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2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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The 2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament (also known as Motor City Madness)[1] was the conference tournament for the 2015–16 season of the Horizon League. It was played from March 5 through March 8, 2016 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The winner of the tournament received the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA men's basketball tournament. This was the first Horizon League Tournament since 2002 to be played at a predetermined neutral site.[2]

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Seeds

All 10 teams in the conference participated in the tournament. The top two teams received double byes to the semifinals.

For the final time, Northern Kentucky was ineligible for NCAA-operated postseason play during its transition from Division II to Division I. If Northern Kentucky had won the tournament, the loser of the championship game would have received the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

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Schedule

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Bracket

First round
Saturday, March 5 		Second round
Sunday, March 6 		Semifinals
Monday, March 7 		Championship
Tuesday, March 8
1 Valparaiso 92
4 Green Bay 65 4 Green Bay 99*
9 Cleveland State 53 4 Green Bay 70
5 Milwaukee 86 5 Milwaukee 61
8 Northern Kentucky 69 4 Green Bay 78
3 Wright State 69
2 Oakland 55
3 Wright State 74 3 Wright State 59
10 UIC 43 3 Wright State 82
6 Detroit 92 6 Detroit 72
7 Youngstown State 79

* - denotes overtime period

References

  1. [1]
    "2018 Men's Basketball - Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Men's Basketball Tournament Logo, Bracket Unveiled | Horizon League". Horizon League. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Week 18 schedule for 201516". MattArzSports.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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