The 2023 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held March 4, 6, 9, and 12, 2023, at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]
| 2023 Patriot League women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Holy Cross (14th title) |
| Winning coach | Maureen Magarity (1st title) |
| Television | ESPN+, CBSSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross† | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 1 | – | 29 | .033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 11, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editAll ten teams in the conference standings qualify for the tournament. The teams are seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The tiebreakers used by the Patriot League are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down, 3) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Patriot League regular-season play and 4) comparison of winning percentage versus out-of-league common opponents.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston University | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 13–5 | |
| 3 | Lehigh | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Colgate | 10–8 | 2–0 vs. Lehigh |
| 5 | Army | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Lehigh |
| 6 | Bucknell | 9–9 | |
| 7 | American | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. Holy Cross |
| 8 | Lafayette | 7–11 | 0–2 vs. Holy Cross |
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 4–14 | |
| 10 | Navy | 1–17 |
Schedule
edit| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Saturday, March 4 | |||||
| 1 | 4:00 pm | No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 8 Lafayette | 61–52 | ESPN+ | 567 |
| 2 | 5:00 pm | No. 10 Navy at No. 7 American | 71–78 | 423 | |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 6 | |||||
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 1 Boston University | 52–66 | ESPN+ | 422 |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 American at No. 2 Holy Cross | 44–73 | 384 | |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 Bucknell at No. 3 Lehigh | 55–63 | 685 | |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Army at No. 4 Colgate | 55–50 | 782 | |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 9 | |||||
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Army at No. 1 Boston University | 68–84OT | ESPN+ | 454 |
| 8 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Holy Cross | 54–71 | 398 | |
| Championship – Sunday, March 12 | |||||
| 9 | Noon | No. 2 Holy Cross at No. 1 Boston University | 66–61 | CBSSN | 1,305 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. | |||||
Bracket
edit| First round Saturday, March 4, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Monday, March 6, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Thursday, March 9, 2022 ESPN+ | Championship Sunday, March 12, 2022 CBSSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lafayette | 52 | 9 | Loyola (MD) | 52 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 61 | 1 | Boston University | 84* | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Army | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Colgate | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Army | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Holy Cross | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lehigh | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | American | 78 | 6 | Bucknell | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Navy | 71 | 3 | Lehigh | 54 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Holy Cross | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Holy Cross | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | American | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
References
edit- ^ "2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved February 28, 2023.