2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

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2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2022–23
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
Champions Colgate (6th title)
Winning coach Matt Langel (4th title)
Television ESPN+, CBSSN
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The 2023 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, 2023 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner, Colgate, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. [1]

Contents

2022–23 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colgate†17–1 .94426–9  .743
Navy 11–7 .61118–13  .581
Lehigh 11–7 .61116–14  .533
Army 10–8 .55617–16  .515
Boston University 8–10 .44415–17  .469
Lafayette 7–11 .38911–23  .324
American 7–11 .38917–15  .531
Loyola 7–11 .38913–20  .394
Holy Cross 7–11 .38910–22  .313
Bucknell 5–13 .27812–20  .375
† 2023 Patriot League tournament winner

Seeds

All ten teams in the conference standings qualify for the tournament. The teams will be seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

The two tiebreakers used by the Patriot League are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record and 2) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Patriot League regular season play. [2]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2
1 Colgate 17–1
2 Navy 11–71–1 vs. Lehigh2–0 vs. Army
3 Lehigh 11–71–1 vs. Navy0–2 vs. Army
4 Army 10–8
5 Boston University 8–10
6 Lafayette 7–114–2 vs. American/Loyola/Holy Cross
7 American 7–113–3 vs. Lafayette/Loyola/Holy Cross1–1 vs. Colgate
8 Loyola 7–113–3 vs. Lafayette/American/Holy Cross0–2 vs. Colgate
9 Holy Cross 7–112–4 vs. Lafayette/American/Loyola
10 Bucknell 5–13

Schedule

GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance
First round – Tuesday, February 28
17:00 p.m.No. 7 American vs. No. 10 Bucknell64–59 ESPN+ 1,019
27:00 p.m.No. 8 Loyola vs No. 9 Holy Cross73–691,047
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
37:00 p.m.No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 8 Loyola92–73ESPN+1,279
47:00 p.m.No. 2 Navy vs. No. 7 American59–64986
57:00 p.m.No. 3 Lehigh vs. No. 6 Lafayette64–712,095
66:00 p.m.No. 4 Army vs. No. 5 Boston University71–69681
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
72:00 p.m.No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 4 Army91–74 CBSSN 1,327
84:00 p.m.No. 7 American vs. No. 6 Lafayette76–842OT2,016
Championship – Wednesday, March 8
97:30 p.m.No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 6 Lafayette79–61CBSSN1,891
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
Thursday March 2, 2023
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 5, 2023
CBSSN 		Championship
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
CBSSN
1 Colgate 92
8 Loyola (MD) 73 8 Loyola (MD) 73
9 Holy Cross 69 1 Colgate 91
4 Army 74
4 Army 71*
5 Boston University 69
1 Colgate 79
6 Lafayette 61
2 Navy 51
7 American 64 7 American 52
10 Bucknell 59 7 American 76
6 Lafayette 84**
3 Lehigh 64
6 Lafayette 71

* denotes overtime period

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References

  1. ↑ "2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship - Patriot League". patriotleague.org. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Patriot League Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Schedule Adjustments".
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