2025 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
2025 Horizon League women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2024–25 |
Teams | 11 |
Site | Campus sites (First Round and Quarterfinals) Corteva Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana (Semifinals and Finals) |
Champions | Green Bay (18th title) |
Winning coach | Kayla Karius (1st title) |
MVP | Natalie McNeal (Green Bay) |
Television | ESPN+, ESPN2, |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay † | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue Fort Wayne | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IU Indy | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner |
The 2025 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament will be the final event of the 2024–25 women's basketball season for the Horizon League. It will be held from March 4–11, 2025; first-round and quarterfinal games will be played at the home courts of the higher seeds, with all remaining games at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis.[1] The winner will receive the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The tournament is sponsored by Barbasol for the third consecutive year.[2]
Seeds
All of the teams in the conference will participate in the tournament, with the top five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals. The bracket is reset after each round so that the lowest remaining seed always plays the highest.
Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Green Bay | 19–1 | |
2 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 18–2 | |
3 | Cleveland State | 14–6 | |
4 | Robert Morris | 10–10 | |
5 | Northern Kentucky | 8–12 | 3–1 vs. Detroit Mercy/IU Indy |
6 | Detroit Mercy | 8–12 | 2–2 vs. NKU/IU Indy |
7 | IU Indy | 8–12 | 1–3 vs. NKU/Detroit Mercy |
8 | Wright State | 7–13 | 2–0 vs. Youngstown State |
9 | Youngstown State | 7–13 | 0–2 vs. Wright State |
10 | Oakland | 6–14 | |
11 | Milwaukee | 5–15 |
Schedule
Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First Round – Tuesday, March 4 | ||||
1 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Milwaukee at No. 6 Detroit Mercy | 62–73 | ESPN+ |
2 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Oakland at No. 7 IU Indy | 62–56 | |
3 | 5:30 pm | No. 9 Youngstown State at No. 8 Wright State | 58–73 | |
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 6 | ||||
4 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Oakland at No. 1 Green Bay | 55–84 | ESPN+ |
5 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Wright State at No. 2 Purdue Fort Wayne | 50–64 | |
6 | 5:30 pm | No. 6 Detroit Mercy at No. 3 Cleveland State | 61–92 | |
7 | 5:30 pm | No. 5 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 Robert Morris | 57–70 | |
Semifinals – Monday, March 10 at Corteva Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN | ||||
8 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Green Bay vs. No. 4 Robert Morris | 67–53 | ESPN+ |
9 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Purdue Fort Wayne vs. No. 3 Cleveland State | 83–65 | ESPN+ |
Championship – Tuesday, March 11 at Corteva Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN | ||||
10 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Green Bay vs. No. 2 Purdue Fort Wayne | 76–63 | ESPN2 |
First round and quarterfinals game times are local. Semifinals and championship game times are in EDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Bracket
First round Tuesday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 6 | Semifinals Monday, March 10 | Championship Tuesday, March 11 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Green Bay | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Wright State | 73 | 10 | Oakland | 55 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Youngstown State | 58 | 1 | Green Bay | 67 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Robert Morris | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Robert Morris | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Northern Kentucky | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Green Bay | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | IU Indy | 56 | 8 | Wright State | 50 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Oakland | 62 | 2 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 83 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland State | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Detroit Mercy | 73 | 6 | Detroit Mercy | 61 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Milwaukee | 62 |
References
- ^ "2025 Barbasol Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Horizon League. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Barbasol Extends Title Partnership Agreement with Horizon League". Horizon League. Retrieved November 26, 2024.