▁Category : Ind ian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Patri ot ▁League ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Hart ▁Center ▁in ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁Cot ter ell ▁Court ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁New ▁York ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁defeated ▁# 3 ▁seed ▁, ▁ 7 4 – 6 5 ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁game , ▁to ▁win ▁its ▁second ▁Patri ot ▁League ▁Tournament ▁title . ▁The ▁Ra iders ▁earned ▁an ▁automatic ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁as ▁# 1 6 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁S out heast ▁region . ▁ ▁Format ▁All ▁seven ▁league ▁members ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁tournament , ▁with ▁teams ▁seed ed ▁according ▁to ▁regular ▁season ▁conference ▁record . ▁Play ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁quarter final ▁round . ▁The ▁top ▁seed , ▁Col gate , ▁received ▁a ▁by e ▁to ▁the ▁semif inal ▁round . ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁* ▁denotes ▁over time ▁period ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ▁Patri ot ▁League ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season ▁Category : Pat ri ot ▁League ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁Patri ot ▁League ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁Patri ot ▁League ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 6 th ▁L G ▁Cup ▁began ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁concluded ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Ji