The 2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason conference tournament for the Patriot League. It was played February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, 2017 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites. Bucknell defeated Lehigh, 81–65, in the championship game to win the Tournament. As a result, Bucknell received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
| 2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Bucknell (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Nathan Davis (1st title) |
| MVP | Zach Thomas (Bucknell) |
| Attendance | 13,489 |
| Television | PLN, CBSSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 Patriot League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editAll 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 | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucknell | 15–3 | ||
| 2 | Boston University | 12–6 | 2–0 vs. Lehigh | |
| 3 | Lehigh | 12–6 | 0–2 vs. Boston U. | |
| 4 | Navy | 10–8 | ||
| 5 | Holy Cross | 9–9 | ||
| 6 | Colgate | 8–10 | 2–0 vs. Loyola (MD) | |
| 7 | Loyola (MD) | 8–10 | 0–2 vs. Colgate | |
| 8 | Army | 6–12 | ||
| 9 | American | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. Lafayette | 0–2 vs Top 3 each, 1–1 vs Navy |
| 10 | Lafayette | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. American | 0–2 vs Top 3 each, 0–2 vs Navy |
Schedule
edit| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, February 28 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 American at No. 8 Army | 58–74[1] | 263 | PLN |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 10 Lafayette at No. 7 Loyola (MD) | 64–67[2] | 472 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 | |||||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Army at No. 1 Bucknell | 62–78[3] | 2,151 | PLN |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Holy Cross at No. 4 Navy | 42–49[4] | 988 | |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Colgate at No. 3 Lehigh | 72–77[5] | 1,609 | |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Loyola (MD) at No. 2 Boston University | 60–64[6] | 510 | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 | |||||
| 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Boston University | 91–882OT[7] | 511 | CBSSN |
| 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Navy at No. 1 Bucknell | 65–70[8] | 2,731 | |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 8 | |||||
| 9 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Lehigh at No. 1 Bucknell | 65–81[9] | 4,254 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. | |||||
Bracket
edit| First round February 28 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 2 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 5 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 8 CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bucknell | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Army | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Army | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | American | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bucknell | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Holy Cross | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bucknell | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lehigh | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Loyola (MD) | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Loyola (MD) | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lafayette | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lehigh | 91** | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lehigh | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colgate | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
* indicates overtime period.
References
edit- ^ "Fox's 23 leads Army past American in Patriot opener, 74-58". ESPN. Associated Press. February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Loyola comes back to beat Lafayette, 67-64 in Patriot opener". ESPN. Associated Press. February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Top seed Bucknell eliminates Army". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Navy tops Holy Cross, 49-42 in Patriot League quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Lehigh beats Colgate 77-72 in Patriot League quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Boston U beats Loyola (Md) 64-64 in Patriot quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Kempton's 31 lifts Lehigh past Boston U in 2 OT, 91-88". ESPN. Associated Press. March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Bucknell holds off Navy, advance to Patriot tourney final". ESPN. Associated Press. March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Bucknell tops Lehigh to win Patriot League and punch NCAA tourney ticket". ESPN. Associated Press. March 8, 2017.