Breaking down the Patriot League basketball tournament schedule

The Patriot League Conference Championship stretches from March 3-11, with games on team’s home floors on four different dates. The tournament will continuously send the lowest seeds to the highest seeds, with the top-six seeds getting first-round byes. The top-four seeds are guaranteed a home game.

It’s unclear exactly how the Patriot League will broadcast the tournament, but the championship game is generally nationally televised.

March 3

Game 1: No. 7 Bucknell 65-62 over No. 10 Holy Cross
Game 2: No. 8 Lehigh 78-75 over No. 9 Loyola-MD

March 5

Game 3: No. 8 Lehigh 70-83 No. 1 Colgate, 7:00 p.m. ET
Game 4: No. 7 Bucknell 64-59 No. 2 American, 7:00 p.m. ET
Game 5: No. 6 Navy 63-69 No. 3 Boston University, 7:00 p.m. ET
Game 6: No. 5 Lafayette 73-68 No. 4 Army, 7:00 p.m. ET

March 8

Game 7: No. 5 Lafayette 61-64 No. 3 Boston University, 7:00 p.m. ET
Game 8: No. 5 Lafayette 64-89 No. 1 Colgate, 7:00 p.m. ET

March 11

Championship (Game 9): Boston University vs. Colgate

The Colgate Raiders are dominating Patriot League play thus far, but with a KenPom ranking of 122, this is an obvious one-bid league. Colgate will have home floor throughout the tournament, so another school will likely have to knock them off on the road to get a chance at representing the Patriot League in March Madness.