The winner of the tournament is awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
However, the Patriot League did not award Navy a regular season title due to the unbalanced schedule.
Lehigh finished with a league record of 7–7, but later vacated 6 wins for an adjusted record of 1–13 (per Forfeits and Vacated Games) **In 2021, Navy finished 12–1, the best regular season winning percentage and received the #1 seed in the league tournament.
However, the Patriot League did not award Navy a regular season title due to the unbalanced schedule.
*The 1997 Patriot League Coach of the Year award was shared between Pat Flannery of Bucknell and Don DeVoe of Navy.