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2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

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2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsBucknell (6th title)
Winning coachNathan Davis (2nd title)
MVPStephen Brown (Bucknell)
Attendance16,325
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 16 2   .889 25 10   .714
Colgate 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Navy 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Lehigh 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Boston University 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Holy Cross 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Army 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Loyola (MD) 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
American 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2018 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Patriot League for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on February 27, March 1, 4, and 7, 2018 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites.

Bucknell defeated Colgate in the championship game to win the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

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.

With a win over Loyola (MD) on February 14, 2018, Bucknell clinched the Patriot League regular season championship for the seventh time in the previous eight years and earned the No. 1 seed.[1][2]

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4 Tiebreaker 5
1 Bucknell 16–2
2 Colgate 12–6
3 Navy 11–7 2–0 vs Lehigh
4 Lehigh 11–7 0–2 vs Navy
5 Boston University 10–8
6 Holy Cross 8–10
7 Lafayette 7–11
8 Loyola (MD) 6–12 1–1 vs Army 0–2 vs Bucknell 0–2 vs Colgate 2–2 vs Navy/Lehigh 1–1 vs BU
9 Army 6–12 1–1 vs Loyola 0–2 vs Bucknell 0–2 vs Colgate 2–2 vs Navy/Lehigh 0–2 vs BU
10 American 3–15

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Tuesday, February 27
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Army at No. 8 Loyola (MD) 79–82 413 PLN
2 7:30 pm No. 10 American at No. 7 Lafayette 86–93 1,774
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1
3 7:00 pm No. 8 Loyola (MD) at No. 1 Bucknell 78–83 2,492 PLN
4 7:00 pm No. 5 Boston University at No. 4 Lehigh 88–82 1,491
5 7:00 pm No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 3 Navy 81–65 667
6 7:00 pm No. 7 Lafayette at No. 2 Colgate 54–76 1,338
Semifinals – Sunday, March 4
7 12:00 pm No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 2 Colgate 55–62 1,279 CBSSN
8 2:00 pm No. 5 Boston University at No. 1 Bucknell 59–90 2,925
Championship – Wednesday, March 7
9 7:30 pm No. 2 Colgate at No. 1 Bucknell 54–83 3,946 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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First round
February 27
Patriot League Network
Quarterfinals
March 1
Patriot League Network
Semifinals
March 4
CBS Sports Network
Championship
March 7
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Bucknell 83
8 Loyola (MD) 78
8 Loyola (MD) 82
9 Army 79
1 Bucknell 90
5 Boston University 59
4 Lehigh 82
5 Boston University 88
1 Bucknell 83
2 Colgate 54
2 Colgate 76
7 Lafayette 54
7 Lafayette 93
10 American 86
2 Colgate 62
6 Holy Cross 55
3 Navy 65
6 Holy Cross 81

References

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  1. ^ "Bucknell beats Loyola 94-53, clinches Patriot League title". ESPN. Associated Press. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Funk, Josh. "Men's College Basketball: Bucknell dominates Loyola, clinches Patriot League tourney's top seed". The Daily Item. Retrieved February 22, 2018.