2018 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
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.
| 2018 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Bucknell (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Nathan Davis (2nd title) |
| MVP | Stephen Brown (Bucknell) |
| Attendance | 16,325 |
| Television | PLN, CBSSN |
| 2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell defeated Colgate in the championship game to win the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Seeds
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
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
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| 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
| 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 |
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| 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
- "Bucknell beats Loyola 94-53, clinches Patriot League title". ESPN. Associated Press. February 14, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- Funk, Josh. "Men's College Basketball: Bucknell dominates Loyola, clinches Patriot League tourney's top seed". The Daily Item. Retrieved 2018-02-22.