2015 Horizon League women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2015
Conference:Horizon League
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:9
1Stroundarena:Campus sites
Semiarena:Kress Events Center
Semicity:Green Bay, Wisconsin
Finalarena:Kress Events Center
Finalcity:Green Bay
Champions:Green Bay
Titlecount:13th
Coach:Kevin Borseth
Coachcount:9th
Mvp:Tesha Buck
Mvpteam:Green Bay
Television:ESPN3, TWCS, and ESPNU

The 2015 Horizon League women's basketball tournament, held from March 9–15, concluded the 2014–15 season of the Horizon League. For the first time, every game was available on an ESPN Network. Rounds 1 & 2 were on ESPN3, with the semifinals on TWCS and simulcast on ESPN3. The championship was on ESPNU. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 9 Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2014–15 Horizon League season record. The top 7 teams received a first-round bye.

Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season:

SeedTeamRecordTiebreaker
1Green Bay16–2
2Milwaukee12–42–0 vs. Wright State
3Wright State12–40–2 vs. Milwaukee
4Detroit9–7
5Northern Kentucky9–92–0 vs. Youngstown State
6Youngstown State9–90–2 vs. Northern Kentucky
7Oakland7–11
8Cleveland State6–12
9Valparaiso5–13
9UIC3–15

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#Television
First round – Monday, March 9
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  1. 9 Valparaiso at #8 Milwaukee
ESPN3
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, March 11
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  1. 9 Milwaukee at #1 Green Bay
ESPN3
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  1. 5 Detroit at #4 Youngstown State
ESPN3
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  1. 6 UIC at #3 Cleveland State
ESPN3
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  1. 7 Oakland at #2 Wright State
ESPN3
Semifinals – Friday, March 13 (Hosted by Green Bay)
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  1. 3 Cleveland State vs. #2 Wright State
TWCS
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  1. 4 Youngstown State at #1 Green Bay
TWCS
Championship – Sunday, March 15
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  1. 2 Wright State at #1 Green Bay
ESPNU
  • First and second round times are local time. Semifinal and championship times are in Eastern Time Zone.
    *Rankings denote tournament seeding.

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