2020 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Horizon League. It will be held March 3 through March 10, 2020. The winner will earn the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Women's Tournament.

2020 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
(First round)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(Semifinals and Finals)
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsIUPUI (1st title)
Winning coachAustin Parkinson (1st title)
MVPHolly Hoopingarner (IUPUI)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
2019–20 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
IUPUI153 .833  238  .742
Wright State135 .722  1912  .613
Green Bay135 .722  1913  .594
Northern Kentucky126 .667  2012  .625
Milwaukee117 .611  1516  .484
Cleveland State99 .500  2111  .656
Youngstown State612 .333  1317  .433
Oakland612 .333  1119  .367
Detroit Mercy315 .167  327  .100
UIC216 .111  327  .100
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

All ten teams will participate in the tournament. 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 IUPUI 15–3 21–8
2 Green Bay 13–5 18–11 1–1 vs. IUPUI
3 Wright State 13–5 21–8 0–2 vs. IUPUI
4 Northern Kentucky 12–6 18–11
5 Milwaukee 11–7 14–15
6 Cleveland State 9–9 19–10
7 Youngstown State 6–12 13–16 1–1 vs. IUPUI
8 Oakland 6–12 11–18 0–2 vs. IUPUI
9 Detroit Mercy 3–15 3–26
10 UIC 2–16 3–26

Source:[1]

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 3
1 7:00 pm No. 10 UIC at No. 3 Wright State 47-83 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 9 Detroit Mercy at No. 4 Northern Kentucky 47-94
3 7:00 pm No. 7 Youngstown State at No. 6 Cleveland State 48-84
4 8:00 pm No. 8 Oakland at No. 5 Milwaukee 65-73
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
5 7:00 pm No. 6 Cleveland State at No. 3 Wright State 63-52 ESPN+
6 7:00 pm No. 5 Milwaukee at No. 4 Northern Kentucky 58-78
Semifinals – Monday, March 9
7 12:00 pm No. 6 Cleveland State vs. No. 1 IUPUI 54-71 ESPN+
8 2:30 pm No. 4 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 2 Green Bay 49–50
Finals – Tuesday, March 10
9 12:00 pm No. 1 IUPUI vs. No. 2 Green Bay 51–37 ESPNU
All game times in Eastern Time Zone. Rankings denote tournament seed

Source:[2]

Bracket

  First round
Tuesday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Monday, March 9
Championship
Tuesday, March 10
                                         
  1 IUPUI 71  
  6 Cleveland State 54  
3 Wright State 83  
10 UIC 47  
  3 Wright State 52
 
  6 Cleveland State 63  
4 Northern Kentucky 94
9 Detroit Mercy 47  
  1 IUPUI 51
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.)
  2 Green Bay 37
5 Milwaukee 73  
8 Oakland 65  
  5 Milwaukee 58
 
  4 Northern Kentucky 78  
6 Cleveland State 84
7 Youngstown State 48  
  2 Green Bay 50
  4 Northern Kentucky 49  

References

  1. "2020 #HLWBB Championship Bracket Announced". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 29, 2020.
  2. "2020 HORIZONLEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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