# 2022 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

The 2022 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held March 5, 7, 10, and 13, 2022, at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All ten teams in the conference standings qualify for the tournament. The teams are seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The tiebreakers used by the Patriot League are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down, 3) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Patriot League regular-season play and 4) comparison of winning percentage versus out-of-league common opponents. Boston University was given the 3 seed over Bucknell due to a head-to-head sweep.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Holy Cross | 14-4 | |
| 2 | American | 13-5 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 12-6 | 2-0 vs. Bucknell |
| 4 | Bucknell | 12-6 | 0-2 vs. Boston University |
| 5 | Lehigh | 11-7 | |
| 6 | Army | 10-8 | |
| 7 | Lafayette | 7-11 | |
| 8 | Navy | 5-13 | |
| 9 | Colgate | 4-14 | |
| 10 | Loyola (MD) | 2-16 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Saturday, March 5 ||||||
| 1 | 1:00pm | No. 9 Colgate at No. 8 Navy | 55-60 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 10 Loyola (MD) at No. 7 Lafayette | 49-58 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 7 ||||||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Navy at No. 1 Holy Cross | 50-49 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Lafayette at No. 2 American | 48-54 | ESPN+ |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 Army at No. 3 Boston University | 74-80 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Lehigh at No. 4 Bucknell | 53-56 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 7 | 6:00pm | No. 8 Navy at No. 4 Bucknell | 44-64 | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 6:00pm | No. 3 Boston University at No. 2 American | 48-70 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 ||||||
| 9 | Noon | No. 4 Bucknell at No. 2 American | 54-65 | CBSSN |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Saturday, March 5, 2022 ESPN+ | First round Saturday, March 5, 2022 ESPN+ | First round Saturday, March 5, 2022 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Monday, March 7, 2022 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Monday, March 7, 2022 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Monday, March 7, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Thursday, March 10, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Thursday, March 10, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Thursday, March 10, 2022 ESPN+ | Championship Sunday, March 13, 2022 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 13, 2022 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 13, 2022 CBSSN |
| | | | 1 | Holy Cross | 49 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Navy | 60 | 8 | Navy | 50 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Colgate | 55 | | | | 8 | Navy | 44 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Bucknell | 64 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Bucknell | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Lehigh | 53 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Bucknell | 54 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | American | 65 |
| | | | 3 | Boston University | 80 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lafayette | 58 | 6 | Army | 74 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Loyola (MD) | 49 | | | | 3 | Boston University | 48 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | American | 70 | | | |
| | | | 2 | American | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Lafayette | 48 | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period