Editing Patriot League (section)

==About==
Patriot League members are schools with very strong academic reputations that adhere strongly to the ideal of the "scholar-athlete", with the emphasis on "scholar". An academic index ensures that athletes are truly representative of and integrated with the rest of the student body. Out-of-league play for Patriot League schools is often with members of the [[Ivy League]], which follow similar philosophies regarding academics and athletics.

Patriot League members have some of the oldest collegiate athletic programs in the country. In particular, "[[The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)|The Rivalry]]" between [[Lehigh University]] and [[Lafayette College]] is both the nation's most-played and longest-uninterrupted college football series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebrownandwhite.com/|title=All the Lehigh University News First|website=The Brown and White}}</ref>

The winner of the Patriot League basketball tournament receives an automatic invitation to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Division I basketball tournament]] every March. In recent years, Bucknell (twice) and Lehigh have both won [[NCAA]] tournament games. The Patriot League champions in a number of other sports also receive an automatic invitation to their respective NCAA tournaments.