title: 2008 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
text: # 2008 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
  
  The 2008 Patriot League men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 5, 2008, as a single-elimination tournament, with games being played at the higher seeds' home courts. The American University Eagles won the league's regular season, and received the number one seed in the tournament. They kept their home advantage throughout the tournament and defeated Colgate, 52–46, on March 14, 2008, to win the conference tournament and received the Patriot League's automatic bid for the 2008 NCAA tournament.
  
  ## Before the tournament
  
  Prior to the season defending champion Holy Cross, was predicted to finish first in the league once again, while Bucknell, a team who had won a game in both the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Tournaments, was predicted to finish second. However the league was unpredictable, as both teams ended their conference regular seasons with a losing record. Lafayette started off strong in league play, but quickly fell by the wayside. American and Navy, teams predicted to finish fifth and seventh respectively, ended their seasons in first and second in the league, with American gaining home court advantage throughout the tournament.
  
  ## Bracket
  
  The Patriot League announced the bracket and seed on March 3, 2008.
  
  | Quarterfinals March 5 | Quarterfinals March 5 | Quarterfinals March 5 | Semifinals March 9 | Semifinals March 9 | Semifinals March 9 | Championship March 14 | Championship March 14 | Championship March 14 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | American | 62 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Holy Cross | 60 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Holy Cross | 60 | 1 | American | 72 | | | |
  | | | | 5 | Army | 60 | | | |
  | 4 | Lehigh | 61 | 5 | Army | 60 | | | |
  | 5 | Army | 64* | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Army | 64* | | | | 1 | American | 52 |
  | | | | | | | 3 | Colgate | 46 |
  | 3 | Colgate | 76 | | | | | | | 3 | Colgate | 46 |
  | 6 | Lafayette | 74 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Lafayette | 74 | 3 | Colgate | 54 | | | |
  | | | | 7 | Bucknell | 40 | | | |
  | 7 | Bucknell | 87*** | 7 | Bucknell | 40 | | | |
  | 2 | Navy | 86 | | | | | | |
  
  * represents an overtime period
  