1998 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland after the conclusion of the 1997–98 regular season. Number two seed Navy defeated top seed Lafayette, 93–85 in the championship game, to win its third Patriot League Tournament title. The Midshipmen earned an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament as #16 seed in the East region.

1998 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams8
SiteAlumni Hall
Annapolis, Maryland
ChampionsNavy (3rd title)
Winning coachDon DeVoe (3rd title)
MVPSkip Victor (Navy)
1997–98 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lafayette102 .833  199  .679
Navy102 .833  1911  .633
Bucknell84 .667  1315  .464
Colgate57 .417  1018  .357
Lehigh48 .333  1017  .370
Holy Cross39 .250  720  .259
Army210 .167  819  .296
1998 Patriot League Tournament winner

Format

All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round, with the top seed receiving a bye to the semifinal round.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Championship Game
March 5
                           
       
  1 Lafayette 83  
    4 Colgate 77  
4 Colgate 84
  5 Lehigh 83  
    1 Lafayette 85
  2 Navy 93
  3 Bucknell 60  
6 Holy Cross 56  
3 Bucknell 61
    2 Navy 80  
2 Navy 79
  7 Army 52  

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