2016 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2016 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsHoly Cross (6th title)
Winning coachBill Carmody (1st title)
MVPMalachi Alexander (Holy Cross)
Attendance14,657
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 14 4   .778 17 14   .548
Lehigh 13 5   .722 17 15   .531
Boston University 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Army 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Navy 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Colgate 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
American 9 9   .500 12 19   .387
Loyola (MD) 8 10   .444 9 21   .300
Holy Cross 5 13   .278 15 20   .429
Lafayette 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2016 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2016 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played March 1, 3, 6 and 9 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites. The tournament champion, Holy Cross, received the League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:

  • Record between the tied teams.
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary.
  • Higher RPI entering the conference tournament.
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2
1 Bucknell 14–4 17–12
2 Lehigh 13–5 15–14
3 Boston U 11–7 18–13
4 Army 9–9 18–12 2–0 vs. American, 1–1 vs. Navy, 1–1 vs. Colgate
5 Colgate 9–9 13–16 1–1 vs. Navy, 1–1 vs. American, 1–1 vs. Army 2–0 vs. Bucknell
6 American 9–9 11–18 1–1 vs. Colgate, 0–2 vs. Army, 2–0 vs. Navy 1–1 vs. Bucknell
7 Navy 9–9 18–13 1–1 vs. Army, 1–1 vs. Colgate, 0–2 vs. American
8 Loyola (MD) 8–10 9–20
9 Holy Cross 5–13 10–19
10 Lafayette 3–15 6–23

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup Final score Attendance Television
First round – Tuesday, March 1
1 7:30 pm #9 Holy Cross at #8 Loyola (MD) 72–67[1] 408 PLN
2 7:00 pm #10 Lafayette at #7 Navy 70–78[2] 687
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3
3 7:00 pm #9 Holy Cross at #1 Bucknell 77–722OT[3] 2,700 PLN
4 7:00 pm #5 Colgate at #4 Army 72–79[4] 482
5 7:00 pm #6 American at #3 Boston U 69–64[5] 731 butv 10, PLN
6 7:00 pm #7 Navy at #2 Lehigh 63–65[6] 1,730 SE2, PLN
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6
7 12:00 pm #9 Holy Cross at #4 Army 60–38[7] 1,107 CBSSN
8 2:00 pm #6 American at #2 Lehigh 62–78[8] 2,225
Championship – Wednesday, March 9
9 7:30 pm #9 Holy Cross vs. #2 Lehigh 59–56[9] 4,587 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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First round
March 1
Patriot League Network
Quarterfinals
March 3
Patriot League Network
Semifinals
March 6
CBS Sports Network
Championship
March 9
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Bucknell 72
9 Holy Cross 77**
8 Loyola (MD) 67
9 Holy Cross 72
9 Holy Cross 60
4 Army 38
4 Army 79
5 Colgate 72
9 Holy Cross 59
2 Lehigh 56
2 Lehigh 65
7 Navy 63
7 Navy 78
10 Lafayette 70
2 Lehigh 78
6 American 62
3 Boston U 64
6 American 69

* indicates overtime period.

References

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  1. ^ "Holy Cross wins tournament opener, beats Loyola (Md.) 72-67". ESPN. March 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dunbar leads Navy past Lafayette in Patriot League tourney". ESPN. March 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Holy Cross upsets Bucknell 77-72 in double overtime". ESPN. March 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Army beats Colgate 79-72 in Patriot quarters". ESPN. March 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "American snaps 4-game skid against BU, wins 69-64 in Patriot". ESPN. March 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Kempton, Lehigh beat Navy; advance to Patriot League semis". ESPN. March 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Holy Cross beats cold-shooting Army 60-38 in Patriot semi". ESPN. March 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Lehigh beats American 78-62, advances to Patriot title game". ESPN. March 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "19-loss Holy Cross captures Patriot League title, NCAA tourney berth". ESPN. March 9, 2016.
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