The Patriot League women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division I Patriot League. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The tournament champion receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
Results Year Champion Score Runner-up Location1991Holy Cross (1)65–52Army Hart Center, Worcester, Massachusetts1992Fordham (1)65–54Lafayette Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania1993Holy Cross (2)82–63Fordham First rounds at campus locationsDavis Gym, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (final)1994Fordham (2)64–60Holy Cross Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Maryland1995Holy Cross (3)58–51Fordham first rounds at Christl Arena, West Point, New YorkHart Center, Worcester, Massachusetts (final)1996Holy Cross (4)77–55Colgate Hart Center; Worcester, Massachusetts1997Lehigh (1)65–63Lafayette Stabler Arena; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1998Holy Cross (5)67–60Navy Alumni Hallfinal at Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.1999Holy Cross (6)72–58Navy first rounds at Christl Arenafinal at Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.2000Holy Cross (7)87–63Bucknell Kirby Sports Centerfinal at Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.2001Holy Cross (8)94–68Lehigh first rounds at Alumni Hallfinal at Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.2002Bucknell (1)88–74Holy Cross first rounds at Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Marylandfinal at Hart Center, Worcester Mass.2003Holy Cross (9)78–65Army first rounds at Show Place Arenafinal at Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.2004Colgate (1)71–60American first rounds at Show Place Arenafinal at Cotterell Court, Hamilton, New York2005Holy Cross (10)79–70Colgate first rounds at Hart Center and Stabler Arenafinal at Hart Center2006Army (1)69–68Holy Cross first rounds at Christl Arena, West Point, New York, and Hart Centerfinal at Christl Arena2007Holy Cross (11)56–48American first rounds at Alumni Hallfinal at Hart Center2008Bucknell (2)57–45Holy Cross Christl Arena; Bill Bradley Center, Mahwah, New Jerseyfinal at Hart Center2009Lehigh (2)64–56LafayetteStabler Arena, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvaniafinal at highest remaining seed2010Lehigh (3)58–42AmericanStabler Arena, Lehigh University2011Navy (1)47–40American Annapolis, Maryland2012Navy (2)57–48Holy Cross Final at Alumni Hall2013Navy (3)72–53Holy Cross Final at Alumni Hall2014Army (2)68–58Holy Cross Final at Christl Arena2015American (1)66–50Lehigh Final at Bender Arena, Washington, DC2016Army (3)69–51Loyola Maryland Final at Christl Arena2017Bucknell (3)79–71NavyFinal at Sojka Pavilion2018American (2)58–49NavyFinal at Bender Arena, Washington, D.C.2019Bucknell (4)66–54AmericanFinal at Sojka Pavilion2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2021Lehigh (4)64–54Boston UniversityFinal at Case Gym, Boston, Massachusetts2022American (3)65–54BucknellFinal at Bender Arena, Washington, D.C.2023Holy Cross (12)66–61Boston UniversityFinal at Case Gym, Boston, Massachusetts2024Holy Cross (13)61–55Boston UniversityFinal at Hart Center, Worcester, Massachusetts2025Lehigh (5)74-62ArmyFinal at Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania2026Holy Cross (14)77-70LehighFinal at Hart Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Championships by school School Championships Championship YearsHoly Cross 14 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2023, 2024, 2026Lehigh 5 1997, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2025Bucknell 4 2002, 2008, 2017, 2019Navy 3 2011, 2012, 2013Army 3 2006, 2014, 2016American 3 2015, 2018, 2022Fordham 2 1992, 1994Colgate 1 2004
Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Patriot League. Boston University, Lafayette, and Loyola Maryland have not yet won a Patriot League tournament.
See also Patriot League men's basketball tournament
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