m. (CT) against either No. 7 Saint Joseph's (14-14, 8-8) or No. 10 Rhode Island (11-17, 5-11). The game will be televised by American Sports Network – check www.SLUBillikens.com later this week for a list of ASN affiliates – and streamed live free of charge on the A-10 Network at www.atlantic10.com.

SLU defeated both of its potential quarterfinals opponents during the regular season. The Bills topped Saint Joseph's 77-66 in Philadelphia and beat Rhode Island 77-60 at Chaifetz Arena.

Duquesne (25-4, 13-3) is the No. 3 seed and would be Saint Louis' opponent in the semifinals Saturday (12:30 p.m. CT) should both teams advance. The Dukes will play either No. 6 Fordham, No. 11 Massachusetts or No. 14 La Salle in the quarterfinals. Massachusetts and La Salle meet in Wednesday's first round, with the winner advancing to play Fordham in Thursday's second round.

All seedings can be found below. Click here for complete information on the A-10 Championship, including the bracket and ticket information.

All first-round, second-round and quarterfinal games can be viewed live on the A-10 Network free of charge. All quarterfinal games also will be televised by American Sports Network.

The semifinal contests on Saturday (10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. CT) will be televised by CBS Sports Network. The title game of the 2016 A-10 Championship – which determines the league's automatic NCAA Championship representative – will be played Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT) and carried by ESPNU and online (WatchESPN).

2016 A-10 Women's Basketball Championship Seeds

  1. George Washington (23-6/13-3)

  2. Saint Louis (23-6/13-3)

  3. Duquesne (25-4/13-3)

  4. St. Bonaventure (23-6/12-4)

  5. VCU (21-8, 10-6)

  6. Fordham (13-16/8-8)

  7. Saint Joseph's (14-14/8-8)

  8. Dayton (14-13/7-9)

  9. George Mason (11-18/6-10)

10. Rhode Island (11-17, 5-11)

11. Massachusetts (11-17, 5-11)

12. Davidson (11-18, 5-11)

13. Richmond (12-17, 5-11)