2018 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Horizon League women's basketball tournament (also known as Motor City Madness) was the conference tournament that ended the 2017–18 season of the Horizon League. It was being played from March 2 through March 6, 2018, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Regular-season champion Green Bay won the tournament and earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA women's tournament.

2018 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteLittle Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsGreen Bay (16th title)
Winning coachKevin Borseth (12th title)
MVPAllie LeClaire (Green Bay)
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2017–18 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Green Bay 16 2   .889 29 4   .879
IUPUI 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Wright State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Milwaukee 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Cleveland State 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Youngstown State 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Oakland 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Northern Kentucky 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Detroit 2 16   .111 2 28   .067
UIC 1 17   .056 8 22   .267
2018 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of 18 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All 10 teams are participating in the tournament. The top six teams received a bye into the Second round. This was a change from the previous season where the top two seeds received double byes into the Semifinals.[1] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference record Overall record Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Green Bay 16–2 26–3
2 IUPUI 13–5 21–8
3 Wright State 12–6 21–9
4 Milwaukee 11–7 20–10 3–1 vs. YSU, CSU 1–1 vs. WSU
5 Youngstown State 11–7 15–14 3–1 vs. MKE, CSU 0–2 vs. WSU
6 Cleveland State 11–7 19–10 1–3 vs. MKE, YSU
7 Oakland 7–11 14–15
8 Northern Kentucky 6–12 8–21
9 Detroit Mercy 2–16 2–27
10 UIC 1–17 8–21

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Final score Television
First round – Friday, March 2
1 Noon No.10 UIC vs. No.7 Oakland 46 - 80 ESPN3
2 2:30 PM No.9 Detroit Mercy vs. No.8 Northern Kentucky 61 - 76 ESPN3
Second round – Saturday, March 3
3 12:00 PM No.7 Oakland vs. No.2 IUPUI 59 - 72 ESPN3
4 2:30 PM No.8 Northern Kentucky vs. No.1 Green Bay 49 - 62 ESPN3
Second round – Sunday, March 4
5 Noon No.6 Cleveland State vs. No.3 Wright State 83 - 61 ESPN3
6 2:30 PM No.5 Youngstown State vs. No.4 Milwaukee 62 - 58 ESPN3
Semifinals – Monday, March 5
7 1:00 PM No.5 Youngstown State vs. No. 1 Green Bay 45 - 66 ESPN3
8 3:30 PM No.3 Wright State vs. No.2 IUPUI 60 - 52 ESPN3
Finals – Tuesday, March 6
9 Noon No.3 Wright State vs. No.1 Green Bay 44 - 62 ESPNU
All game times in Eastern Time Zone.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 2
Second round
Saturday/Sunday, March 3/4
Semifinals
Monday, March 5
Finals
Tuesday, March 6
1 Green Bay 62
8 Northern Kentucky 76 8 Northern Kentucky 49
9 Detroit Mercy 61 1 Green Bay 66
5 Youngstown State 45
4 Milwaukee 58
5 Youngstown State 62
1 Green Bay 62
3 Wright State 44
3 Wright State 83
6 Cleveland State 61
3 Wright State 60
7 Oakland 80 2 IUPUI 52
10 UIC 46 2 IUPUI 72
7 Oakland 59

References

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  1. ^ "Horizon League revises Motor City Madness format - Mid-Major Madness". midmajormadness.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.