# 2018 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was from held March 3, 5, 8 and 10 at campus sites of the higher seed, except that both semi-final games will be played at the same site of the highest seed. American won the Patriot League Tournament will 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 | American | 16–2 | 23–6 | |
| 2 | Bucknell | 15–3 | 21–8 | |
| 3 | Navy | 13–5 | 23–6 | |
| 4 | Lehigh | 9–9 | 15–14 | 1–1 vs. Army |
| 5 | Army | 9–9 | 16–13 | 1–1 vs. Lehigh |
| 6 | Loyola (MD) | 7–11 | 9–20 | 2–0 vs. Holy Cross |
| 7 | Holy Cross | 7–11 | 12–17 | 0–2 vs. Loyola (MD) |
| 8 | Lafayette | 6–12 | 10–18 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 5–13 | 10–18 | |
| 10 | Colgate | 3–15 | 7–22 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Saturday, March 3 |||||
| 1 | 1:00 PM | #10 Colgate at #7 Holy Cross | PLN | 537 |
| 2 | 2:00 PM | #9 Boston University at #8 Lafayette | PLN | 435 |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 5 |||||
| 3 | 7:00 PM | #8 Lafayette at #1 American | PLN | 501 |
| 4 | 6:00 PM | #7 Holy Cross at #2 Bucknell | PLN | 594 |
| 5 | 7:00 PM | #6 Loyola (MD) at #3 Navy | PLN | 487 |
| 6 | 6:00 PM | #5 Army at #4 Lehigh | PLN | 483 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 8 |||||
| 7 | 7:00 PM | #5 Army at #1 American | PLN | 585 |
| 8 | 6:00 PM | #3 Navy at #2 Bucknell | PLN | 619 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 11 |||||
| 9 | 11:00 am | #3 Navy at #1 American | CBSSN | 1,001 |
| *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 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 8 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 8 Patriot League Network | Championship March 11 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 11 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 11 CBS Sports Network |
| | | | 1 | American | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Lafayette | 35 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lafayette | 66 | 8 | Lafayette | 35 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Boston University | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Boston University | 61 | | | | 1 | American | 60 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Army | 49 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Lehigh | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Army | 62 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | American | 58 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Navy | 49 |
| | | | 2 | Bucknell | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Holy Cross | 53 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Colgate | 47 | 7 | Holy Cross | 53 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Holy Cross | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Holy Cross | 66 | | | | 2 | Bucknell | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Navy | 68 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Navy | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Loyola (MD) | 55 | | | | | | |