When the 2023 Patriot League males’s basketball match suggestions off on Tuesday night time, numerous groups at the moment on the match bubble will probably be watching with earnest.
Colgate enters the Patriot League match because the favorites, with a 23-8 file total, and a powerful 17-1 file within the Patriot League. These 17 wins set a brand new convention file. Whereas the Raiders began the season with a 6-7 file, together with dropping of their solely recreation towards a ranked opponent, they took off as soon as their convention schedule started.
They’re additionally the most effective group within the nation from behind the three-point line:
After final night time’s efficiency, you are trying on the BEST three-point capturing group within the nation.
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▪️Utah State – 40.0
▪️Sam Houston – 39.8#GoGate pic.twitter.com/4beM8EMSMk— Colgate Males’s Basketball (@ColgateMBB) February 23, 2023
Who would possibly 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 wish to win three video games simply to get a crack on the Raiders within the Convention Championship Sport.
Right here is the bracket, together with the schedule of video games.
2023 males’s Patriot League match bracket
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2023 males’s Patriot League match schedule (all video games on the Increased Seed)
February 28 First Spherical
Sport 1: No. 8 Loyola (MD) vs. No. 9 Holy Cross, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sport 2: No. 7 American vs. No. 10 Bucknell, 7 p.m., ESPN+
March 2 Quarterfinals
Sport 3: No. 4 Military vs. No. 5 Boston College, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sport 4: No. 1 Colgate vs. Winner Sport 1, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Sport 5: No. 3 Lehigh vs. No. 6 Lafayette, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sport 6: No. 2 Navy vs. Winner Sport 2, 7 p.m., ESPN+
March 6 Semifinals
Sport 7: Winner Sport 3 vs. Winner Sport 4, 2 or 4 p.m., CBSSN
Sport 8: Winner Sport 5 vs. Winner Sport 6, 2 or 4 p.m., CBSSN
March 8 Championship
Sport 9: Winner Sport 7 vs. Winner Sport 8, 7:30 p.m., CBSSN