2021 Horizon League women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:Horizon League
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:11
Arena:Indiana Farmers Coliseum
City:Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions:Wright State
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Katrina Merriweather
Coachcount:2nd
Television:ESPN+, ESPNU

The 2021 Horizon League women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Horizon League. The tournament was held February 25–March 9, 2021.[1] Wright State won the tournament and received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference. Eleven of the twelve teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament, as Detroit Mercy did not complete their season.

SeedSchoolConference
1Wright State15–5
2Milwaukee15–5
3Green Bay14–4
4Oakland12–8
5IUPUI11–3
6Cleveland State8–8
7Youngstown State9–7
8 Northern Kentucky7–5
9Robert Morris4–12
10Purdue Fort Wayne1–19
11UIC1–13

Schedule

GameTimeMatchupTelevisionAttendance
First round – Thursday, February 25
15:00 PMNo. 10 Purdue Fort Wayne 59 vs. No. 7 Youngstown State 62ESPN+
27:00 PMNo. 11 UIC 43 vs. No. 6 Cleveland State 69
37:00 PMNo. 9 Robert Morris 54 vs. No. 8 Northern Kentucky 68
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 2
42:00 PMNo. 8 Northern Kentucky 56 vs. No. 1 Wright State 74ESPN+
53:00 PMNo. 5 IUPUI 86 vs No. 4 Oakland 64
68:00 PMNo. 6 Cleveland State 69 vs. No. 3 Green Bay 63
78:00 PMNo. 7 Youngstown State 68 vs. No. 2 Milwaukee 77
Semifinals – Monday, March 8
811:00 AMNo. 6 Cleveland State 62 vs. No. 1 Wright State 73ESPN+
92:00 PMNo. 5 IUPUI 56 vs. No. 2 Milwaukee 46
Championship – Tuesday, March 9
10NoonNo. 5 IUPUI 41 vs. No. 1 Wright State 53ESPNU
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WBB Bracket_QFs (PDF) - Horizon League . horizonleague.org . March 8, 2021 . en.
  2. https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/3/2/mens-basketball-guide-to-the-horizon-league-basketball-championships.aspx Guide to the Horizon League Basketball Championships