2026 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
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| 2026 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Lehigh (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Brett Reed (3rd title) |
| MVP | Nasir Whitlock (Lehigh) |
| Attendance | 14,111 (total) 4,323 (championship) |
| Television | ESPN+, CBSSN |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Patriot League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held March 3–11, 2026 at campus sites of the higher seeds.[1] The winner, Lehigh, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
All ten teams in the conference standings qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The two tiebreakers used by the Patriot League are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record 2) a comparison of records between the tied institutions starting at the highest possible seed and continuing until the tie is broken, and 3) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Patriot League regular season play.[2]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Lehigh | 11–7 | 2–0 vs. Colgate |
| 3 | Colgate | 11–7 | 0–2 vs. Lehigh |
| 4 | Boston University | 10–8 | |
| 5 | American | 9–9 | |
| 6 | Loyola | 8–10 | 1–1 vs. Lehigh |
| 7 | Lafayette | 8–10 | 0–2 vs. Lehigh |
| 8 | Bucknell | 6–12 | |
| 9 | Army | 5–13 | 2–0 vs. Lehigh |
| 10 | Holy Cross | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. Lehigh |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 3 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Lafayette | 82–77 | ESPN+ | 1,434 |
| 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 Army at No. 8 Bucknell | 55–65 | 606 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5 | |||||
| 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Bucknell at No. 1 Navy | 69–74 | ESPN+ | 1,209 |
| 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 2 Lehigh | 66–69 | 1,350 | |
| 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Loyola at No. 3 Colgate | 77–90 | 1,133 | |
| 6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 American at No. 4 Boston University | 73–75 | 651 | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 8 | |||||
| 7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Colgate at No. 2 Lehigh | 69–76 | CBSSN | 1,683 |
| 8 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 Boston University at No. 1 Navy | 73–72 | 1,722 | |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 9 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Boston University at No. 2 Lehigh | 60–74 | CBSSN | 4,323 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. | |||||