2016 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

March 2023 2016 Patriot League I Men's 10 Campus sites Holy Cross 6th Bill Carmody 1st Malachi Alexander Holy Cross 14,657 PLN, CBSSN The 2016 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played March 1, 3, 6 and 9 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites. The tournament champion, Holy Cross, received the League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Seeds Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order: Record between the tied teams. Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary. Higher RPI entering the conference tournament. SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker #1Tiebreaker #21Bucknell14–417–122Lehigh13–515–143Boston U11–718–134Army9–918–122–0 vs. American, 1–1 vs. Navy, 1–1 vs. Colgate 5Colgate9–913–161–1 vs. Navy, 1–1 vs. American, 1–1 vs. Army2–0 vs. Bucknell6American9–911–181–1 vs. Colgate, 0–2 vs. Army, 2–0 vs. Navy1–1 vs. Bucknell7Navy9–918–131–1 vs. Army, 1–1 vs. Colgate, 0–2 vs. American8Loyola (MD)8–109–209Holy Cross5–1310–1910Lafayette3–156–23 Schedule GameTime*MatchupFinal scoreAttendanceTelevision First round – Tuesday, March 117:30 pm#9 Holy Cross at #8 Loyola (MD) 72–67https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400868321 Holy Cross wins tournament opener, beats Loyola (Md.) 72-67 ESPN March 1, 2016408PLN27:00 pm #10 Lafayette at #7 Navy 70–78https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400868322 Dunbar leads Navy past Lafayette in Patriot League tourney ESPN March 1, 2016 687 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 337:00 pm#9 Holy Cross at #1 Bucknell 77–722OThttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400868765 Holy Cross upsets Bucknell 77-72 in double overtime ESPN March 3, 2016 2,700PLN47:00 pm#5 Colgate at #4 Army 72–79https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400868323 Army beats Colgate 79-72 in Patriot quarters ESPN March 3, 2016 48257:00 pm#6 American at #3 Boston U 69–64https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400868324 American snaps 4-game skid against BU, wins 69-64 in Patriot ESPN March 3, 2016 731 butv 10, PLN67:00 pm#7 Navy at #2 Lehigh 63–65https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400868764 Kempton, Lehigh beat Navy; advance to Patriot League semis ESPN March 3, 2016 1,730 SE2, PLN Semifinals – Sunday, March 6712:00 pm#9 Holy Cross at #4 Army 60–38https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400869917 Holy Cross beats cold-shooting Army 60-38 in Patriot semi ESPN March 6, 2016 1,107CBSSN82:00 pm#6 American at #2 Lehigh 62–78https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400869914 Lehigh beats American 78-62, advances to Patriot title game ESPN March 6, 2016 2,225 Championship – Wednesday, March 997:30 pm#9 Holy Cross vs. #2 Lehigh59–56https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400870282 19-loss Holy Cross captures Patriot League title, NCAA tourney berth ESPN March 9, 20164,587CBSSN *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. Bracket First round March 1Patriot League Network QuarterfinalsMarch 3Patriot League Network SemifinalsMarch 6CBS Sports Network ChampionshipMarch 9CBS Sports Network high 8 Loyola (MD) 67 9 Holy Cross 72 7 Navy 78 10 Lafayette 70 1 Bucknell 72 9 Holy Cross 77** 4 Army 79 5 Colgate 72 2 Lehigh 65 7 Navy 63 3 Boston U 64 6 American 69 9 Holy Cross 60 4 Army 38 2 Lehigh 78 6 American 62 9 Holy Cross 59 2 Lehigh 56 * indicates overtime period. References External links 2016 Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Category:Patriot League men's basketball tournament Tournament Patriot League men's basketball tournament