2014 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

The 2014 Horizon League women's basketball tournament was a tournament from March 10 through March 16. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals will be broadcast on the Horizon League Network, while the championship will be on ESPNU. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

2014 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
2014 Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams9
TelevisionHLN and ESPNU
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2013–14 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
Wright State 12 4   .750 26 9   .743
Youngstown State 10 6   .625 15 16   .484
Illinois-Chicago 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Cleveland State 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
Oakland 8 8   .500 13 17   .433
Milwaukee 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
Detroit 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
Valparaiso 3 13   .188 6 25   .194
2014 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Seeds edit

All 9 Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams are seeded by 2013–14 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 13–3
2 Wright State 12–4
3 Youngstown State 10–6 1–1 vs UIC; 2–0 vs Green Bay
4 UIC 10–6 1–1 vs Youngstown State; 0–2 vs Green Bay
5 Cleveland State 9–7
6 Oakland 8–8
7 Milwaukee 4–12
8 Detroit 3–13 1–1 vs Valparaiso; 0–2 vs Green Bay; 0–2 vs Wright State; 1–1 vs Youngstown State
9 Valparaiso 3–13 1–1 vs Detroit; 0–2 vs Green Bay; 0–2 vs Wright State; 0–2 vs Youngstown State

Schedule edit

Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Monday, March 10
1 7:00 PM #9 Valparaiso at #8 Detroit Horizon League Network
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, March 12
2 7:00 PM #9 Valparaiso at #1 Green Bay Horizon League Network
3 7:00 PM #5 Cleveland State at #4 UIC Horizon League Network
4 7:05 PM #6 Oakland at #3 Youngstown State Horizon League Network
5 7:00 PM #7 Milwaukee at #2 Wright State Horizon League Network
Semifinals – Friday, March 14 (Hosted by Green Bay)
6 6:00 PM #3 Youngstown State vs #2 Wright State Horizon League Network
7 8:30 PM #4 UIC at #1 Green Bay Horizon League Network
Championship – Sunday, March 16
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 edit

First round
Monday, March 10
Hosted by Detroit
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 12
Hosted on campus sites
Semifinals
Friday, March 14
Hosted by Green Bay
Championship
Sunday, March 16
Hosted by Green Bay
            
1 Green Bay 72
9 Valparaiso 55
8 Detroit 69
9 Valparaiso 76
1 Green Bay 68
4 UIC 59
4 UIC 77
5 Cleveland State 72
1 Green Bay 69
2 Wright State 88
2 Wright State 73
7 Milwaukee 64
2 Wright State 98
3 Youngstown State 70
3 Youngstown State 68
6 Oakland 64

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

External links edit