2019 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2019 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsColgate (3rd title)
Winning coachMatt Langel (1st title)
MVPJordan Burns (Colgate)
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 11   .686
Bucknell 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Lehigh 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
American 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Navy 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
Army 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Boston University 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Loyola (MD) 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Holy Cross 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
† 2019 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2019 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Patriot League during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on March 5, 7, 10, and 13, with the higher seed in each match up hosting at their respective campus sites. No. 1 seed Colgate defeated Bucknell 94–80 in the championship game to win the conference tournament championship, and the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was Colgate's first Patriot League tournament championship since 1996, and third overall.[1]

Seeds

All 10 Patriot League teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3
1 Colgate 13–5 1–1 vs Bucknell 2–0 vs Lehigh 2–0 vs American
2 Bucknell 13–5 1–1 vs Colgate 2–0 vs Lehigh 1–1 vs American
3 Lehigh 12–6
4 American 9–9
5 Navy 8–10 1–1 vs. Army 1–1 vs. Colgate 1–1 vs. Bucknell
6 Army 8–10 1–1 vs. Navy 1–1 vs. Colgate 0–2 vs. Bucknell
7 Lafayette 7–11 3–1 vs. BU/Loyola (MD)
8 Boston 7–11 2–2 vs. Lafayette/Loyola (MD)
9 Loyola (MD) 7–11 1–3 vs. Lafayette/BU
10 Holy Cross 6–12

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Tuesday, March 5
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 8 Boston 63–71 462 PLN
2 7:00 pm No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Lafayette 79–74 1,004
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
3 7:00 pm No. 8 Boston at No. 1 Colgate 69–81 1,277 PLN
4 7:00 pm No. 5 Navy at No. 4 American 60–56
5 7:00 pm No. 6 Army at No. 3 Lehigh 70–75 1,546
6 7:00 pm No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 2 Bucknell 65–77 2,107
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10
7 12:00 pm No. 5 Navy at No. 1 Colgate 70–80 1,089 CBSSN
8 2:00 pm No. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Bucknell 75–97 2,718
Championship – Wednesday, March 13
9 7:30 pm No. 2 Bucknell at No. 1 Colgate 80–94 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.[2]

Bracket

First round
March 5
Patriot League Network 		Quarterfinals
March 7
Patriot League Network 		Semifinals
March 10
CBS Sports Network 		Championship
March 13
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Colgate 81
8 Boston 69
8 Boston 71
9 Loyola (MD) 63
1 Colgate 80
5 Navy 70
4 American 56
5 Navy 60
1 Colgate 94
2 Bucknell 80
2 Bucknell 77
10 Holy Cross 65
7 Lafayette 74
10 Holy Cross 79
2 Bucknell 97
3 Lehigh 75
3 Lehigh 75
6 Army 70

References

  1. ^ "Patriot League men's basketball tournament: Colgate beats Bucknell 94-80 for title". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Men's Basketball Championship". Patriot League.