2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year=2008
Conference=Horizon League
Gender=Men's


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=10
1stRoundArena=campus sites
1stRoundCity=
QuarterArena=Hinkle Fieldhouse
QuarterCity=Indianapolis, Indiana
SemiArena=Hinkle Fieldhouse
SemiCity=Indianapolis, Indiana
FinalArena=Hinkle Fieldhouse
FinalCity=Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions=Butler
TitleCount=5th
Coach=Brad Stevens
CoachCount=1st
MVP=Mike Green [ [http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031208aac.html Butler defeats Cleveland State 70-55 for men's basketball championship] ]
MVPTeam=Butler

The 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament is scheduled at the end of the 2007–2008 regular season. The better seed will host each first round match. Butler will host the second round and semifinals, because they are the top seed. The final will be hosted by the better remaining seed.

Tiebreakers

*The first tiebreaker resolved is the one between seeds 2 and 3.

eeds 2-3

*The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record.
*The second tiebreaker is record against the top seed Butler.
*The third tiebreaker is record against the teams tied for 4th.
**Cleveland State earns the 2nd seed by virtue of its 5-3 record against UIC, Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee.
**Wright State earns the 3rd seed because of its 4-4 record against UIC, Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee. [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hori/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-Pairings-030208.pdf Horizon League Announces Pairings, Times for 2008 Men's Basketball Championship] ]

eeds 4-7

*The first tiebreaker is record against the tied teams.
**UIC earns the 4th seed by virtue of a 4-2 record against Valparaiso, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee.
**UW-Green Bay earns the 7th seed because of its 2-4 record against UIC, Valparaiso and UW-Milwaukee.
*Since UW-Milwaukee and Valparaiso had identical 3-3 records against the other three teams, the tiebreaker between those two teams is head-to-head record.
*The second tiebreaker is record against the top seed Butler.
*The third tiebreaker is record against the second seed Cleveland State.
**UW-Milwaukee earns the 5th seed by virtue of its 1-1 record against Cleveland State.
**Valparaiso earns the 6th seed because of its 0-2 record against Cleveland State. [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hori/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-Pairings-030208.pdf Horizon League Announces Pairings, Times for 2008 Men's Basketball Championship] ]

Bracket and Results

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First Round Tuesday, March 4
RD2=Second Round Friday, March 7
RD3=Semifinals Saturday, March 8
RD4=Championship Tuesday, March 11
group1=
group2=
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team01=
RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team02=
RD1-score02=
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=
RD1-score03=
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=
RD1-score04=
RD1-seed05=4
RD1-team05=UIC
RD1-score05=70
RD1-seed06=9
RD1-team06=Youngstown State
RD1-score06=59
RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team07=Milwaukee
RD1-score07=51
RD1-seed08=8
RD1-team08=Loyola
RD1-score08=57
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team09=
RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team10=
RD1-score10=
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=
RD1-score11=
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=
RD1-score12=
RD1-seed13=3
RD1-team13=Wright State
RD1-score13=60
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Detroit
RD1-score14=37
RD1-seed15=6
RD1-team15=Valparaiso
RD1-score15=75
RD1-seed16=7
RD1-team16=UW-Green Bay
RD1-score16=67
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Butler
RD2-score01=
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=(bye)
RD2-score02=
RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=UIC
RD2-score03=60
RD2-seed04=8
RD2-team04=Loyola
RD2-score04=49
RD2-seed05=2
RD2-team05=Cleveland State
RD2-score05=
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=(bye)
RD2-score06=
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Wright State
RD2-score07=67
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Valparaiso
RD2-score08=72
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Butler
RD3-score01=66
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=UIC
RD3-score02=50
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Cleveland State
RD3-score03=78
RD3-seed04=6
RD3-team04=Valparaiso
RD3-score04=73
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Butler
RD4-score01=70
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Cleveland State
RD4-score02=55

First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
Second round and semifinals will be hosted by the top seed.Championship will be hosted by lower-numbered remaining seed

ee also

* Horizon League Men's Basketball Champions

External links

* [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hori/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-TrackTheBracket.pdf Horizon League Track the Bracket]

References