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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2
1Bucknell15–3
2Boston University12–62–0 vs. Lehigh
3Lehigh12–60–2 vs. Boston U.
4Navy10–8
5Holy Cross9–9
6Colgate8–102–0 vs. Loyola
7Loyola 8–100–2 vs. Colgate
8Army6–12
9American5–131–1 vs. Lafayette0–2 vs Top 3 each, 1–1 vs Navy
10Lafayette5–131–1 vs. American0–2 vs Top 3 each, 0–2 vs Navy

Schedule

Bracket

* indicates overtime period.