2015 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

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.

2015 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams9
First round siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteKress Events Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Finals siteKress Events Center
Green Bay
ChampionsGreen Bay (13th title)
Winning coachKevin Borseth (9th title)
MVPTesha Buck (Green Bay)
TelevisionESPN3, TWCS, and ESPNU
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2014–15 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 15 1   .938 28 5   .848
Wright State 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
Cleveland State 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Youngstown State 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Detroit 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Illinois-Chicago 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Oakland 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Milwaukee 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
Valparaiso 2 14   .125 6 24   .200
2015 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of 15 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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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:

Seed Team Record Tiebreaker
1 Green Bay 16–2
2 Milwaukee 12–4 2–0 vs. Wright State
3 Wright State 12–4 0–2 vs. Milwaukee
4 Detroit 9–7
5 Northern Kentucky 9–9 2–0 vs. Youngstown State
6 Youngstown State 9–9 0–2 vs. Northern Kentucky
7 Oakland 7–11
8 Cleveland State 6–12
9 Valparaiso 5–13
9 UIC 3–15

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Monday, March 9
1 7:00 PM #9 Valparaiso at #8 Milwaukee ESPN3
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, March 11
2 7:00 PM #9 Milwaukee at #1 Green Bay ESPN3
3 7:00 PM #5 Detroit at #4 Youngstown State ESPN3
4 7:00 PM #6 UIC at #3 Cleveland State ESPN3
5 7:00 PM #7 Oakland at #2 Wright State ESPN3
Semifinals – Friday, March 13 (Hosted by Green Bay)
6 6:00 PM #3 Cleveland State vs. #2 Wright State TWCS
7 8:30 PM #4 Youngstown State at #1 Green Bay TWCS
Championship – Sunday, March 15
8 1:00 PM #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.

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 9
Hosted by Milwaukee
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 11
Hosted on campus sites
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Hosted by Green Bay
Championship
Sunday, March 15
Hosted by Green Bay
            
1 Green Bay 74
8 Milwaukee 62
8 Milwaukee 77
9 Valparaiso 64
1 Green Bay 63
4 Youngstown State 54
4 Youngstown State 73
5 Detroit 55
1 Green Bay 86OT
2 Wright State 77
2 Wright State 95
7 Oakland 60
2 Wright State 99
3 Cleveland State 87
3 Cleveland State 76
6 UIC 70

References

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