# 2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2023 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, 2023 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner, Colgate, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

## Seeds

All ten teams in the conference standings qualify for the tournament. The teams will be seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The two tiebreakers used by the Patriot League are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record and 2) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Patriot League regular season play.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Colgate | 17–1 | | |
| 2 | Navy | 11–7 | 1–1 vs. Lehigh | 2–0 vs. Army |
| 3 | Lehigh | 11–7 | 1–1 vs. Navy | 0–2 vs. Army |
| 4 | Army | 10–8 | | |
| 5 | Boston University | 8–10 | | |
| 6 | Lafayette | 7–11 | 4–2 vs. American/Loyola/Holy Cross | |
| 7 | American | 7–11 | 3–3 vs. Lafayette/Loyola/Holy Cross | 1–1 vs. Colgate |
| 8 | Loyola | 7–11 | 3–3 vs. Lafayette/American/Holy Cross | 0–2 vs. Colgate |
| 9 | Holy Cross | 7–11 | 2–4 vs. Lafayette/American/Loyola | |
| 10 | Bucknell | 5–13 | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, February 28 ||||||
| 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 American vs. No. 10 Bucknell | 64–59 | ESPN+ | 1,019 |
| 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Loyola vs No. 9 Holy Cross | 73–69 | ESPN+ | 1,047 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 ||||||
| 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 8 Loyola | 92–73 | ESPN+ | 1,279 |
| 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Navy vs. No. 7 American | 59–64 | ESPN+ | 986 |
| 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Lehigh vs. No. 6 Lafayette | 64–71 | ESPN+ | 2,095 |
| 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Army vs. No. 5 Boston University | 71–69 | ESPN+ | 681 |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 ||||||
| 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 4 Army | 91–74 | CBSSN | 1,327 |
| 8 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 7 American vs. No. 6 Lafayette | 76–84$^{2OT}$ | CBSSN | 2,016 |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 8 ||||||
| 9 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Colgate vs. No. 6 Lafayette | 79–61 | CBSSN | 1,891 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Thursday March 2, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Thursday March 2, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Thursday March 2, 2023 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 5, 2023 CBSSN | Semifinals Sunday, March 5, 2023 CBSSN | Semifinals Sunday, March 5, 2023 CBSSN | Championship Wednesday, March 8, 2023 CBSSN | Championship Wednesday, March 8, 2023 CBSSN | Championship Wednesday, March 8, 2023 CBSSN |
| | | | 1 | Colgate | 92 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola (MD) | 73 | 8 | Loyola (MD) | 73 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Holy Cross | 69 | | | | 1 | Colgate | 91 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Army | 74 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Army | 71* | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Boston University | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Colgate | 79 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lafayette | 61 |
| | | | 2 | Navy | 51 | | | | | | |
| 7 | American | 64 | 7 | American | 52 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bucknell | 59 | | | | 7 | American | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Lafayette | 84** | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lehigh | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Lafayette | 71 | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period