That Atlantic 10 released the 2014-15 men’s basketball conference pairings today, and VCU’s has a major southern feel to it.

The Rams will play five teams in home-and-homes as a part of the conference’s newly-expanded 18-game schedule. In what appears to be an attempt to foster local rivalries, VCU will play what I’m calling the “A-10 South”, getting Richmond, George Mason, George Washington and Davidson both home and away, as well as western outlier, Saint Louis.

VCU’s home schedule will look very similar to the Rams’ inaugural A-10 schedule, hosting Dayton, La Salle, UMass and Saint Joseph’s on top of the home-and-homes with the previously mentioned teams, and will travel to Duquesne, Fordham, Rhode Island and Saint Bonaventure without return games.

The following is a list of each school’s home and away pairings for the 2014-15 season. Bold Italics denotes home and home partners:

Davidson

Home- DAY, FOR, SBU, SLU, DUQ, MASON, GW, RICH, VCU

Away- LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU, DUQ, MASON, GW, RICH, VCU

Dayton

Home – MASON, URI, RICH, SJU, DUQ, FOR, LAS, SBU, SLU

Away – DAV, GW, UMASS, VCU, DUQ, FOR, LAS, SBU, SLU

Duquesne

Home – MASON, URI, SJU, VCU, DAV, DAY, GW, SBU, SLU

Away – FOR, LAS, UMASS, RICH, DAV, DAY, GW, SBU, SLU

Fordham

Home – DUQ, GW, SLU, VCU, DAY, LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU

Away – DAV, MASON, RICH, SBU, DAY, LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU

George Mason

Home- FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, DAV, GW, RICH, SLU, VCU

Away- DAY, DUQ, SBU, SJU, DAV, GW, RICH, SLU, VCU

George Washington

Home – DAY, UMASS, SBU, SLU, DAV, DUQ, MASON, RICH, VCU

Away –FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, DAV, DUQ, MASON, RICH, VCU

La Salle

Home – DAV, DUQ, GW, RICH, DAY, FOR, UMASS, URI, SJU

Away – MASON, SBU, SLU, VCU, DAY, FOR, UMASS, URI, SJU

Massachusetts

Home – DAV, DAY, DUQ, RICH, FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, SBU

Away –MASON, GW, SLU, VCU, FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, SBU

Rhode Island

Home – DAV, GW, SBU, VCU, FOR, LAS, UMASS, SJU, SLU

Away – DAY, DUQ, MASON, RICH, FOR, LAS, UMASS, SJU, SLU

Richmond

Home – DUQ, FOR, URI, SLU, DAV, MASON, GW, SBU, VCU

Away – DAY, LAS, UMASS, SJU, DAV, MASON, GW, SBU, VCU

St. Bonaventure

Home –FOR, MASON LAS, VCU, DAY, DUQ, UMASS, RICH, SJU

Away – DAV, GW, URI, SLU, DAY, DUQ, UMASS, RICH, SJU

Saint Joseph’s

Home – DAV, GW, MASON, RICH, FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, SBU

Away – DAY, DUQ, SLU, VCU, FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, SBU

Saint Louis

Home – LAS, UMASS, SBU, SJU, DAY, DUQ, MASON, URI, VCU

Away – DAV, FOR, GW, RICH, DAY, DUQ, MASON, URI, VCU

VCU

Home – DAY, LAS, UMASS, SJU, DAV, MASON, GW, RICH, SLU

Away – DUQ, FOR, URI, SBU, DAV, MASON, GW, RICH, SLU