# 2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Patriot League for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on February 27, March 1, 4, and 7, 2018 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites.
Bucknell defeated Colgate in the championship game to win the tournament and 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.
With a win over Loyola (MD) on February 14, 2018, Bucknell clinched the Patriot League regular season championship for the seventh time in the previous eight years and earned the No. 1 seed.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 | Tiebreaker 5 |
| 1 | Bucknell | 16–2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Colgate | 12–6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Navy | 11–7 | 2–0 vs Lehigh | | | | |
| 4 | Lehigh | 11–7 | 0–2 vs Navy | | | | |
| 5 | Boston University | 10–8 | | | | | |
| 6 | Holy Cross | 8–10 | | | | | |
| 7 | Lafayette | 7–11 | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola (MD) | 6–12 | 1–1 vs Army | 0–2 vs Bucknell | 0–2 vs Colgate | 2–2 vs Navy/Lehigh | 1–1 vs BU |
| 9 | Army | 6–12 | 1–1 vs Loyola | 0–2 vs Bucknell | 0–2 vs Colgate | 2–2 vs Navy/Lehigh | 0–2 vs BU |
| 10 | American | 3–15 | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
| First round – Tuesday, February 27 ||||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Army at No. 8 Loyola (MD) | 79–82 | 413 | PLN |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 10 American at No. 7 Lafayette | 86–93 | 1,774 | PLN |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1 ||||||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Loyola (MD) at No. 1 Bucknell | 78–83 | 2,492 | PLN |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Boston University at No. 4 Lehigh | 88–82 | 1,491 | PLN |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 3 Navy | 81–65 | 667 | PLN |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Lafayette at No. 2 Colgate | 54–76 | 1,338 | PLN |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 4 ||||||
| 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 2 Colgate | 55–62 | 1,279 | CBSSN |
| 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Boston University at No. 1 Bucknell | 59–90 | 2,925 | CBSSN |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 7 ||||||
| 9 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Colgate at No. 1 Bucknell | 54–83 | 3,946 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round February 27 Patriot League Network | First round February 27 Patriot League Network | First round February 27 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 1 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 1 Patriot League Network | Quarterfinals March 1 Patriot League Network | Semifinals March 4 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals March 4 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals March 4 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 7 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 7 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 7 CBS Sports Network |
| | | | 1 | Bucknell | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Loyola (MD) | 78 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola (MD) | 82 | 8 | Loyola (MD) | 78 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Army | 79 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Army | 79 | | | | 1 | Bucknell | 90 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Boston University | 59 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Lehigh | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Boston University | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bucknell | 83 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Colgate | 54 |
| | | | 2 | Colgate | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Lafayette | 54 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lafayette | 93 | 7 | Lafayette | 54 | | | | | | |
| 10 | American | 86 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | American | 86 | | | | 2 | Colgate | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Holy Cross | 55 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Navy | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Holy Cross | 81 | | | | | | |