Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Field Set

3/1/2026 8:04:00 AM | By: Jordan Doroshenko

No. 3 Colgate Hosts No. 6 Loyola in Quarterfinals on Thursday

Patriot League Tournament Bracket (PDF)

HAMILTON – The bracket for the 2026 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship is determined, with regular-season League play concluding on Saturday. First-round action of the Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship begins on Tuesday, March 3.

2026 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Field

First-Round	Tuesday, March 3 – Hosted by Higher Seed	Time	Coverage
Game 1	No. 9 Army West Point at No. 8 Bucknell	7 p.m.	ESPN+
Game 2	No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Lafayette	7 p.m.	ESPN+
Quarterfinals	Thursday, March 5 – Hosted by Higher Seed	Time	Coverage
Game 3	Winner of Game 1 at No. 1 Navy	7 p.m.	ESPN+
Game 4	No. 5 American at No. 4 Boston University	7 p.m.	ESPN+
Game 5	No. 6 Loyola Maryland at No. 3 Colgate	7 p.m.	ESPN+
Game 6	Winner of Game 2 at No. 2 Lehigh	7 p.m.	ESPN+
Semifinals	Sunday, March 8 – Hosted by Higher Seed	Time	Coverage
Game 7	Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4	TBD	CBS Sports Network
Game 8	Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6	TBD	CBS Sports Network
Championship	Wednesday, March 11 – Hosted by Higher Seed	Time	Coverage
Game 9	Lowest-remaining seed at Highest-remaining seed	7 p.m.	CBS Sports Network

Patriot League Release

Navy (25-6, 17-1 PL) clinched the No. 1 seed in the 2026 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship on Feb. 18, capturing its first outright regular-season title since 1997, while matching the 2022-23 Colgate Raiders with the best regular-season mark since the League expanded to 10 teams in 2013-14.

Lehigh (15-16, 11-7 PL) won its last three games to earn the No. 2 seed, its highest championship seeding since finishing as the second seed in 2015-16. Colgate (17-14, 11-7 PL received the No. 3 seed, and Boston University (15-16, 10-8 PL) downed American (16-15, 9-9 PL) in the regular-season finale to clinch the No. 4 seed. The Eagles sealed the fifth seed.

The third-seeded Raiders host No. 6 Loyola Maryland (12-19, 8-10 PL) in Thursday's quarterfinal round. No. 4 Boston University will host the fifth-seeded Eagles in the quarterfinals at Case Gym in a rematch of Saturday's matchup. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ for both games.

No. 8 Bucknell (9-22, 6-12 PL) will host No. 9 Army West Point (11-20, 5-13 PL) in first-round action, with the winner traveling to Annapolis, Md., to take on the top-seeded Midshipmen in the quarterfinals. No. 7 Lafayette (11-20, 8-10 PL) welcomes No. 10 Holy Cross (10-21, 5-13 PL) in Tuesday's first round. The winner will take on the second-seeded Mountain Hawks in Thursday's quarterfinal round. Both games will be available live on ESPN+ with coverage beginning at 7 p.m.

For more information on the 2026 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship, CLICK HERE.

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