2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament


The 2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 2021–22 men's basketball season for the Horizon League. It was held March 1–8, 2022, with first-round and quarterfinal games played at the home courts of the higher seeds, and all remaining games contested at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. The winner, Wright State, received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.

2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams12
SiteCampus sites
(first round and quarterfinals)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indianapolis, Indiana
(Semifinals and Finals)
ChampionsWright State (3rd title)
Winning coachScott Nagy (2nd title)
MVPGrant Basile (Wright State)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN
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2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 15 6   .714 20 11   .645
Purdue Fort Wayne 15 6   .714 21 12   .636
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Wright State 15 7   .682 22 14   .611
Oakland 12 7   .632 20 12   .625
Detroit Mercy 10 7   .588 14 15   .483
Youngstown State 12 9   .571 19 15   .559
UIC 9 10   .474 14 16   .467
Milwaukee 8 14   .364 10 22   .313
Robert Morris 5 16   .238 8 23   .258
Green Bay 4 16   .200 5 25   .167
IUPUI 1 16   .059 3 26   .103
2022 Horizon League tournament winner

Seeds

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All of the teams participated in the tournament with the top-four teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used are 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings on the first available report after the regular season is complete. Cleveland State got the #1 seed over Purdue Fort Wayne due to a better head-to-head record.[1]

Seed School Conf NET ranking[2]
(February 28, 2021)
1 Cleveland State 15−6 176th
2 Purdue Fort Wayne 15−6 228th
3 Northern Kentucky 14−6 204th
4 Wright State 15−7 208th
5 Oakland 12−7 153rd
6 Detroit Mercy 10−7 231st
7 Youngstown State 12−9 244th
8 UIC 9−10 289th
9 Milwaukee 8−14 330th
10 Robert Morris 5−16 331st
11 Green Bay 4−16 344th
12 IUPUI 1−16 358th

Schedule

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Game Time[3] Matchup Score Television
First Round – March 1
1 7:00 pm No. 12 IUPUI at No. 5 Oakland 58–69 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 11 Green Bay at No. 6 Detroit Mercy 62–79
3 7:00 pm No. 10 Robert Morris at No. 7 Youngstown State 77–73
4 7:00 pm No. 8 UIC* at No. 9 Milwaukee 80–69
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3
5 7:00 pm No. 10 Robert Morris at No. 1 Cleveland State 67–83 ESPN+
6 7:00 pm No. 5 Oakland at No. 4 Wright State 63–75
7 7:00 pm No. 8 UIC at No. 2 Purdue Fort Wayne 72–78
8 7:00 pm No. 6 Detroit Mercy at No. 3 Northern Kentucky 59–77
Semifinals – Monday, March 7

at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN

9 7:00 pm No. 4 Wright State vs. No. 1 Cleveland State 82–67 ESPNU
10 9:30 pm No. 3 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 2 Purdue Fort Wayne 57–43 ESPN2
Championship – Tuesday, March 8

at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN

11 7:00 pm No. 4 Wright State vs. No. 3 Northern Kentucky 72–71 ESPN
All game times Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed

*Note:Milwaukee will host UIC in first round, As UIC waived right to host championship events

Bracket

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The Horizon League does not use a fixed bracket tournament system, and pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.

First round
Tuesday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
Semifinals
Monday, March 7
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
1 Cleveland State 83
5 Oakland 70 10 Robert Morris 67
12 IUPUI 58 1 Cleveland State 67
4 Wright State 82
4 Wright State 75
6 Detroit 79 5 Oakland 63
11 Green Bay 62 4 Wright State 72
3 Northern Kentucky 71
3 Northern Kentucky 77
7 Youngstown State 73 6 Detroit 59
10 Robert Morris 77 3 Northern Kentucky 57
2 Purdue Fort Wayne 43
2 Purdue Fort Wayne 78
8 UIC 80 8 UIC 72
9 Milwaukee 69

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball Tiebreaker Procedures". Horizon League. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics - NET Ranking MBB 2/28/2022". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 19, 2022.