List of Horizon League champions

This is an article of Horizon League champions. The Horizon League sponsors 19 sports, 9 men's and 10 women's. This article is updated through December 22, 2017.

Horizon League
Titles per university
Milwaukee 133
Green Bay 60
Detroit Mercy 50
Wright State 43
Cleveland State 38
Youngstown State 35
Oakland 24
Northern Kentucky 2
IUPUI 1
Locations

Men's sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Indoor track and field
  • Outdoor track and field

Women's sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Indoor track and field
  • Outdoor track and field
  • Volleyball

Membership

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All years listed reflect the calendar years in which each school joined and left the conference. For schools that participated only in fall sports, the year of departure is the calendar year after the last season of competition. For schools that participated only in spring sports, the year of arrival precedes the first season of competition.

Current members

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Former members

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  1. ^ IU Indy joined the Horizon League as IUPUI, representing the former Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. IUPUI was dissolved in 2024 and replaced by separate institutions affiliated with the Indiana University and Purdue University systems. The IUPUI athletic program transferred to the new Indiana University Indianapolis with an athletic brand of IU Indy.
  2. ^ Oklahoma City did not adopt its current nickname of Stars until 1998.
  3. ^ Valparaiso did not adopt its current nickname of Beacons until February 2021.

Current associate members

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Men's tennis

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Former associate members

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Men's soccer

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Men's tennis

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Women's tennis

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Sports sponsored

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Men's

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School Base Bask CC Golf Soccer Swimming Tennis Indoor track Outdoor track
Cleveland State No[1] Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Detroit Mercy No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Green Bay No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
IU Indy No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Milwaukee Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Northern Kentucky Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oakland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Purdue Fort Wayne Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Robert Morris No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No
Wright State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Youngstown State Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes

Women's

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School Bask CC Golf Soccer Soft Swimming Tennis Indoor track Outdoor track Volleyball
Cleveland State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Detroit Mercy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Green Bay Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
IU Indy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Milwaukee Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Northern Kentucky Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oakland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Purdue Fort Wayne Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Robert Morris Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Wright State Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Youngstown State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sports championship totals

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This table includes all the championships earned by sport. A – denotes that the school never participated in the sport in the conference. These totals are through July 1, 2017.

Men's

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School Base Bask CC Golf Soccer Swimming Tennis Indoor track Outdoor track Total
Cleveland State 0[2] 2 9 1 4 5 21
Detroit Mercy 6 5 2 7 4 0 2 1 27
Green Bay 4 0 0 3 1 3 11
IU Indy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milwaukee 7 8 0 10 4 0[3] 16 16 61
Northern Kentucky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oakland 1 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 10
UIC 16 3 0 11 1 0 0 0 31
Wright State 11 2 0 5 1 8 1 0 0 28
Youngstown State 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 9
Belmont[4] 0 0 0
Chicago State 0 0
Eastern Illinois 0 0
Lindenwood 0 0
Southern Indiana 0 0
Tennessee State 0 0
Tennessee Tech 0 0

Women's

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School Bask CC Golf Soccer Soft Swimming Tennis Indoor track Outdoor track Volleyball Total
Cleveland State 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 17
Detroit Mercy 3 2 3 3 6 0 4 2 23
Green Bay 35 0 0 0 3 9 1 1 49
IU Indy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Milwaukee 4 0 28 3 0 9 7 21 72
Northern Kentucky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oakland 0 3 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 14
UIC 0 0 0 22 0 17 0 0 0 39
Wright State 2 0 4 4 5 0 0 0 0 15
Youngstown State 0 2 3 0 1 0 4 6 10 0 26
Chicago State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Titles per university

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  1. Milwaukee 133
  2. Notre Dame 111
  3. Butler 96
  4. UIC 70
  5. Green Bay 60
  6. Detroit Mercy 50
  7. Loyola Chicago 50
  8. Wright State 43
  9. Cleveland State 38
  10. Youngstown State 35
  11. Evansville 31
  12. Oral Roberts 31
  13. Xavier 27
  14. Oakland 24
  15. Valparaiso 20
  16. Northern Illinois 10
  17. Oklahoma City 7
  18. Dayton 4
  19. Saint Louis 4
  20. La Salle 3
  21. Marquette 3
  22. Northern Kentucky 2
  23. IU Indy 1
  24. Duquesne 0

Sports

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All-sport champion

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McCafferty Trophy

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2017–18 version of the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, awarded to Oakland University

The James J. McCafferty Trophy is awarded annually by the Horizon League to signify the leagues all-sport champion. Created in 1980, it was named for Jim McCafferty, who served as the first Commissioner of the Midwestern City Conference (now the Horizon League). Schools earn performance points based on their finish in all 19 championship sports the Horizon League offers. For the sports of baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, and men's and women's basketball, points are awarded based on combined regular season and championship finish. All other sports are based on finish in the League championship.

  • Note, the McCafferty Trophy is not included in the championship totals. Also not all schools sponsor every sport that is calculated into the McCafferty points system.

Men's

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Baseball

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Men's basketball

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Men's cross country

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Men's golf

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Men's soccer

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Men's swimming and diving

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Men's tennis

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Men's track and field

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Women's

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Women's basketball

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Women's cross country

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Women's golf

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Women's soccer

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Softball

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Women's swimming and diving

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Women's tennis

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Women's track and field

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Women's volleyball

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References

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  1. ^ "Cleveland State University dropping baseball at the end of 2011 season". 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. ^ Cleveland State sponsored baseball from 1995 through 2011.
  3. ^ Milwaukee sponsored men's tennis in 1995.
  4. ^ "Belmont University to Join Horizon League as Affiliate Member | Horizon League". www.horizonleague.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17.

Sources

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