The 2025 Patriot League males’s basketball match suggestions off on Tuesday night time 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 match 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 document. They cut up their season collection, which moved the tiebreaker to the document 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 document in opposition to these 4 groups.
That is all vital as a result of the Patriot League doesn’t play its match on a impartial court docket. As a substitute, the upper seed hosts every recreation. Bucknell will host each recreation it performs, via the match championship recreation in the event that they make it that far.
The defending champions are the Colgate Raiders, who’ve claimed the final 4 NCAA match berths and 5 of the previous six. This yr, Colgate will enter the match because the No. 3 seed.
Right here is the bracket, together with the schedule of video games.
2025 males’s Patriot League match schedule (all video games on the Increased Seed, occasions ET)
First spherical — Tuesday, March 4
Recreation 1: No. 7 Lafayette 69, No. 10 Holy Cross 68
Recreation 2: No. 8 Loyola Maryland 77, No. 9 LeHigh 73
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 6
Recreation 3: No. 6 Military @ No. 3 Colgate, 7 p.m.
Recreation 4: No. 5 Navy @ No. 4 Boston College, 7 p.m.
Recreation 5: No. 7 Lafayette @ No. 2 American College, 7 p.m.
Recreation 6: No. 8 Loyola Maryland @ No. 1 Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Semifinals — Sunday, March 9
Recreation 7: Recreation 3 winner vs. Recreation 5 winner, location TBD
Recreation 8: Recreation 4 winner vs. Recreation 6 winner, location TBD
Championship — Wednesday, March 12
Recreation 9: Recreation 7 winner vs. Recreation 8 winner, location TBD
