The Horizon League women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's basketball for the Horizon League. It is a single-elimination tournament involving all of the 10 league schools, and seeding is based on regular-season records with head-to-head match-up as a tie-breaker. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
In the first round, the #7 seed faces off against the #10 and the #8 faces off against the #9. The #1 and #2 seeds play the winner of those games in the quarterfinals, while the #3 seed faces off against the #6 seed and the #4 seed faces off against the #5 seed.
The tournament has been held since 1989.
Results YearChampionsScoreRunner-upChampionship Venue1989Notre Dame (1)75–53Loyola ChicagoDayton, Ohio1990Notre Dame (2)67–66Butler1991 Notre Dame (3)62–52Butler 1992 Notre Dame (4)59–54XavierCincinnati, Ohio1993Xavier (1)82–72Butler South Bend, Indiana1994 Notre Dame (5)72–63Xavier Indianapolis, Indiana1995 Northern Illinois (1)80–77 (OT)La Salle DeKalb, Illinois1996 Butler (1)56–53 Green Bay Green Bay, Wisconsin1997 Detroit (1)63–55Green Bay 1998 Green Bay (1)61–54Butler Indianapolis, Indiana1999 Green Bay (2)74–54Detroit Cleveland, Ohio2000 Green Bay (3)79–72Cleveland StateDetroit, Michigan2001 Milwaukee (1)77–62Green Bay Chicago, Illinois2002 Green Bay (4)72–63Detroit 2003 Green Bay (5)83–59Detroit Green Bay, Wisconsin2004Green Bay (6)66–54Detroit Milwaukee, Wisconsin2005 Green Bay (7)58–48Wright StateDayton, Ohio2006 Milwaukee (2)71–63UICMilwaukee, Wisconsin2007 Green Bay (8)91–64Butler Green Bay, Wisconsin2008 Cleveland State (1)70–56Wright State 2009 Green Bay (9)65–41Milwaukee 2010 Cleveland State (2)66–57Butler 2011 Green Bay (10)74–63Butler 2012 Green Bay (11)66–53Detroit 2013Green Bay (12)54–38Loyola Chicago 2014Wright State (1)88–69Green Bay 2015Green Bay (13)86–77 (OT)Wright State 2016 Green Bay (14)64–32Milwaukee 2017 Green Bay (15)64–52 Detroit Detroit, Michigan 2018 Green Bay (16) 62–44 Wright State 2019 Wright State (2) 55–53 Green Bay 2020 IUPUI (1) 51–37 Green Bay Indianapolis, Indiana 2021 Wright State (3) 53–41 IUPUI 2022 IUPUI (2) 61–54 Cleveland State 2023Cleveland State (3)73–61Green Bay2024Green Bay (17)64–40Cleveland State 2025Green Bay (18)76-63Purdue Fort Wayne 2026Green Bay (19)57-49Youngstown State
Champions School Titles YearsGreen Bay19 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024, 2025, 2026Notre Dame5 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994Cleveland State3 2008, 2010, 2023Wright State3 2014, 2019, 2021IU Indy2 2020, 2022Milwaukee2 2001, 2006Detroit Mercy1 1997Butler1 1996Northern Illinois1 1995Xavier1 1993
Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, Robert Morris, and Youngstown State have not yet won a Horizon League tournament. Dayton, Duquesne, Evansville, Illinois Chicago, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Saint Louis, and Valparaiso never won the tournament as Horizon League members. Schools highlighted in pink are former Horizon League members. Northern Illinois, a former member that will return to the Horizon League in 2026, is highlighted in light blue.
See also Horizon League men's basketball tournament
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