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 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.
SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker #1Tiebreaker #21Bucknell14–417–122Lehigh13–515–143Boston U11–718–134Army9–918–122–0 vs. American, 1–1 vs. Navy, 1–1 vs. Colgate 5Colgate9–913–161–1 vs. Navy, 1–1 vs. American, 1–1 vs. Army2–0 vs. Bucknell6American9–911–181–1 vs. Colgate, 0–2 vs. Army, 2–0 vs. Navy1–1 vs. Bucknell7Navy9–918–131–1 vs. Army, 1–1 vs. Colgate, 0–2 vs. American8Loyola (MD)8–109–209Holy Cross5–1310–1910Lafayette3–156–23
Schedule GameTime*MatchupFinal scoreAttendanceTelevision First round – Tuesday, March 117:30 pm#9 Holy Cross at #8 Loyola (MD) 72–67408PLN27:00 pm #10 Lafayette at #7 Navy 70–78 687 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 337:00 pm#9 Holy Cross at #1 Bucknell 77–722OT 2,700PLN47:00 pm#5 Colgate at #4 Army 72–79 48257:00 pm#6 American at #3 Boston U 69–64 731 butv 10, PLN67:00 pm#7 Navy at #2 Lehigh 63–65 1,730 SE2, PLN Semifinals – Sunday, March 6712:00 pm#9 Holy Cross at #4 Army 60–38 1,107CBSSN82:00 pm#6 American at #2 Lehigh 62–78 2,225 Championship – Wednesday, March 997:30 pm#9 Holy Cross vs. #2 Lehigh59–564,587CBSSN *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.
Bracket
* indicates overtime period.
References
External links 2016 Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship