BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Patriot League has partnered with The Field of 68 for the first time to stream its men's and women's basketball Media Day on Monday, Oct. 5. The Patriot League Men's and Women's Basketball Media Day will be available on The Field of 68's YouTube page or by following @TheFieldOf68 on X.
 
The men's media day will stream live from 9-11:35 a.m., while the women's media day will follow from 12:10-2:40 p.m. 
 
The Patriot League men's basketball media day will be hosted by Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster, the veteran national college basketball writers and founders of The Field of 68. The duo will preview the 2026-27 Patriot League men's basketball season and speak with all 10 men's basketball head coaches.
 
The Patriot League's women's basketball media day begins at 12:10 p.m. Talia Goodman, who covers women's basketball for On3 and Rivals, and Paige Messier, the Patriot League's multimedia journalist, will drive the women's media day coverage. Goodman and Messier will interview the League's 10 head coaches and preview the upcoming season.

Navy men's head coach Jon Perry will be interviewed at 11:20 a.m. with women's head coach Tim Taylor slated for the 12:10 p.m. slot.
 
The women's team will have an open practice for fans on Oct. 7 (6:30-8 p.m.) before it faces Air Force on Nov. 14 (1 p.m.) in its first home game of the campaign. 

The 2026 Patriot League regular season champions placed first in the 2026-27 league preseason poll, with Zanai Barnett-Gay named the preseason player and defensive player of the year.  She won both awards at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

The Navy men's team will play host to free exhibition games against UMBC on Oct. 17 (11 a.m.) and Coppin State on Oct. 24 (10:30 a.m.), then will play host to Delaware State on Nov. 5 (7 p.m.) in the team's home opener.  

The Mids, who won the Patriot League regular season title a year ago, placed fifth in the year's preseason poll.

Season and single-game tickets for the coming year remain on sale through the Navy ticket office.

Media Day Schedule
9:00 a.m. - Introduction
9:05 a.m. - American MBB Head Coach Duane Simpkins
9:20 a.m. - Army West Point MBB Head Coach Kevin Kuwik
9:35 a.m. - Boston University MBB Head Coach Joe Jones
9:50 a.m. - Bucknell MBB Head Coach John Griffin III
10:05 a.m. - Colgate MBB Head Coach Matt Langel
10:20 a.m. - Holy Cross MBB Head Coach Dave Paulsen
10:35 a.m. - Lafayette MBB Head Coach Mike McGarvey
10:50 a.m. - Lehigh MBB Head Coach Brett Reed
11:05 a.m. - Loyola Maryland MBB Head Coach Josh Loeffler
11:20 a.m. - Navy MBB Head Coach Jon Perry
11:55 a.m. - Patriot League Commissioner Jennifer Heppel
 
12:10 p.m. - Navy WBB Head Coach Tim Taylor
12:25 p.m. - Army West Point WBB Head Coach Katie Kuester
12:40 p.m. - Boston University WBB Head Coach Melissa Graves
12:55 p.m. - Bucknell WBB Head Coach Trevor Woodruff
1:10 p.m. - Colgate WBB Head Coach Shannon Bush
1:25 p.m. - Holy Cross WBB Candice Green
1:40 p.m. - Lafayette WBB Ben O'Brien Head Coach
1:55 p.m. - Lehigh WBB Head Coach Addie Micir
2:10 p.m. - Loyola Maryland WBB Head Coach Danielle O'Banion
2:25 p.m. - American WBB Head Coach Kelly Killion

2026-27 Patriot League Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
1. Navy – 81 total points (9 first-place votes)
2. Army West Point – 71 
3. Lehigh – 67 (1)
4. Holy Cross – 53
5. Lafayette – 52
6. Bucknell – 37
7. Boston University – 26 
8. Colgate – 22
9. Loyola Maryland – 21
10. American – 20 

2026-27 Preseason Patriot League Women's Basketball Major Awards
Preseason Player of the Year – Zanai Barnett-Gay, Navy, Sr., G
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Zanai Barnett-Gay, Navy, Sr., G

2026-27 Patriot League Women's Basketball Preseason All-Patriot League Team
Camryn Tade, Army West Point, Sr., G
Kya Smith, Army West Point, Sr., F
Teresa Kiewiet, Lafayette, Sr., G 
Leia Edwards, Lehigh, So., F
Zanai Barnett-Gay, Navy, Sr., G
 
2026-27 Preseason Patriot League Men's Basketball Poll
1. American, 81 (9 first-place votes)
2. Lehigh, 72 (1)
T3. Colgate, 61
T3. Boston University, 61
5. Navy, 42
6. Bucknell, 39
7. Lafayette, 29
8. Holy Cross, 28
9. Loyola Maryland, 26
10. Army West Point, 11

2026-27 Preseason Patriot League Men's Basketball Major Awards
Preseason Player of the Year – Hank Alvey, Lehigh, Jr., F/C
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Greg Jones, American, Sr., F
 
2026-27 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Patriot League Team
Madden Collins, American, So., G
Greg Jones, American, Sr., F
Kyrone Alexander, Boston University, Sr., G
Andrew Alekseyenko, Colgate, So., F
Hank Alvey, Lehigh, Jr., F/C