When the 2023 Patriot League males’s basketball match ideas off on Tuesday night time, a whole lot of groups at present on the match bubble will probably be watching with earnest.

Colgate enters the Patriot League match because the favorites, with a 23-8 report total, and a powerful 17-1 report within the Patriot League. These 17 wins set a brand new convention report. Whereas the Raiders began the season with a 6-7 report, together with dropping of their solely sport in opposition to a ranked opponent, they took off as soon as their convention schedule started.

They’re additionally the perfect workforce within the nation from behind the three-point line:

Who would possibly pose the largest problem to Colgate? That is likely to be 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 Convention Championship Recreation.

Right here is the bracket, together with the schedule of video games.

2023 males’s Patriot League match bracket

2023 males’s Patriot League match schedule (all video games on the Increased Seed)

February 28 First Spherical

Recreation 1: Loyola (MD) 73, Holy Cross 69

Recreation 2: American 64, Bucknell 59

March 2 Quarterfinals

Recreation 3: Military 71, Boston College 69

Recreation 4: Colgate 92, Loyola (MD) 73

Recreation 5: American 52, Navy 51

Recreation 6: Lafayette 71, Lehigh 64

March 6 Semifinals

Recreation 7: Military vs. Colgate, 2 p.m., CBSN

Recreation 8: American vs. Lafayette, 4 p.m., CBSSN

March 8 Championship

Recreation 9: Winner Recreation 7 vs. Winner Recreation 8, 7:30 p.m., CBSSN