The 2025 Patriot League males’s basketball event suggestions off on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. ET when No. 7 Lafayette hosts No. 10 Holy Cross. The underside 4 seeds will sq. off within the first spherical, with the winners becoming a member of the remaining six groups within the quarterfinals.
The Bucknell Bison will enter the event because the No. 1 seed after claiming the convention title tiebreaker over the American College Eagles. The 2 squads completed tied atop the Patriot League, every with a 13-5 convention file. They break up their season collection, which moved the tiebreaker to the file in opposition to the remainder of the convention shifting down the standings. The convention had a four-way tie for third place between Military, Colgate, Boston College, and Navy. Bucknell claimed the tiebreaker by having the higher general file in opposition to these 4 groups.
That is all important as a result of the Patriot League doesn’t play its event on a impartial courtroom. As a substitute, the upper seed hosts every sport. Bucknell will host each sport it performs, by the event championship sport in the event that they make it that far.
The defending champions are the Colgate Raiders, who’ve claimed the final 4 NCAA event berths and 5 of the previous six. This 12 months, Colgate will enter the event because the No. 3 seed.
Right here is the bracket, together with the schedule of video games.
2025 males’s Patriot League event schedule (all video games on the Increased Seed, instances ET)
First spherical — Tuesday, March 4
Sport 1: No. 10 Holy Cross @ No. 7 Lafayette, 7 p.m.
Sport 2: No. 9 LeHigh @ No. 8 Loyola Maryland, TBD
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 6
Sport 3: No. 6 Military @ No. 3 Colgate
Sport 4: No. 5 Navy @ No. 4 Boston College
Sport 5: Sport 1 winner @ No. 2 American College
Sport 6: Sport 2 winner @ No. 1 Bucknell
Semifinals — Sunday, March 9
Sport 7: Sport 3 winner vs. Sport 5 winner, location TBD
Sport 8: Sport 4 winner vs. Sport 6 winner, location TBD
Championship — Wednesday, March 12
Sport 9: Sport 7 winner vs. Sport 8 winner, location TBD
