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2024 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

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2024 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(First Round and Quarterfinals)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indianapolis, Indiana
(Semifinals and Finals)
ChampionsGreen Bay (17th title)
Winning coachKevin Borseth (13th title)
MVPNatalie McNeal (Green Bay)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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]

Seeds

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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

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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

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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 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

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  1. ^ "2024 Barbasol Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Horizon League Basketball Championships". www.indianastatefair.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Barbasol Returns as Title Sponsor of Horizon League Basketball Championships Culminating in Indianapolis". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 #HLWBB Bracket (PDF) - Horizon League" (PDF).