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.

2018 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsAmerican (2nd title)
Winning coachMegan Gebbia (2nd title)
MVPCecily Carl (American)
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
Bucknell 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Navy 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
Army 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Lehigh 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Holy Cross 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Lafayette 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Boston University 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Colgate 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
2018 Patriot League tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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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

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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 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 594
5 7:00 PM #6 Loyola (MD) at #3 Navy 487
6 6:00 PM #5 Army at #4 Lehigh 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 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

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First round
March 3
Patriot League Network
Quarterfinals
March 5
Patriot League Network
Semifinals
March 8
Patriot League Network
Championship
March 11
CBS Sports Network
            
1 American 55
8 Lafayette 35
8 Lafayette 66
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 66
2 Bucknell 62
3 Navy 68
3 Navy 63
6 Loyola (MD) 55
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