2017_Patriot_League_men's_basketball_tournament

2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

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.

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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.

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Schedule

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Bracket

First round
February 28
Patriot League Network 		Quarterfinals
March 2
Patriot League Network 		Semifinals
March 5
CBS Sports Network 		Championship
March 8
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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

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    "Fox's 23 leads Army past American in Patriot opener, 74-58". ESPN. Associated Press. February 28, 2017.
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    "Loyola comes back to beat Lafayette, 67-64 in Patriot opener". ESPN. Associated Press. February 28, 2017.
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    "Top seed Bucknell eliminates Army". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
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    "Navy tops Holy Cross, 49-42 in Patriot League quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
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    "Lehigh beats Colgate 77-72 in Patriot League quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2017.
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    "Boston U beats Loyola (Md) 64-64 in Patriot quarterfinal". ESPN. Associated Press. March 3, 2017.
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    "Kempton's 31 lifts Lehigh past Boston U in 2 OT, 91-88". ESPN. Associated Press. March 5, 2017.
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    "Bucknell holds off Navy, advance to Patriot tourney final". ESPN. Associated Press. March 5, 2017.
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    "Bucknell tops Lehigh to win Patriot League and punch NCAA tourney ticket". ESPN. Associated Press. March 8, 2017.
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