2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason conference tournament for the Patriot League. It was played February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, 2017 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites. Bucknell defeated Lehigh, 81–65, in the championship game to win the Tournament. As a result, Bucknell received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsBucknell (5th title)
Winning coachNathan Davis (1st title)
MVPZach Thomas (Bucknell)
Attendance13,489
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Lehigh 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Boston University 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Navy 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Holy Cross 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Loyola (MD) 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Colgate 8 10   .444 10 22   .313
Army 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Lafayette 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
American 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
2017 Patriot League tournament winner

Seeds

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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 Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Bucknell 15–3
2 Boston University 12–6 2–0 vs. Lehigh
3 Lehigh 12–6 0–2 vs. Boston U.
4 Navy 10–8
5 Holy Cross 9–9
6 Colgate 8–10 2–0 vs. Loyola (MD)
7 Loyola (MD) 8–10 0–2 vs. Colgate
8 Army 6–12
9 American 5–13 1–1 vs. Lafayette 0–2 vs Top 3 each, 1–1 vs Navy
10 Lafayette 5–13 1–1 vs. American 0–2 vs Top 3 each, 0–2 vs Navy

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Tuesday, February 28
1 7:00 pm No. 9 American at No. 8 Army 58–74[1] 263 PLN
2 7:30 pm No. 10 Lafayette at No. 7 Loyola (MD) 64–67[2] 472
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
3 7:00 pm No. 8 Army at No. 1 Bucknell 62–78[3] 2,151 PLN
4 7:00 pm No. 5 Holy Cross at No. 4 Navy 42–49[4] 988
5 7:00 pm No. 6 Colgate at No. 3 Lehigh 72–77[5] 1,609
6 7:00 pm No. 7 Loyola (MD) at No. 2 Boston University 60–64[6] 510
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
7 12:00 pm No. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Boston University 91–882OT[7] 511 CBSSN
8 2:00 pm No. 4 Navy at No. 1 Bucknell 65–70[8] 2,731
Championship – Wednesday, March 8
9 7:30 pm No. 3 Lehigh at No. 1 Bucknell 65–81[9] 4,254 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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First round
February 28
Patriot League Network
Quarterfinals
March 2
Patriot League Network
Semifinals
March 5
CBS Sports Network
Championship
March 8
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Bucknell 78
8 Army 62
8 Army 74
9 American 58
1 Bucknell 70
4 Navy 65
4 Navy 49
5 Holy Cross 42
1 Bucknell 81
3 Lehigh 65
2 Boston University 64
7 Loyola (MD) 60
7 Loyola (MD) 67
10 Lafayette 64
2 Boston University 88
3 Lehigh 91**
3 Lehigh 77
6 Colgate 72

* indicates overtime period.

References

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  1. ^ "Fox's 23 leads Army past American in Patriot opener, 74-58". ESPN. Associated Press. February 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Loyola comes back to beat Lafayette, 67-64 in Patriot opener". ESPN. Associated Press. February 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Top seed Bucknell eliminates Army". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Navy tops Holy Cross, 49-42 in Patriot League quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lehigh beats Colgate 77-72 in Patriot League quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Boston U beats Loyola (Md) 64-64 in Patriot quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Kempton's 31 lifts Lehigh past Boston U in 2 OT, 91-88". ESPN. Associated Press. March 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "Bucknell holds off Navy, advance to Patriot tourney final". ESPN. Associated Press. March 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Bucknell tops Lehigh to win Patriot League and punch NCAA tourney ticket". ESPN. Associated Press. March 8, 2017.
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