The Bison finished the 2016 – 17 season 23 – 8 , 15 – 3 in Patriot League play to win the regular season championship , their third straight title and sixth in seven years . In the Patriot League Tournament , they defeated Army , Navy , and Lehigh to win the tournament championship . As a result , the Bison received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region . There they lost in the First Round to West Virginia
Patriot League Tournament
2017 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team