2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2018
| Conference = Patriot League
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 10
| Arena = Campus sites
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| Champions = Bucknell
| TitleCount = 6th
| Coach = Nathan Davis
| CoachCount = 2nd
| MVP = Stephen Brown
| MVPTeam = Bucknell
| Attendance = 16,325
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{{2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings}}
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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400992019 |title=Bucknell beats Loyola 94-53, clinches Patriot League title |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=February 14, 2018 |access-date=2018-02-22}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailyitem.com/sports/men-s-college-basketball-bucknell-dominates-loyola-clinches-patriot-league/article_fe70374f-f4b1-529f-a268-a52cdf77b3da.html |title=Men's College Basketball: Bucknell dominates Loyola, clinches Patriot League tourney's top seed |last=Funk |first=Josh |work=The Daily Item |access-date=2018-02-22}}
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!Seed !School !Conf !Tiebreaker 1 !Tiebreaker 2 !Tiebreaker 3 !Tiebreaker 4 !Tiebreaker 5 |
| 1
|align=left|Bucknell |16–2 | | | | | |
| 2
|align=left|Colgate |12–6 | | | | | |
| 3
|align=left|Navy |11–7 |align=left|2–0 vs Lehigh | | | | |
| 4
|align=left|Lehigh |11–7 |align=left|0–2 vs Navy | | | | |
| 5
|align=left|Boston University |10–8 | | | | | |
| 6
|align=left|Holy Cross |8–10 | | | | | |
| 7
|align=left|Lafayette |7–11 | | | | | |
| 8
|align=left|Loyola (MD) |6–12 |align=left|1–1 vs Army |align=left|0–2 vs Bucknell |align=left|0–2 vs Colgate |align=left|2–2 vs Navy/Lehigh |align=left|1–1 vs BU |
| 9
|align=left|Army |6–12 |align=left|1–1 vs Loyola |align=left|0–2 vs Bucknell |align=left|0–2 vs Colgate |align=left|2–2 vs Navy/Lehigh |align=left|0–2 vs BU |
| 10
|align=left|American |3–15 | | | | | |
Schedule
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!Game !Time* !Matchup !Score !Attendance !Television |
| colspan=6| First round – Tuesday, February 27 |
|---|
| 1
|7:00 pm |No. 9 Army at No. 8 Loyola (MD) |79–82 |413 |rowspan=2|PLN |
| 2
|7:30 pm |No. 10 American at No. 7 Lafayette |86–93 |1,774 |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1 |
| 3
|7:00 pm |No. 8 Loyola (MD) at No. 1 Bucknell |78–83 |2,492 |rowspan=4|PLN |
| 4
|7:00 pm |No. 5 Boston University at No. 4 Lehigh |88–82 |1,491 |
| 5
|7:00 pm |No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 3 Navy |81–65 |667 |
| 6
|7:00 pm |No. 7 Lafayette at No. 2 Colgate |54–76 |1,338 |
| colspan=6| Semifinals – Sunday, March 4 |
| 7
|12:00 pm |No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 2 Colgate |55–62 |1,279 |rowspan=2|CBSSN |
| 8
|2:00 pm |No. 5 Boston University at No. 1 Bucknell |59–90 |2,925 |
| colspan=6| Championship – Wednesday, March 7 |
| 9
|7:30 pm |No. 2 Colgate at No. 1 Bucknell |54–83 |3,946 |CBSSN |
| colspan=6| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1 = First round
February 27
Patriot League Network
| RD2 = Quarterfinals
March 1
Patriot League Network
| RD3 = Semifinals
March 4
CBS Sports Network
| RD4 = Championship
March 7
CBS Sports Network
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| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Loyola (MD)
| RD1-score03=82
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=Army
| RD1-score04=79
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=Lafayette
| RD1-score11=93
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=American
| RD1-score12=86
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Bucknell
| RD2-score01=83
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Loyola (MD)
| RD2-score02=78
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Lehigh
| RD2-score03=82
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=Boston University
| RD2-score04=88
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Colgate
| RD2-score05=76
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-team06=Lafayette
| RD2-score06=54
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=Navy
| RD2-score07=65
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Holy Cross
| RD2-score08=81
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Bucknell
| RD3-score01=90
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=Boston University
| RD3-score02=59
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Colgate
| RD3-score03=62
| RD3-seed04=6
| RD3-team04=Holy Cross
| RD3-score04=55
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Bucknell
| RD4-score01=83
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02=Colgate
| RD4-score02=54
}}
References
{{Patriot League men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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