Micro-majors are a ton of fun, but somehow, this league always seems to have a stud school that bullies the rest. Colgate has taken a year off from their dominance, but it appears that someone may have just stepped right in.
When is the Patriot League Tournament?
The Patriot League men’s basketball tournament starts Tuesday, March 4, and concludes next Wednesday, March 12th.
Where is the Patriot League Tournament played?
All nine tournament games will take place on campus, hosted by the higher seed. There is no reseeding between rounds. The top six teams were given a first-round bye, while the bottom four will play on Tuesday to advance to play the top two seeds, Bucknell and American, in the quarterfinals.
How to watch the Patriot League Tournament
There won’t be a ton of these games filling up the primetime spots over the next week; you’ll need to stream these and then find CBS Sports Network for the semifinals and championship.
First-round games: Stream on ESPN+ and Fubo Quarterfinals: Stream on ESPN+ and Fubo Semifinals: Watch on CBS Sports Network. Championship: Watch on CBS Sports Network.Who won the regular season title?
Another conference with co-champs! I’m not sure how I feel about this since they break the tie anyway to decide the top seed. Either way, both Bucknell and American are your 2025 Patriot League Co-Champions!
The first tiebreaker for seeding is head-to-head, which was tied, so they went to the next thing on the list: “records against the highest-seeded Patriot League team not involved in the tie.” Meaning, record against the next highest seeded team, or in this case the group of four tied at 10-8: Colgate, Boston University, Navy and Army.
Since Bucknell went 5-3 versus this group while American went 4-4, the Bison were awarded the top overall seed in the Patriot League Tournament.
Defending Champ
Top-seeded Colgate ran roughshod through the tourney last year, winning the final by 19 over 6-seeded Lehigh. They were awarded a 14 seed and lost to Baylor in the first round 92-67.
Mar 22, 2024; Memphis, TN, USA; Baylor Bears guard RayJ Dennis (10) dribbles against Colgate Raiders guard Braeden Smith (2) during the second half of the NCAA Tournament First Round at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY SportsWho will participate
All 10 league teams are in. The top six seeds get byes to Thursday’s quarterfinals, while the bottom four will play an opening round game on Tuesday, but in the usual way with seven vs 10 and eight vs nine rather than the ASUN-style.
How Many teams will the Patriot League send to the tournament?
This is a play-in kind of league. Last year, Colgate was pretty good and snagged that 14, but with the league down a bit, it’s almost certainly a 16-seed and likely an extra game.
Team Rankings has Bucknell in as a 16 Lunardi has American winning the Patriot League and getting a play-in Similarly, CBS Sports has a play-in for Bucknell as a 16-seed Torvik actually has Bucknell as the 68th team in the fieldKenpom has the Patriot League ranked 27th out of 31 conferences
Patriot League Tournament Bracket
Again, very straightforward stuff. No reseeding, no neutral sites, and no funny business.
Patriot League Tournament Odds
Patriot League Tournament Winner (DraftKings)
Bucknell +110 American +270 Colgate +400 Navy +1600 Boston +1600 Army +3000 Lafayette +5000 Lehigh +7500 Loyola Maryland +10000 Holy Cross +20000Patriot League Tournament Prediction
The Gap between Colgate and the field last year was so large that I was fine betting a chalky price (-250) and just riding it to an easy win. While the gap is smaller this year, it’s still very much there, and it’s very difficult to make a case for some of the longer shots here.
American isn’t coming in playing as well and has one of the stylistic profiles I hate this time of year: they take more threes than anyone in the league, but they aren’t very good at making them.
Bucknell will be playing at home the entire time, have the best offense in the league, and the best player in junior center Noah Williamson. Looking for my Bison to head to Dayton or wherever on a 9-game winning streak.
Bet: Bucknell +110
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