# 2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Patriot League during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on March 3, 5, 8, and 11, with the higher seed in each match up hosting at their respective campus sites. No. 3 seed Boston University defeated Colgate 64–61 in the championship game to win the conference tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The NCAA Tournament would be subsequently canceled in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The Patriot League was the final conference to hold its championship game before all others remaining were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Patriot League Tournament Championship was Boston University's first since joining the conference in 2013.

## Seeds

All 10 Patriot League teams are eligible for the tournament. The top six teams receive a first round bye. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 | Tiebreaker 5 |
| 1 | Colgate | 14–4 | | | | | |
| 2 | American | 12–6 | 1–1 vs. Boston University | 0–2 vs. Colgate | 2–0 vs. Army | 1–1 vs. Lafayette | 2–0 vs. Navy |
| 3 | Boston University | 12–6 | 1–1 vs. American | 0–2 vs. Colgate | 2–0 vs. Army | 1–1 vs. Lafayette | 1–1 vs. Navy |
| 4 | Army | 10–8 | 2–0 vs. Lafayette | | | | |
| 5 | Lafayette | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Army | | | | |
| 6 | Navy | 8–10 | 2–0 vs. Bucknell | | | | |
| 7 | Bucknell | 8–10 | 0–2 vs. Navy | | | | |
| 8 | Lehigh | 7–11 | 2–0 vs. Loyola (MD) | | | | |
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 7–11 | 0–2 vs. Lehigh | | | | |
| 10 | Holy Cross | 2–16 | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
| First round – Tuesday, March 3 ||||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 8 Lehigh | 75–78 | 716 | PLN |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Bucknell | 62–65 | 1,507 | PLN |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5 ||||||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Lehigh at No. 1 Colgate | 70–83 | 1,368 | PLN |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Lafayette at No. 4 Army | 73–68 | 334 | PLN |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Navy at No. 3 Boston University | 63–69 | 517 | PLN |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Bucknell at No. 2 American | 64–59 | 1,039 | PLN |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 8 ||||||
| 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 5 Lafayette at No. 1 Colgate | 65–88 | 1,834 | CBSSN |
| 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Bucknell at No. 3 Boston University | 61–64 | 1,334 | CBSSN |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 11 ||||||
| 9 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Boston University at No. 1 Colgate | 64–61 | 1,724 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 3 Patriot League Network | First round March 3 Patriot League Network | First round March 3 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 5 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 5 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 5 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 8 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals March 8 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals March 8 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 11 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 11 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 11 CBS Sports Network |
| | | | 1 | Colgate | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Lehigh | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lehigh | 78 | 8 | Lehigh | 70 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 75 | | | | 1 | Colgate | 88 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Lafayette | 65 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Army | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Lafayette | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Colgate | 61 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Boston University | 64 |
| | | | 2 | American | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Bucknell | 64 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bucknell | 65 | 7 | Bucknell | 64 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Holy Cross | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Holy Cross | 62 | | | | 7 | Bucknell | 61 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Boston University | 64 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Boston University | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Navy | 63 | | | | | | |