2016 Patriot League Men's Basketball 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 | CBS Sports Network | ||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker #1 | Tiebreaker #2 |
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| 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 |
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| First round – Tuesday, March 1 | |||||
| 1 | 7:30 pm | #9 Holy Cross at #8 Loyola (MD) | 72–67[1] | 408 | Patriot League Network |
| 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 | Patriot League Network |
| 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 | |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | #7 Navy at #2 Lehigh | 63–65[6] | 1,730 | |
| 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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