2023 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

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2023 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsHoly Cross (14th title)
Winning coachMaureen Magarity (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, CBSSN
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The 2023 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held March 4, 6, 9, and 12, 2023, at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]

2022–23 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 17 1   .944 24 8   .750
Holy Cross 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
Lehigh 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Colgate 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Army 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Bucknell 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
American 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Loyola 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Navy 1 17   .056 1 29   .033
2023 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 11, 2023

Seeds[edit]

All ten teams in the conference standings qualify for the tournament. The teams are seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

The tiebreakers used by the Patriot League are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down, 3) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Patriot League regular-season play and 4) comparison of winning percentage versus out-of-league common opponents.

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

Schedule[edit]

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 4
1 4:00 pm No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 8 Lafayette 61–52 ESPN+ 567
2 5:00 pm No. 10 Navy at No. 7 American 71–78 423
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 6
3 6:00 pm No. 9 Loyola (MD) at No. 1 Boston University 52–66 ESPN+ 422
4 7:00 pm No. 7 American at No. 2 Holy Cross 44–73 384
5 6:00 pm No. 6 Bucknell at No. 3 Lehigh 55–63 685
6 7:00 pm No. 5 Army at No. 4 Colgate 55–50 782
Semifinals – Thursday, March 9
7 6:00 pm No. 5 Army at No. 1 Boston University 68–84OT ESPN+ 454
8 7:00 pm No. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Holy Cross 54–71 398
Championship – Sunday, March 12
9 Noon No. 2 Holy Cross at No. 1 Boston University 66–61 CBSSN 1,305
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket[edit]

First round
Saturday, March 4, 2023
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 6, 2022
ESPN+
Semifinals
Thursday, March 9, 2022
ESPN+
Championship
Sunday, March 12, 2022
CBSSN
1 Boston University 66
8 Lafayette 52 9 Loyola (MD) 52
9 Loyola (MD) 61 1 Boston University 84*
5 Army 68
4 Colgate 50
5 Army 55
1 Boston University 61
2 Holy Cross 66
3 Lehigh 63
7 American 78 6 Bucknell 55
10 Navy 71 3 Lehigh 54
2 Holy Cross 71
2 Holy Cross 73
7 American 44

* denotes overtime period

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved February 28, 2023.