2024 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

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2024 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsHoly Cross (13th title)
Winning coachMaureen Magarity (2nd title)
MVPBronagh Power-Cassidy (Holy Cross)
TelevisionESPN+, CBSSN
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2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Colgate 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Boston University 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Loyola 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Lehigh 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Army 9 9   .500 12 17   .414
Navy 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Bucknell 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
American 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Lafayette 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
2024 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2024 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament will be the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament will be held March 9–17, 2024 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1]

Seeds

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

The two tiebreakers used by the Patriot League are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record and 2) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Patriot League regular season play.[2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3
1 Holy Cross 11–7
2 Colgate 10–8 2–2 vs. Boston University/Loyola 2–0 vs. Holy Cross
3 Boston University 10–8 2–2 vs. Colgate/Loyola 1–1 vs. Holy Cross 231 NET
4 Loyola (MD) 10–8 2–2 vs. Colgate/Loyola 1–1 vs. Holy Cross 262 NET
5 Lehigh 9–9 4–2 vs. Army/Bucknell/Navy
6 Army 9–9 3–3 vs. Bucknell/Lehigh/Navy 2–0 vs. Navy
7 Navy 9–9 3–3 vs. Army/Bucknell/Lehigh 0–2 vs. Army
8 Bucknell 9–9 2–4 vs. Army/Lehigh/Navy
9 American 8–10
10 Lafayette 5–13

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Saturday, March 9
1 1:00 pm No. 7 Navy vs. No. 10 Lafayette 67–45 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 8 Bucknell vs No. 9 American 77–71
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11
3 7:00 pm No. 1 Holy Cross vs. No. 8 Bucknell 61–56 ESPN+
4 6:00 pm No. 2 Colgate vs. No. 7 Navy 69–64
5 6:10 pm No. 3 Boston University vs. No. 6 Army 64–62
6 7:10 pm No. 4 Loyola (MD) vs. No. 5 Lehigh 58–51
Semifinals – Thursday, March 14
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Holy Cross vs. No. 4 Loyola (MD) 72–54 ESPN+
8 6:00 pm No. 2 Colgate vs. No. 3 Boston University 40–52
Championship – Sunday, March 17
9 Noon No. 1 Holy Cross vs. No. 3 Boston University 61–55 CBSSN
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, March 9, 2024
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 11, 2024
ESPN+
Semifinals
Thursday, March 14, 2024
ESPN+
Championship
Sunday, March 17, 2024
CBSSN
1 Holy Cross 61
8 Bucknell 77 8 Bucknell 56
9 American 71 1 Holy Cross 72
4 Loyola (MD) 54
4 Loyola (MD) 58
5 Lehigh 51
1 Holy Cross 61
3 Boston University 55
2 Colgate 69
7 Navy 67 7 Navy 64
10 Lafayette 45 2 Colgate 40
3 Boston University 52
3 Boston University 64
6 Army 62


References

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  1. ^ "2024 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship - Patriot League". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ [hthttps://patriotleague.org/standings.aspx?standings=2181#:~:text=Winning%20percentage%20between%20the%20tied,has%20played%20at%20least%20once. "Patriot League Tiebreaker System"].