Horizon League women's basketball tournament explained

Horizon League women's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Horizon League
Number Of Teams:11
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Current Location:Indianapolis, Indiana
Years:1986–present
Current Champion:Green Bay (17th)
Most Championships:Green Bay (17)
Website:Horizon League Women's Basketball

The Horizon League women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's basketball for the Horizon League. It is a single-elimination tournament involving all of the 10 league schools, and seeding is based on regular-season records with head-to-head match-up as a tie-breaker. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

In the first round, the #7 seed faces off against the #10 and the #8 faces off against the #9. The #1 and #2 seeds play the winner of those games in the quarterfinals, while the #3 seed faces off against the #6 seed and the #4 seed faces off against the #5 seed.

The tournament has been held since 1989.[1]

Results

YearChampionsScoreRunner-UpChampionship Venue
1989Notre Dame (1)75–53Loyola ChicagoDayton, Ohio
1990Notre Dame (2)67–66Butler
1991 Notre Dame (3)62–52Butler
1992 Notre Dame (4)59–54XavierCincinnati, Ohio
1993Xavier (1)82–72Butler South Bend, Indiana
1994 Notre Dame (5)72–63Xavier Indianapolis, Indiana
1995 Northern Illinois (1)80–77 (OT)La Salle DeKalb, Illinois
1996 Butler (1)56–53 Green Bay, Wisconsin
1997 Detroit (1)63–55Green Bay
1998 Green Bay (1)61–54Butler Indianapolis, Indiana
1999 Green Bay (2)74–54Detroit Cleveland, Ohio
2000 Green Bay (3)79–72Cleveland StateDetroit, Michigan
2001 Milwaukee (1)77–62Green Bay Chicago, Illinois
2002 Green Bay (4)72–63Detroit
2003 Green Bay (5)83–59Detroit Green Bay, Wisconsin
2004Green Bay (6)66–54Detroit Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2005 Green Bay (7)58–48Wright StateDayton, Ohio
2006 Milwaukee (2)71–63UICMilwaukee, Wisconsin
2007 Green Bay (8)91–64Butler Green Bay, Wisconsin
2008 Cleveland State (1)70–56Wright State
2009 Green Bay (9)65–41Milwaukee
2010 Cleveland State (2)66–57Butler
2011 Green Bay (10)74–63Butler
2012 Green Bay (11)66–53Detroit
2013Green Bay (12)54–38Loyola Chicago
2014Wright State (1)88–69
2015Green Bay (13)86–77 (OT)Wright State
Green Bay (14)64–32Milwaukee
2017Green Bay (15)64–52DetroitDetroit, Michigan
2018Green Bay (16)62–44Wright State
2019Wright State (2)55–53Green Bay
2020IUPUI (1)51–37Green BayIndianapolis, Indiana
2021Wright State (3)53–41IUPUI
2022IUPUI (2)61–54Cleveland State
2023Cleveland State (3)73–61Green Bay
2024Green Bay (17)64–40Cleveland State

Champions

SchoolTitlesYears
Green Bay171998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024
Notre Dame51989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
Cleveland State32008, 2010, 2023
Wright State32014, 2019, 2021
IUPUI22020, 2022
Milwaukee22001, 2006
Detroit Mercy11997
Butler11996
Northern Illinois11995
Xavier11993

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Horizon League WBB Record Book . horizonleague.org . Horizon League . 21 February 2023.