2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsBoston University (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Jones (1st title)
MVPMax Mahoney (Boston University)
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colgate14–4 .77825–9  .735
American12–6 .66716–14  .533
Boston University †12–6 .66721–13  .618
Army10–8 .55615–15  .500
Lafayette10–8 .55619–12  .613
Navy8–10 .44414–16  .467
Bucknell8–10 .44414–20  .412
Lehigh7–11 .38911–21  .344
Loyola (MD)7–11 .38915–17  .469
Holy Cross2–16 .1113–29  .094
† 2020 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Patriot League during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on March 3, 5, 8, and 11, with the higher seed in each match up hosting at their respective campus sites. No. 3 seed Boston University defeated Colgate 64–61 in the championship game to win the conference tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The NCAA Tournament would be subsequently canceled in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The Patriot League was the final conference to hold its championship game before all others remaining were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Patriot League Tournament Championship was Boston University's first since joining the conference in 2013.

Seeds

All 10 Patriot League teams are eligible for the tournament. The top six teams receive a first round bye. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4 Tiebreaker 5
1 Colgate 14–4
2 American 12–6 1–1 vs. Boston University 0–2 vs. Colgate 2–0 vs. Army 1–1 vs. Lafayette 2–0 vs. Navy
3 Boston University 12–6 1–1 vs. American 0–2 vs. Colgate 2–0 vs. Army 1–1 vs. Lafayette 1–1 vs. Navy
4 Army 10–8 2–0 vs. Lafayette
5 Lafayette 10–8 0–2 vs. Army
6 Navy 8–10 2–0 vs. Bucknell
7 Bucknell 8–10 0–2 vs. Navy
8 Lehigh 7–11 2–0 vs. Loyola (MD)
9 Loyola (MD) 7–11 0–2 vs. Lehigh
10 Holy Cross 2–16

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Tuesday, March 3
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 8 Lehigh
75–78
716
 PLN
2 7:00 pm No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Bucknell
62–65
1,507
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
3 7:00 pm No. 8 Lehigh at No. 1 Colgate 70–83 1,368 PLN
4 7:00 pm No. 5 Lafayette at No. 4 Army 73–68 334
5 7:00 pm No. 6 Navy at No. 3 Boston University 63–69 517
6 7:00 pm No. 7 Bucknell at No. 2 American 64–59 1,039
Semifinals – Sunday, March 8
7 12:00 pm No. 5 Lafayette at No. 1 Colgate 65–88 1,834 CBSSN
8 2:00 pm No. 7 Bucknell at No. 3 Boston University 61–64 1,334
Championship – Wednesday, March 11
9 7:30 pm No. 3 Boston University at No. 1 Colgate 64–61 1,724 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

First round
March 3
Patriot League Network 		Quarterfinals
March 5
Patriot League Network 		Semifinals
March 8
CBS Sports Network 		Championship
March 11
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Colgate 83
8 Lehigh 70
8 Lehigh 78
9 Loyola (MD) 75
1 Colgate 88
5 Lafayette 65
4 Army 68
5 Lafayette 73
1 Colgate 61
3 Boston University 64
2 American 59
7 Bucknell 64
7 Bucknell 65
10 Holy Cross 62
7 Bucknell 61
3 Boston University 64
3 Boston University 69
6 Navy 63

References

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