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2018 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

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2018 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsAmerican (2nd title)
Winning coachMegan Gebbia (2nd title)
MVPCecily Carl (American)
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
Bucknell 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Navy 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
Army 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Lehigh 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Holy Cross 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Lafayette 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Boston University 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Colgate 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
2018 Patriot League tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was from held March 3, 5, 8 and 10 at campus sites of the higher seed, except that both semi-final games will be played at the same site of the highest seed. American won the Patriot League Tournament will earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

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 American 16–2 23–6
2 Bucknell 15–3 21–8
3 Navy 13–5 23–6
4 Lehigh 9–9 15–14 1–1 vs. Army
5 Army 9–9 16–13 1–1 vs. Lehigh
6 Loyola (MD) 7–11 9–20 2–0 vs. Holy Cross
7 Holy Cross 7–11 12–17 0–2 vs. Loyola (MD)
8 Lafayette 6–12 10–18
9 Boston University 5–13 10–18
10 Colgate 3–15 7–22

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 3
1 1:00 PM #10 Colgate at #7 Holy Cross PLN 537
2 2:00 PM #9 Boston University at #8 Lafayette 435
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 5
3 7:00 PM #8 Lafayette at #1 American PLN 501
4 6:00 PM #7 Holy Cross at #2 Bucknell 594
5 7:00 PM #6 Loyola (MD) at #3 Navy 487
6 6:00 PM #5 Army at #4 Lehigh 483
Semifinals – Thursday, March 8
7 7:00 PM #5 Army at #1 American PLN 585
8 6:00 PM #3 Navy at #2 Bucknell 619
Championship – Sunday, March 11
9 11:00 am #3 Navy at #1 American CBSSN 1,001
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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First round
March 3
Patriot League Network
Quarterfinals
March 5
Patriot League Network
Semifinals
March 8
Patriot League Network
Championship
March 11
CBS Sports Network
            
1 American 55
8 Lafayette 35
8 Lafayette 66
9 Boston University 61
1 American 60
5 Army 49
4 Lehigh 60
5 Army 62
1 American 58
3 Navy 49
2 Bucknell 67
7 Holy Cross 53
10 Colgate 47
7 Holy Cross 66
2 Bucknell 62
3 Navy 68
3 Navy 63
6 Loyola (MD) 55
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