When the 2023 Patriot League males’s basketball event suggestions off on Tuesday night time, plenty of groups presently on the event bubble can be watching with earnest.
Colgate enters the Patriot League event because the favorites, with a 23-8 report general, and a powerful 17-1 report within the Patriot League. Those 17 wins set a brand new convention report. While the Raiders began the season with a 6-7 report, together with shedding of their solely recreation in opposition to a ranked opponent, they took off as soon as their convention schedule started.
They’re additionally the most effective crew within the nation from behind the three-point line:
After final night time’s efficiency, you are trying on the BEST three-point capturing crew within the nation.
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▪️Utah State – 40.0
▪️Sam Houston – 39.8#GoGate pic.twitter.com/4beM8EMSMk— Colgate Men’s Basketball (@ColgateMBB) February 23, 2023
Who may pose the most important problem to Colgate? That is perhaps Navy, who misplaced to the Raiders by simply 4 factors within the season finale. Colgate’s lone convention loss got here to American earlier this month, however the Eagles would want to win three video games simply to get a crack on the Raiders within the Conference Championship Game.
Here is the bracket, together with the schedule of video games.
2023 males’s Patriot League event bracket
2023 males’s Patriot League event schedule (all video games on the Higher Seed)
February 28 First Round
Game 1: No. 8 Loyola (MD) vs. No. 9 Holy Cross, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Game 2: No. 7 American vs. No. 10 Bucknell, 7 p.m., ESPN+
March 2 Quarterfinals
Game 3: No. 4 Army vs. No. 5 Boston University, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Game 4: No. 1 Colgate vs. Winner Game 1, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Game 5: No. 3 Lehigh vs. No. 6 Lafayette, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Game 6: No. 2 Navy vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m., ESPN+
March 6 Semifinals
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 2 or 4 p.m., CBSSN
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 2 or 4 p.m., CBSSN
March 8 Championship
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 7:30 p.m., CBSSN