The 2024 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2023–24 women's basketball season for the Horizon League. It was held from March 5–12, 2024; first-round and quarterfinal games will be played at the home courts of the higher seeds, with all remaining games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.[1][2] The winner will receive the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Barbasol.[3]
| 2024 Horizon League women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Campus sites (First Round and Quarterfinals) Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana (Semifinals and Finals) |
| Champions | Green Bay (17th title) |
| Winning coach | Kevin Borseth (13th title) |
| MVP | Natalie McNeal (Green Bay) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay † | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Horizon League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All of the teams participated in the tournament with the top-five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland State | 18−2 | |
| 2 | Green Bay | 17−3 | |
| 3 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 13−7 | |
| 4 | Wright State | 11−9 | |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 10−10 | |
| 6 | Detroit Mercy | 9−11 | 1-1 vs. Youngstown State/1–1 vs. Cleveland State |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 9−11 | 1-1 vs. Detroit Mercy/0–2 vs. Cleveland State |
| 8 | Oakland | 8−12 | 1-1 vs. Northern Kentucky/1–1 vs. Green Bay |
| 9 | Northern Kentucky | 8−12 | 1-1 vs. Oakland/0–2 vs. Green Bay |
| 10 | IUPUI | 5−15 | |
| 11 | Robert Morris | 2−18 |
Schedule edit
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Tuesday, March 5 | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Robert Morris at No. 6 Detroit Mercy | 48–59 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 IUPUI at No. 7 Youngstown State | 50–73 | |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Northern Kentucky at No. 8 Oakland | 70–62 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7 | ||||
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Northern Kentucky at No. 1 Cleveland State | 78–88 | ESPN+ |
| 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Youngstown State at No. 2 Green Bay | 57–94 | |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Detroit Mercy at No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne | 35–66 | |
| 7 | 5:30 pm | No. 5 Milwaukee at No. 4 Wright State | 60–70 | |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 11 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 4 Wright State vs. No. 1 Cleveland State | 50–83 | ESPN+ |
| 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne vs. No. 2 Green Bay | 55–64 | |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 12 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| 10 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Cleveland State vs. No. 2 Green Bay | 40–64 | ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| All game times are Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Bracket edit
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 5 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 | Semifinals Monday, March 11 | Championship Tuesday, March 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland State | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oakland | 62 | 9 | Northern Kentucky | 78 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Northern Kentucky | 70 | 1 | Cleveland State | 83 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Milwaukee | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland State | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Green Bay | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Green Bay | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Youngstown State | 73 | 7 | Youngstown State | 67 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | IUPUI | 50 | 2 | Green Bay | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Detroit Mercy | 59 | 6 | Detroit Mercy | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Robert Morris | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
Source:[4]
References edit
- ^ "2024 Barbasol Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Horizon League Basketball Championships". www.indianastatefair.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Barbasol Returns as Title Sponsor of Horizon League Basketball Championships Culminating in Indianapolis". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 #HLWBB Bracket (PDF) - Horizon League" (PDF).