2016 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
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.
| 2016 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2015–16 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Holy Cross (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Carmody (1st title) |
| MVP | Malachi Alexander (Holy Cross) |
| Attendance | 14,657 |
| Television | PLN, CBSSN |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
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| 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
- "Holy Cross wins tournament opener, beats Loyola (Md.) 72-67". ESPN. March 1, 2016.
- "Dunbar leads Navy past Lafayette in Patriot League tourney". ESPN. March 1, 2016.
- "Holy Cross upsets Bucknell 77-72 in double overtime". ESPN. March 3, 2016.
- "Army beats Colgate 79-72 in Patriot quarters". ESPN. March 3, 2016.
- "American snaps 4-game skid against BU, wins 69-64 in Patriot". ESPN. March 3, 2016.
- "Kempton, Lehigh beat Navy; advance to Patriot League semis". ESPN. March 3, 2016.
- "Holy Cross beats cold-shooting Army 60-38 in Patriot semi". ESPN. March 6, 2016.
- "Lehigh beats American 78-62, advances to Patriot title game". ESPN. March 6, 2016.
- "19-loss Holy Cross captures Patriot League title, NCAA tourney berth". ESPN. March 9, 2016.
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