What it is: The Patriot League consists of eight full member, and three associate member institutions in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states. Of those schools, only American doesn't field a football, while Army and Navy compete as independents in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly NCAA Division I-A.
Of the 24 previous champions, only Colgate has managed to play for the national championship, as the Red Raiders lost to Delaware in the 2003 title game. Holy Cross won five of the first six PL between 1986 and 1991, with the Crusaders most recent crown coming in 2009. In addition to the Crusaders six titles, other teams that have won multiple Patriot League championships are Lehigh (winners of the most PL titles with eight), and Lafayette (four), Colgate (five), and Fordham (two).
Website: http://www.patriotleague.org/
Predicted order of finish (Projected conference champion in BOLD type)
1. Holy Cross (9-3): The defending Patriot League champs hope to go deeper into postseason play after a season-ending 38-28 to eventual national champion Villanova in the first round of last year's FCS playoffs.
2. Colgate (9-2): The Red Raiders were one of three teams to finish in a three-way tie for second place in 2009, finish 4-2 in Patriot League play.
3. Lafayette (8-3): The Leopards look to make a leap into the playoffs this year after missing out on the postseason last year.
4. Lehigh (4-7): The Mountain Hawks were the third team to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the PL, despite going 0-5 in non-conference play.
5. Bucknell (4-7): The Bison hope to bounce back after a disappointing 2-4 showing in Patriot League play last year.
6. Fordham (5-6): The Rams also face an uphill battle to win in 2010.
7. Georgetown (0-11): Which is something the Hoyas couldn't in 2009.
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