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2020 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

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2020 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
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+, ESPNU
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2021 →
2019–20 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
IUPUI 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Wright State 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
Green Bay 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Northern Kentucky 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Milwaukee 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
Cleveland State 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Youngstown State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Oakland 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Detroit Mercy 3 15   .167 3 27   .100
UIC 2 16   .111 3 27   .100
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of November 9, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

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, IUPUI, earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA women's tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seeds

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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

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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

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First round
Tuesday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Monday, March 9
Championship
Tuesday, March 10
3Wright State83
1IUPUI71
10UIC47
3Wright State526Cleveland State54
6Cleveland State63
4Northern Kentucky94
1IUPUI51
9Detroit Mercy47
2Green Bay37
5Milwaukee73
2Green Bay50
8Oakland65
5Milwaukee584Northern Kentucky49
4Northern Kentucky78
6Cleveland State84
7Youngstown State48

References

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  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.