2016 Patriot League women's basketball tournament


The 2016 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held March 5, 7, 11 and 12 at campus sites of the higher seed. Army defeated Loyola (MD) to win their 3rd Patriot League title and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

2016 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsArmy (3rd title)
Winning coachDave Magarity (3rd title)
MVPKelsey Minato (Army)
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Army 17 1   .944 29 3   .906
Bucknell 17 1   .944 25 8   .758
Loyola (MD) 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Lehigh 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Holy Cross 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Navy 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
American 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Colgate 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Lafayette 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Boston University 3 15   .167 3 27   .100
2016 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:

  • Head-to-head record between the teams involved in the tie
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
  • Higher RPI entering the tournament, as published by College Basketball News
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Army 17–1 26–2 Higher RPI as of March 3
2 Bucknell 17–1 23–6
3 Loyola (MD) 11–7 14–15
4 Lehigh 10–8 17–12 1–1 vs. Holy Cross, 2–0 vs. Loyola
5 Holy Cross 10–8 14–15 1–1 vs. Lehigh, 0–2 vs. Loyola
6 Navy 9–9 15–14
7 American 5–13 7–22
8 Colgate 4–14 6–22 2–0 vs. Lafayette
9 Lafayette 4–14 6–22 0–2 vs. Colgate
10 Boston University 3–15 3–26

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 5
1 2:00 PM #10 Boston University at #7 American PLN 177
2 4:00 PM #9 Lafayette at #8 Colgate 717
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 7
3 7:30 PM #8 Colgate at #1 Army PLN 641
4 7:00 PM #5 Holy Cross at #4 Lehigh 470
5 7:00 PM #6 Navy at #3 Loyola (MD) 532
6 7:00 PM #7 American at #2 Bucknell 661
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
7 5:00 PM #4 Lehigh at #1 Army PLN
8 7:30 PM #3 Loyola (MD) at #2 Bucknell 768
Championship – Saturday, March 12
9 6:00 pm #3 Loyola (MD) at #1 Army CBSSN 1,121
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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First round
March 5
Patriot League Network
Quarterfinals
March 7
Patriot League Network
Semifinals
March 11
Patriot League Network
Championship
March 12
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Army 89
8 Colgate 62
8 Colgate 80
9 Lafayette 68
1 Army 76
4 Lehigh 46
4 Lehigh 64
5 Holy Cross 48
1 Army 69
3 Loyola (MD) 51
2 Bucknell 73
7 American 65
7 American 61
10 Boston University 53
2 Bucknell 53
3 Loyola (MD) 65
3 Loyola (MD) 44
6 Navy 42

References

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