2017 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament (also known as Motor City Madness) was the conference tournament that ended the 2016–17 season of the Horizon League. It was played from March 3 through March 7, 2017 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Regular-season co-champion Green Bay won the tournament and earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Women's Tournament.
| 2017 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Green Bay (15th title) |
| Winning coach | Kevin Borseth (11th title) |
| MVP | Jessica Lindstrom (Green Bay) |
| 2016–17 Horizon League women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay*† | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner *Tournament #1 seed As of March 7, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All 10 teams participated in the tournament. The top six teams received a bye into the Second Round. This was a change from the previous season where the top two seeds received double byes into the Semifinals.[1] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay | 15–3 | 2–0 vs. Wright State |
| 2 | Wright State | 15–3 | 0–2 vs. Green Bay |
| 3 | Detroit Mercy | 12–6 | 2–0 vs. Oakland |
| 4 | Oakland | 12–6 | 0–2 vs. Detroit |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 11–7 | |
| 6 | Cleveland State | 9–9 | |
| 7 | Northern Kentucky | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. YSU, 1–1 vs. Milwaukee |
| 8 | Youngstown State | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. NKU, 0–2 vs. Milwaukee |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 4–14 | |
| 10 | UIC | 2–16 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Final score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2:30 PM | #8 Youngstown State vs #9 Valparaiso | 79–62 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | Noon | #7 Northern Kentucky vs #10 UIC | 72–60 | ESPN3 |
| Second Round – Saturday, March 4 | ||||
| 3 | 11:30 AM | #1 Green Bay vs #9 Valparaiso | 89-60 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 2:00 PM | #2 Wright State vs #10 UIC | 79-52 | ESPN3 |
| Second Round – Sunday, March 5 | ||||
| 5 | 2:30 PM | #4 Oakland vs. #5 Milwaukee | 82-60 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | Noon | #3 Detroit Mercy vs #6 Cleveland State | 70-56 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 6 | ||||
| 7 | 1:00 PM | #1 Green Bay vs. #5 Milwaukee | 66–59 | ESPN3 |
| 8 | 3:30 PM | #2 Wright State vs. #3 Detroit Mercy | 71–52 | ESPN3 |
| Finals – Tuesday, March 7 | ||||
| 9 | Noon | #1 Green Bay vs. #3 Detroit Mercy | 64–52 | ESPNU |
| All game times in Eastern Time Zone. | ||||
Bracket
| First round Friday, March 3 |
Second round Saturday/Sunday, March 4/5 |
Semifinals Monday, March 6 |
Finals Tuesday, March 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Bay | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Youngstown State | 62 | 9 | Valparaiso | 60 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Valparaiso | 79 | 1 | Green Bay | 66 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Milwaukee | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oakland | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Milwaukee | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Bay | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit Mercy | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit Mercy | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cleveland State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit Mercy | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northern Kentucky | 60 | 2 | Wright State | 52 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | UIC | 72 | 2 | Wright State | 79 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | UIC | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Horizon League revises Motor City Madness format - Mid-Major Madness". midmajormadness.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
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