2019 Patriot League men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:Patriot League
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:10
Arena:Campus sites
Champions:Colgate
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Matt Langel
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Jordan Burns
Mvpteam:Colgate
Television:PLN, CBSSN

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]

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.

SeedSchoolConfTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3
1Colgate13–51–1 vs Bucknell2–0 vs Lehigh2–0 vs American
2Bucknell13–51–1 vs Colgate2–0 vs Lehigh1–1 vs American
3Lehigh12–6
4American9–9
5Navy8–101–1 vs. Army1–1 vs. Colgate1–1 vs. Bucknell
6Army8–101–1 vs. Navy1–1 vs. Colgate0–2 vs. Bucknell
7Lafayette7–113–1 vs. BU/Loyola (MD)
8Boston7–112–2 vs. Lafayette/Loyola (MD)
9Loyola (MD)7–111–3 vs. Lafayette/BU
10Holy Cross6–12

Schedule

GameTime*MatchupScoreAttendanceTelevision
First round – Tuesday, March 5
17:00 pmNo. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 8 Boston63–71462PLN
27:00 pmNo. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Lafayette79–741,004
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
37:00 pmNo. 8 Boston at No. 1 Colgate69–811,277PLN
47:00 pmNo. 5 Navy at No. 4 American 60–56
57:00 pmNo. 6 Army at No. 3 Lehigh70–751,546
67:00 pmNo. 10 Holy Cross at No. 2 Bucknell65–772,107
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10
712:00 pmNo. 5 Navy at No. 1 Colgate70–801,089CBSSN
82:00 pmNo. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Bucknell75–972,718
Championship – Wednesday, March 13
97:30 pmNo. 2 Bucknell at No. 1 Colgate80–94CBSSN
  • Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.[2]

References

  1. News: Patriot League men's basketball tournament: Colgate beats Bucknell 94-80 for title . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press . March 13, 2019.
  2. Web site: 2019 Men's Basketball Championship . Patriot League.