2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsColgate (6th title)
Winning coachMatt Langel (4th title)
TelevisionESPN+, 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]

2022–23 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate† 17 – 1   .944 26 – 9   .743
Navy 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Lehigh 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Army 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Boston University 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 11 – 23   .324
American 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Loyola 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Holy Cross 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
Bucknell 5 – 13   .278 12 – 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]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Colgate 17–1
2 Navy 11–7 1–1 vs. Lehigh 2–0 vs. Army
3 Lehigh 11–7 1–1 vs. Navy 0–2 vs. Army
4 Army 10–8
5 Boston University 8–10
6 Lafayette 7–11 4–2 vs. American/Loyola/Holy Cross
7 American 7–11 3–3 vs. Lafayette/Loyola/Holy Cross 1–1 vs. Colgate
8 Loyola 7–11 3–3 vs. Lafayette/American/Holy Cross 0–2 vs. Colgate
9 Holy Cross 7–11 2–4 vs. Lafayette/American/Loyola
10 Bucknell 5–13

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, February 28
1 7:00 p.m. No. 7 American vs. No. 10 Bucknell 64–59 ESPN+ 1,019
2 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Loyola vs No. 9 Holy Cross 73–69 1,047
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
3 7:00 p.m. No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 8 Loyola 92–73 ESPN+ 1,279
4 7:00 p.m. No. 2 Navy vs. No. 7 American 59–64 986
5 7:00 p.m. No. 3 Lehigh vs. No. 6 Lafayette 64–71 2,095
6 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Army vs. No. 5 Boston University 71–69 681
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
7 2:00 p.m. No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 4 Army 91–74 CBSSN 1,327
8 4:00 p.m. No. 7 American vs. No. 6 Lafayette 76–842OT 2,016
Championship – Wednesday, March 8
9 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 6 Lafayette 79–61 CBSSN 1,891
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

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".