The 1996

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was played at

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and Cotterell Court in

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after the conclusion of the 1995–96 regular season. Colgate defeated #3 seed , 74–65 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Raiders earned an automatic bid to the

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as #16 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round. The top seed, Colgate, received a bye to the semifinal round.

Bracket

* denotes overtime period Sources:

References

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