2016 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Horizon League women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament from March 10 through March 13. For the first time every game will be available on an ESPN Network. Rounds 1 & 2 will be on ESPN3, with the semifinals on TWCS and simulcast on ESPN3. The championship will be on ESPNU. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, Northern Kentucky were ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they can not win the conference tournament since the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Northern Kentucky is eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.

2016 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteKress Events Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin
ChampionsGreen Bay (14th title)
Winning coachKevin Borseth (10th title)
MVPMehryn Kraker (Green Bay)
TelevisionESPN3, TWCS and ESPNU
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2015–16 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
Wright State 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Milwaukee 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Detroit 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Youngstown State 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Northern Kentucky* 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Oakland 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Cleveland State 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Valparaiso 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Illinois-Chicago 3 15   .167 12 18   .400
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All 10 Horizon League schools participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by 2015–16 Horizon League season record. The top 6 teams received a first-round bye and top 2 teams will get a double bye. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season:

Seed Team Record Tiebreaker
1 Green Bay 16–2
2 Milwaukee 12–4 2–0 vs. Wright State
3 Wright State 12–4 0–2 vs. Milwaukee
4 Detroit 9–7
5 Northern Kentucky 9–9 2–0 vs. Youngstown State
6 Youngstown State 9–9 0–2 vs. Northern Kentucky
7 Oakland 7–11
8 Cleveland State 6–12
9 Valparaiso 5–13
10 UIC 3–15

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Thursday, March 10 (Hosted by Green Bay)
1 12:00 PM #9 Valparaiso vs #4 Detroit ESPN3
2 2:30 PM #8 Cleveland State vs #5 Northern Kentucky ESPN3
3 5:00 PM #10 UIC vs #3 Wright State ESPN3
4 7:30 PM #7 Oakland vs #6 Youngstown State ESPN3
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11
5 5:00 PM #9 Valparaiso vs #5 Northern Kentucky ESPN3
6 7:30 PM #6 Youngstown State vs #3 Wright State ESPN3
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
7 3:00 PM #5 Northern Kentucky at #1 Green Bay TWCS
7 5:30 PM #3 Wright State vs. #2 Milwaukee TWCS
Championship – Sunday, March 13
8 12:00 PM #2 Milwaukee at #1 Green Bay ESPNU
*First and second round times are local time. Semifinal and championship times are in Central Time Zone.
*Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Tournament bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 10
Second round
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Championship
Sunday, March 13
1 Green Bay 80**
4 Detroit 91 5 Northern Kentucky 78
9 Valparaiso 94* 9 Valparaiso 53
5 Northern Kentucky 71 5 Northern Kentucky 76
8 Cleveland State 59 1 Green Bay 64
2 Milwaukee 32
2 Milwaukee 68
3 Wright State 71 3 Wright State 60
10 UIC 55 3 Wright State 81
6 Youngstown State 65 6 Youngstown State 54
7 Oakland 63

* - denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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