2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
The 2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 2021–22 men's basketball season for the Horizon League. It was held March 1–8, 2022, with first-round and quarterfinal games played at the home courts of the higher seeds, and all remaining games contested at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. The winner, Wright State, received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.
| 2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Campus sites (first round and quarterfinals) Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana (Semifinals and Finals) |
| Champions | Wright State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Scott Nagy (2nd title) |
| MVP | Grant Basile (Wright State) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State † | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 1 | – | 16 | .059 | 3 | – | 26 | .103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Horizon League Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All of the teams participated in the tournament with the top-four teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used are 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings on the first available report after the regular season is complete. Cleveland State got the #1 seed over Purdue Fort Wayne due to a better head-to-head record.[1]
| Seed | School | Conf | NET ranking[2] (February 28, 2021) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland State | 15−6 | 176th |
| 2 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 15−6 | 228th |
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 14−6 | 204th |
| 4 | Wright State | 15−7 | 208th |
| 5 | Oakland | 12−7 | 153rd |
| 6 | Detroit Mercy | 10−7 | 231st |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 12−9 | 244th |
| 8 | UIC | 9−10 | 289th |
| 9 | Milwaukee | 8−14 | 330th |
| 10 | Robert Morris | 5−16 | 331st |
| 11 | Green Bay | 4−16 | 344th |
| 12 | IUPUI | 1−16 | 358th |
Schedule
| Game | Time[3] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – March 1 | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 12 IUPUI at No. 5 Oakland | 58–69 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Green Bay at No. 6 Detroit Mercy | 62–79 | |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Robert Morris at No. 7 Youngstown State | 77–73 | |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 UIC* at No. 9 Milwaukee | 80–69 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3 | ||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Robert Morris at No. 1 Cleveland State | 67–83 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Oakland at No. 4 Wright State | 63–75 | |
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 UIC at No. 2 Purdue Fort Wayne | 72–78 | |
| 8 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Detroit Mercy at No. 3 Northern Kentucky | 59–77 | |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 7 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Wright State vs. No. 1 Cleveland State | 82–67 | ESPNU |
| 10 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 2 Purdue Fort Wayne | 57–43 | ESPN2 |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 8 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| 11 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Wright State vs. No. 3 Northern Kentucky | 72–71 | ESPN |
| All game times Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
*Note:Milwaukee will host UIC in first round, As UIC waived right to host championship events
Bracket
The Horizon League does not use a fixed bracket tournament system, and pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.
| First round Tuesday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 | Semifinals Monday, March 7 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oakland | 70 | 10 | Robert Morris | 67 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | IUPUI | 58 | 1 | Cleveland State | 67 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Detroit | 79 | 5 | Oakland | 63 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Green Bay | 62 | 4 | Wright State | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Youngstown State | 73 | 6 | Detroit | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Robert Morris | 77 | 3 | Northern Kentucky | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UIC | 80 | 8 | UIC | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Milwaukee | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Basketball Tiebreaker Procedures". Horizon League. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics - NET Ranking MBB 2/28/2022". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 19, 2022.