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2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

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2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsBoston University (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Jones (1st title)
MVPMax Mahoney (Boston University)
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
American 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Boston University 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Army 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Lafayette 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Navy 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Bucknell 8 10   .444 14 20   .412
Lehigh 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Holy Cross 2 16   .111 3 29   .094
2020 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Patriot League during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on March 3, 5, 8, and 11, with the higher seed in each match up hosting at their respective campus sites. No. 3 seed Boston University defeated Colgate 64–61 in the championship game to win the conference tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The NCAA Tournament would be subsequently canceled in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The Patriot League was the final conference to hold its championship game before all others remaining were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Patriot League Tournament Championship was Boston University's first since joining the conference in 2013.

Seeds

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All 10 Patriot League teams are eligible for the tournament. The top six teams receive a first round bye. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4 Tiebreaker 5
1 Colgate 14–4
2 American 12–6 1–1 vs. Boston University 0–2 vs. Colgate 2–0 vs. Army 1–1 vs. Lafayette 2–0 vs. Navy
3 Boston University 12–6 1–1 vs. American 0–2 vs. Colgate 2–0 vs. Army 1–1 vs. Lafayette 1–1 vs. Navy
4 Army 10–8 2–0 vs. Lafayette
5 Lafayette 10–8 0–2 vs. Army
6 Navy 8–10 2–0 vs. Bucknell
7 Bucknell 8–10 0–2 vs. Navy
8 Lehigh 7–11 2–0 vs. Loyola (MD)
9 Loyola (MD) 7–11 0–2 vs. Lehigh
10 Holy Cross 2–16

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Tuesday, March 3
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 8 Lehigh
75–78
716
PLN
2 7:00 pm No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Bucknell
62–65
1,507
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
3 7:00 pm No. 8 Lehigh at No. 1 Colgate 70–83 1,368 PLN
4 7:00 pm No. 5 Lafayette at No. 4 Army 73–68 334
5 7:00 pm No. 6 Navy at No. 3 Boston University 63–69 517
6 7:00 pm No. 7 Bucknell at No. 2 American 64–59 1,039
Semifinals – Sunday, March 8
7 12:00 pm No. 5 Lafayette at No. 1 Colgate 65–88 1,834 CBSSN
8 2:00 pm No. 7 Bucknell at No. 3 Boston University 61–64 1,334
Championship – Wednesday, March 11
9 7:30 pm No. 3 Boston University at No. 1 Colgate 64–61 1,724 CBSSN
*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
CBS Sports Network
Championship
March 11
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Colgate 83
8 Lehigh 70
8 Lehigh 78
9 Loyola (MD) 75
1 Colgate 88
5 Lafayette 65
4 Army 68
5 Lafayette 73
1 Colgate 61
3 Boston University 64
2 American 59
7 Bucknell 64
7 Bucknell 65
10 Holy Cross 62
7 Bucknell 61
3 Boston University 64
3 Boston University 69
6 Navy 63

References

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