2015 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

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2015 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsLafayette (3rd title)
Winning coachFran O'Hanlon (3rd title)
MVPNick Lindner (Lafayette)
Attendance14,357
TelevisionCBS Sports Network
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2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 13 – 5   .722 19 – 15   .559
Colgate 12 – 6   .667 16 – 17   .485
Lehigh 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
Lafayette † 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Boston University 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
American 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Holy Cross 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Navy 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Loyola (MD) 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Army 6 – 12   .333 15 – 15   .500
† 2015 Patriot League Tournament winner

The 2015 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was a tournament played March 3, 5, 8 and 11 at campus sites of the higher seed. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeds[]

Teams were seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. If teams remain tied following these tiebreakers, RPI breaks the tie.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2
1 Bucknell 13–5 18–13
2 Colgate 12–6 15–16
3 Lehigh 10–8 16–13
4 Lafayette 9–9 17–12 1–1 vs. Boston U 1–1 vs. Bucknell
5 Boston U 9–9 13–16 1–1 vs. Lafayette 0–2 vs. Bucknell
6 American 8–10 15–15 3–1 vs. Holy Cross, Navy
7 Navy 8–10 12–18 2–2 vs. American, Holy Cross
8 Holy Cross 8–10 13–15 1–3 vs. American, Navy
9 Loyola (MD) 7–11 11–18
10 Army 6–12 15–14

Schedule[]

Game Time* Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 3
1 7:00 pm #8 Holy Cross 62, #9 Loyola (MD) 45 Patriot League
Network 		526
2 7:00 pm #7 Navy 56, #10 Army 52 1,271
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
3 7:00 pm #1 Bucknell 90, #8 Holy Cross 83 (OT) Patriot League
Network 		2,133
4 7:00 pm #4 Lafayette 89, #5 Boston University 64 1,648
5 7:00 pm #6 American 68, #3 Lehigh 62 1,009
6 7:00 pm #2 Colgate 72, #7 Navy 62 1,297
Semifinals – Sunday, March 8
7 2:00 pm #4 Lafayette 80, #1 Bucknell 74 CBSSN 2,388
8 4:00 pm #6 American 73, #2 Colgate 62 CBSSN 1,441
Championship – Wednesday, March 11
9 7:30 pm #6 American 63 at #4 Lafayette 65 CBSSN 2,644
*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 Bucknell 90*
8 Holy Cross 83
8 Holy Cross 62
9 Loyola (MD) 45
1 Bucknell 74
4 Lafayette 80
4 Lafayette 89
5 Boston U 64
4 Lafayette 65
6 American 63
2 Colgate 72
7 Navy 62
7 Navy 56
10 Army 52
2 Colgate 62
6 American 73
3 Lehigh 62
6 American 68

* Indicates overtime game.

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