The 2015 Horizon League women's basketball tournament, held from March 9–15, concluded the 2014–15 season of the Horizon League. For the first time, every game was available on an ESPN Network. Rounds 1 & 2 were on ESPN3, with the semifinals on TWCS and simulcast on ESPN3. The championship was on ESPNU. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.
2015 Horizon League women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2014–15 |
Teams | 9 |
First round site | Campus sites |
Semifinals site | Kress Events Center Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Finals site | Kress Events Center Green Bay |
Champions | Green Bay (13th title) |
Winning coach | Kevin Borseth (9th title) |
MVP | Tesha Buck (Green Bay) |
Television | ESPN3, TWCS, and ESPNU |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois-Chicago | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner As of 15 March 2015 Rankings from AP poll |
Seeds
editAll 9 Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2014–15 Horizon League season record. The top 7 teams received a first-round bye.
Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season:
Seed | Team | Record | Tiebreaker |
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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 | |
9 | UIC | 3–15 |
Schedule
editGame | Time* | Matchup# | Television |
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First round – Monday, March 9 | |||
1 | 7:00 PM | #9 Valparaiso at #8 Milwaukee | ESPN3 |
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, March 11 | |||
2 | 7:00 PM | #9 Milwaukee at #1 Green Bay | ESPN3 |
3 | 7:00 PM | #5 Detroit at #4 Youngstown State | ESPN3 |
4 | 7:00 PM | #6 UIC at #3 Cleveland State | ESPN3 |
5 | 7:00 PM | #7 Oakland at #2 Wright State | ESPN3 |
Semifinals – Friday, March 13 (Hosted by Green Bay) | |||
6 | 6:00 PM | #3 Cleveland State vs. #2 Wright State | TWCS |
7 | 8:30 PM | #4 Youngstown State at #1 Green Bay | TWCS |
Championship – Sunday, March 15 | |||
8 | 1:00 PM | #2 Wright State at #1 Green Bay | ESPNU |
*First and second round times are local time. Semifinal and championship times are in Eastern Time Zone. *Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
editFirst round Monday, March 9 Hosted by Milwaukee | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 Hosted on campus sites | Semifinals Friday, March 13 Hosted by Green Bay | Championship Sunday, March 15 Hosted by Green Bay | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Green Bay | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Milwaukee | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Milwaukee | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Valparaiso | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Green Bay | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Youngstown State | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Youngstown State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Detroit | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Green Bay | 86OT | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wright State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wright State | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Oakland | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wright State | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland State | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UIC | 70 |