# 2016 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held March 5, 7, 11 and 12 at campus sites of the higher seed. Army defeated Loyola (MD) to win their 3rd Patriot League title and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

## Seeds

Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:
* Head-to-head record between the teams involved in the tie
* Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
* Higher RPI entering the tournament, as published by College Basketball News
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Army | 17–1 | 26–2 | Higher RPI as of March 3 |
| 2 | Bucknell | 17–1 | 23–6 | |
| 3 | Loyola (MD) | 11–7 | 14–15 | |
| 4 | Lehigh | 10–8 | 17–12 | 1–1 vs. Holy Cross, 2–0 vs. Loyola |
| 5 | Holy Cross | 10–8 | 14–15 | 1–1 vs. Lehigh, 0–2 vs. Loyola |
| 6 | Navy | 9–9 | 15–14 | |
| 7 | American | 5–13 | 7–22 | |
| 8 | Colgate | 4–14 | 6–22 | 2–0 vs. Lafayette |
| 9 | Lafayette | 4–14 | 6–22 | 0–2 vs. Colgate |
| 10 | Boston University | 3–15 | 3–26 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Saturday, March 5 |||||
| 1 | 2:00 PM | #10 Boston University at #7 American | PLN | 177 |
| 2 | 4:00 PM | #9 Lafayette at #8 Colgate | PLN | 717 |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 7 |||||
| 3 | 7:30 PM | #8 Colgate at #1 Army | PLN | 641 |
| 4 | 7:00 PM | #5 Holy Cross at #4 Lehigh | PLN | 470 |
| 5 | 7:00 PM | #6 Navy at #3 Loyola (MD) | PLN | 532 |
| 6 | 7:00 PM | #7 American at #2 Bucknell | PLN | 661 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |||||
| 7 | 5:00 PM | #4 Lehigh at #1 Army | PLN | |
| 8 | 7:30 PM | #3 Loyola (MD) at #2 Bucknell | PLN | 768 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 |||||
| 9 | 6:00 pm | #3 Loyola (MD) at #1 Army | CBSSN | 1,121 |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. |||||

## Bracket

| First round March 5 Patriot League Network | First round March 5 Patriot League Network | First round March 5 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 7 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 7 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 7 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 11 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 11 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 11 Patriot League Network | Championship March 12 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 12 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 12 CBS Sports Network |
| | | | 1 | Army | 89 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Colgate | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colgate | 80 | 8 | Colgate | 62 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Lafayette | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Lafayette | 68 | | | | 1 | Army | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Lehigh | 46 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Lehigh | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Holy Cross | 48 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Army | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Loyola (MD) | 51 |
| | | | 2 | Bucknell | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | American | 65 | | | | | | |
| 7 | American | 61 | 7 | American | 65 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Boston University | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Boston University | 53 | | | | 2 | Bucknell | 53 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Loyola (MD) | 65 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Loyola (MD) | 44 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Navy | 42 | | | | | | |