# 2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason conference tournament for the Patriot League. It was played February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, 2017 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites. Bucknell defeated Lehigh, 81–65, in the championship game to win the Tournament. As a result, Bucknell received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 10 Patriot League teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Bucknell | 15–3 | | |
| 2 | Boston University | 12–6 | 2–0 vs. Lehigh | |
| 3 | Lehigh | 12–6 | 0–2 vs. Boston U. | |
| 4 | Navy | 10–8 | | |
| 5 | Holy Cross | 9–9 | | |
| 6 | Colgate | 8–10 | 2–0 vs. Loyola (MD) | |
| 7 | Loyola (MD) | 8–10 | 0–2 vs. Colgate | |
| 8 | Army | 6–12 | | |
| 9 | American | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. Lafayette | 0–2 vs Top 3 each, 1–1 vs Navy |
| 10 | Lafayette | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. American | 0–2 vs Top 3 each, 0–2 vs Navy |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
| First round – Tuesday, February 28 ||||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 American at No. 8 Army | 58–74 | 263 | PLN |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 10 Lafayette at No. 7 Loyola (MD) | 64–67 | 472 | PLN |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 ||||||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Army at No. 1 Bucknell | 62–78 | 2,151 | PLN |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Holy Cross at No. 4 Navy | 42–49 | 988 | PLN |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Colgate at No. 3 Lehigh | 72–77 | 1,609 | PLN |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Loyola (MD) at No. 2 Boston University | 60–64 | 510 | PLN |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 ||||||
| 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Boston University | 91–88$^{2OT}$ | 511 | CBSSN |
| 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Navy at No. 1 Bucknell | 65–70 | 2,731 | CBSSN |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 8 ||||||
| 9 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Lehigh at No. 1 Bucknell | 65–81 | 4,254 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round February 28 Patriot League Network | First round February 28 Patriot League Network | First round February 28 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 2 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 2 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 2 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 5 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals March 5 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals March 5 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 8 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 8 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 8 CBS Sports Network |
| | | | 1 | Bucknell | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Army | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Army | 74 | 8 | Army | 62 | | | | | | |
| 9 | American | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | American | 58 | | | | 1 | Bucknell | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Navy | 65 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Navy | 49 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Holy Cross | 42 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bucknell | 81 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lehigh | 65 |
| | | | 2 | Boston University | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Loyola (MD) | 60 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Loyola (MD) | 67 | 7 | Loyola (MD) | 60 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lafayette | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lafayette | 64 | | | | 2 | Boston University | 88 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Lehigh | 91** | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lehigh | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Colgate | 72 | | | | | | |
* indicates overtime period.