2015 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

2015 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
TelevisionCBS Sports Network
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American† 16 – 2   .889 24 – 8   .750
Army 14 – 4   .778 23 – 8   .742
Holy Cross 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Bucknell 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600
Navy 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Lehigh 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Colgate 7 – 11   .389 9 – 22   .290
Lafayette 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Loyola (MD) 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233
Boston University 2 – 16   .111 5 – 25   .167
† 2015 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 19, 2015
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held March 4, 6, 10 and 15 at campus sites of the higher seed. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

American won the tournament after defeating Lehigh, 66–50, in the championship game.[1][2]

Seeds

Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 American 15-2 20-8
2 Army 14-4 22-6
3 Holy Cross 11-7 15-16
4 Bucknell 10-8 18-11 2-0 vs. Navy
5 Navy 10-8 16-13 0-2 vs. Bucknell
6 Lehigh 9-9 17-11
7 Colgate 7-11 8-21
8 Lafayette 6-12 13-16
9 Loyola (MD) 5-13 7-22
10 Boston U 2-16 5-24

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 4
1 7:00 pm #9 Loyola (MD) at #8 Lafayette 692
2 7:00 pm #10 Boston University at #7 Colgate 376
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
3 7:00 pm #8 Lafayette at #1 American 319
4 7:00 pm #5 Navy at #4 Bucknell 495
5 6:00 pm #6 Lehigh at #3 Holy Cross 357
6 7:00 pm #7 Colgate at #2 Army 487
Semifinals – Monday, March 9
7 7:00 pm #5 Navy at #1 American 545
8 7:00 pm #6 Lehigh at #2 Army 542
Championship – Saturday, March 14
9 6:00 pm #6 Lehigh at #1 American CBSSN 1,014
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
March 4 		Quarterfinals
March 6 		Semifinals
March 9 		Championship
March 14
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1 American 79
8 Lafayette 56
8 Lafayette 58
9 Loyola 46
1 American 60
5 Navy 53
4 Bucknell 49
5 Navy 60
1 American 66
6 Lehigh 50
2 Army 48OT
7 Colgate 45
7 Colgate 58
10 Boston U 48
2 Army 57
6 Lehigh 76
3 Holy Cross 62
6 Lehigh 75

References

  1. ^ Craig, Kyle (March 15, 2015). "Lehigh University women's basketball team falls in Patriot League final to American". The Express-Times. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Sheinin, Dave (March 14, 2015). "In winning Patriot League, it's a banner moment for AU women". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024. (subscription required)