If the opening weekend of conference play was any indication for how the rest of the season would go, the Patriot League’s lone automatic Big Dance invitation will still be up in the air come championship week. All eight teams have a legitimate shot at claiming the title, making the Patriot League once again one […]

Friday, March 21 – 12:15 pm ET
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Following a regular season characterized by extreme parity and unpredictable results, the Patriot League Tournament should be nearly impossible to handicap. The two recent powers were picked first and second in the preseason poll, but they have the bottom two seeds in the tournament. Beyond the surprising seeding, there are plenty of intriguing story lines in the quarterfinal matchups.

It’s tough to make heads or tales of a league where, midway through the league slate, all eight teams are within three games of each other. Here’s an attempt to sort through the current state of the chaos that has become the Patriot League regular season.