2019 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason tournament for the Patriot League during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on March 5, 7, 10, and 13, with the higher seed in each match up hosting at their respective campus sites. No. 1 seed Colgate defeated Bucknell 94–80 in the championship game to win the conference tournament championship, and the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. It was Colgate's first Patriot League tournament championship since 1996, and third overall.[1]

2019 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201819
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsColgate (3rd title)
Winning coachMatt Langel (1st title)
MVPJordan Burns (Colgate)
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colgate135 .722  2411  .686
Bucknell135 .722  2112  .636
Lehigh126 .667  2011  .645
American99 .500  1515  .500
Navy810 .444  1219  .387
Army810 .444  1319  .406
Lafayette711 .389  1020  .333
Boston University711 .389  1518  .455
Loyola (MD)711 .389  1121  .344
Holy Cross612 .333  1617  .485
2019 Patriot League Tournament winner

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.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3
1 Colgate 13–5 1–1 vs Bucknell 2–0 vs Lehigh 2–0 vs American
2 Bucknell 13–5 1–1 vs Colgate 2–0 vs Lehigh 1–1 vs American
3 Lehigh 12–6
4 American 9–9
5 Navy 8–10 1–1 vs. Army 1–1 vs. Colgate 1–1 vs. Bucknell
6 Army 8–10 1–1 vs. Navy 1–1 vs. Colgate 0–2 vs. Bucknell
7 Lafayette 7–11 3–1 vs. BU/Loyola (MD)
8 Boston 7–11 2–2 vs. Lafayette/Loyola (MD)
9 Loyola (MD) 7–11 1–3 vs. Lafayette/BU
10 Holy Cross 6–12

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Tuesday, March 5
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 8 Boston 63–71 462 PLN
2 7:00 pm No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Lafayette 79–74 1,004
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
3 7:00 pm No. 8 Boston at No. 1 Colgate 69–81 1,277 PLN
4 7:00 pm No. 5 Navy at No. 4 American 60–56
5 7:00 pm No. 6 Army at No. 3 Lehigh 70–75 1,546
6 7:00 pm No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 2 Bucknell 65–77 2,107
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10
7 12:00 pm No. 5 Navy at No. 1 Colgate 70–80 1,089 CBSSN
8 2:00 pm No. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Bucknell 75–97 2,718
Championship – Wednesday, March 13
9 7:30 pm No. 2 Bucknell at No. 1 Colgate 80–94 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.[2]

Bracket

  First round
March 5
Patriot League Network
Quarterfinals
March 7
Patriot League Network
Semifinals
March 10
CBS Sports Network
Championship
March 13
CBS Sports Network
                                     
       
  1 Colgate 81  
    8 Boston 69  
8 Boston 71
9 Loyola (MD) 63  
  1 Colgate 80  
  5 Navy 70  
       
       
  4 American 56
    5 Navy 60  
     
       
  1 Colgate 94
  2 Bucknell 80
       
       
  2 Bucknell 77
    10 Holy Cross 65  
7 Lafayette 74
10 Holy Cross 79  
  2 Bucknell 97
  3 Lehigh 75  
       
       
  3 Lehigh 75
    6 Army 70  
     
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