Patriot League
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The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports. There are seven football members and eight members for basketball and other sports. It was founded in 1986 as the Colonial League but changed its name in 1990 when it expanded to include other sports besides football.
Patriot League members are schools with very strong academic reputations that adhere strongly to the ideal of the "scholar-athlete", with the empahasis on "scholar". Out of league play for Patriot League members is typically with members of the Ivy League which follow a similar philosophy regarding athletics.
In NCAA basketball, Bucknell is the only team in the conference ever to have recorded NCAA Tournament victories; once in 2005 over Kansas and again in 2006 over Arkansas.
The Patriot League was profiled in the John Feinstein book, The Last Amateurs. In it, Feinstein followed all the league's men's basketball teams during the 1999-2000 season.
There are eight full-time member schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University | Washington, D.C. | 1893 | Private/Methodist | 10,842 |
| United States Military Academy | West Point, New York | 1802 | Public | 4,000 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | 1846 | Private/Non-sectarian | 3,555 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, New York | 1819 | Private/Non-sectarian | 2,800 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1843 | Private/Catholic | 2,700 |
| Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania | 1826 | Private/Presbyterian | 2,303 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 1865 | Private/Non-sectarian | 4,577 |
| United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, Maryland | 1845 | Public | 4,000 |
There are three part-time member schools:
- Fordham University [football-only member]
- Georgetown University Hoyas [football-only member]
- Villanova University [member only in women's lacrosse]
Conference facilities
| School | Football stadium | Stadium capacity | Basketball arena | Arena capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | Non-Football School | N/A | Bender Arena | 4,500 | |
| Army | Michie Stadium | 40,000 | Christl Arena | 5,043 | |
| Bucknell | Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium | 13,100 | Sojka Pavilion | 4,000 | |
| Colgate | Andy Kerr Stadium | 10,221 | Cotterell Court | 3,000 | |
| Holy Cross | Fitton Field | 23,500 | Hart Center | 3,600 | |
| Lafayette | Fisher Field | 13,750 | Kirby Sports Center | 3,500 | |
| Lehigh | Goodman Stadium | 16,000 | Stabler Arena | 5,600 | |
| Navy | Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 34,000 | Alumni Hall | 5,710 |
Championships
External links
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