2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

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]

2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2022–23
Teams	10
Site	Campus sites
Champions	Colgate (6th title)
Winning coach	Matt Langel (4th title)
Television	ESPN+, CBSSN
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2022–23 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	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	76–84^2OT		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".