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.^[2]

2008 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Champions	American (1st title)
Winning coach	Jeff Jones (1st title)
MVP	Garrison Carr[1] (American)
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2007–08 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	10	–	4		.714			21	–	12		.636
Navy	9	–	5		.643			16	–	14		.533
Colgate	7	–	7		.500			18	–	14		.563
Lehigh	7	–	7		.500			14	–	15		.483
Army	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Lafayette	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Bucknell	6	–	8		.429			12	–	19		.387
Holy Cross	5	–	9		.357			15	–	14		.517
† 2008 Patriot League tournament winner

Before the tournament

Prior to the season defending champion Holy Cross,^[3] 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,^[4] was predicted to finish second.^[5] However the league was unpredictable,^[6] as both teams ended their conference regular seasons with a losing record.^[7] Lafayette started off strong in league play, but quickly fell by the wayside. American and Navy, teams predicted to finish fifth and seventh respectively,^[5] ended their seasons in first and second in the league, with American gaining home court advantage throughout the tournament.^[8]

Bracket

The Patriot League announced the bracket and seed on March 3, 2008.^[9]

	Quarterfinals March 5					Semifinals March 9					Championship March 14
	1	American	62
	8	Holy Cross	60
						1	American	72
						5	Army	60
	4	Lehigh	61
	5	Army	64*
											1	American	52
											3	Colgate	46
	3	Colgate	76
	6	Lafayette	74
						3	Colgate	54
						7	Bucknell	40
	7	Bucknell	87***
	2	Navy	86

* represents an overtime period