2000 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2000 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Allan P. Kirby Field House in Easton, Pennsylvania after the conclusion of the 1999–2000 regular season. Lafayette defeated top seed Navy, 87–61 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Leopards earned an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament as #15 seed in the East region.

2000 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams8
SiteAllan P. Kirby Field House
Easton, Pennsylvania
ChampionsLafayette (2nd title)
Winning coachFran O'Hanlon (2nd title)
MVPStefan Ciosici (Lafayette)
1999–2000 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Navy11–1 .917  23–6  .793
Lafayette †11–1 .917  24–7  .774
Bucknell8–4 .667  17–11  .607
Colgate4–8 .333  13–16  .448
Holy Cross3–9 .250  10–18  .357
Lehigh3–9 .250  8–21  .276
Army2–10 .167  5–23  .179
† 2000 Patriot League Tournament winner

Format

All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Championship Game
March 10
                           
       
  1 Navy 82  
    4 Colgate 56  
4 Colgate 58
  5 Holy Cross 49  
    1 Navy 61
  2 Lafayette 87
  3 Bucknell 62  
6 Lehigh 73  
3 Lehigh 60
    2 Lafayette 66  
2 Lafayette 71
  7 Army 45  

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