The 2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament is scheduled at the end of the 2007–2008 regular season. The better seed will host each first round match. Butler hosted the second round and semifinals, because they were the top seed. The final was hosted by the better remaining seed.
| 2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2007–08 |
| Teams | 10 |
| First round site | campus sites |
| Quarterfinals site | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Semifinals site | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Finals site | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Champions | Butler (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Brad Stevens (1st title) |
| MVP | Mike Green[1] (Butler) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Butler † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Horizon League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tiebreakers
edit- The first tiebreaker resolved is the one between seeds 2 and 3.
Seeds 2–3
edit- The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record.
- The second tiebreaker is record against the top seed Butler.
- The third tiebreaker is record against the teams tied for 4th.
- Cleveland State earns the 2nd seed by virtue of its 5–3 record against UIC, Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee.
- Wright State earns the 3rd seed because of its 4–4 record against UIC, Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee.[2]
Seeds 4–7
edit- The first tiebreaker is record against the tied teams.
- UIC earns the 4th seed by virtue of a 4–2 record against Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee.
- UW-Green Bay earns the 7th seed because of its 2–4 record against UIC, Valparaiso and UW-Milwaukee.
- Since UW-Milwaukee and Valparaiso had identical 3–3 records against the other three teams, the tiebreaker between those two teams is head-to-head record.
- The second tiebreaker is record against the top seed Butler.
- The third tiebreaker is record against the second seed Cleveland State.
- UW-Milwaukee earns the 5th seed by virtue of its 1–1 record against Cleveland State.
- Valparaiso earns the 6th seed because of its 0–2 record against Cleveland State.[2]
Bracket
edit| First round Tuesday, March 4 | Second round Friday, March 7 | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 | Championship Tuesday, March 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #14 Butler | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Youngstown State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Milwaukee | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #12 Butler | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cleveland State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cleveland State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Valparaiso | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Detroit | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Valparaiso | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Valparaiso | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Green Bay | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by the top seed.
Championship hosted by lower-numbered remaining seed
External links
edit- Horizon League Track the Bracket Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ Butler defeats Cleveland State 70–55 for men's basketball championship[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Horizon League Announces Pairings, Times for 2008 Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2008.