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2019 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
(Quarterfinals)
Little Caesars Arena
(Semifinals and Finals)
Detroit, Michigan
TelevisionESPN/ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+
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2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 13 5   .722 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Oakland 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Green Bay 10 8   .556 21 17   .553
UIC 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Youngstown State 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Detroit Mercy 8 10   .444 11 20   .355
IUPUI 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Cleveland State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Milwaukee 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2019 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2019 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament (also known as Motor City Madness) is the upcoming postseason men's basketball tournament for the Horizon League in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It will be held from March 5 through March 12, 2019; first-round games will be played at the home courts of the top four teams in regular-season league play, with all remaining games at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The winner will receive the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

The top 8 teams will participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. [1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Wright State 13–5 1–1 vs. NKU 2–0 vs. Oakland
2 Northern Kentucky 13–5 1–1 vs. Wright 1–1 vs. Oakland
3 Oakland 11–7
4 Green Bay 10–8 2–0 vs. UIC
5 UIC 10–8 0–2 vs. Green Bay
6 Youngstown State 8–10 3–1 vs. UDM/IUPUI
7 Detroit Mercy 8–10 2–2 vs. IUPUI/YSU
8 IUPUI 8–10 1–3 vs. UDM/YSU

Schedule

Game Time[2] Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 5
1 8:00 pm No. 8 IUPUI at No. 1 Wright State 56–71 ESPN+
2 8:00 pm No. 5 UIC at No. 4 Green Bay 77–82
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6
3 7:00 pm No. 6 Youngstown State at No. 3 Oakland 84–88 ESPN+
4 7:00 pm No. 7 Detroit Mercy at No. 2 Northern Kentucky 88–99
Semifinals – Monday, March 11
5 7:00 pm No. 4 Green Bay at No. 1 Wright State ESPNU
6 9:30 pm No.3 Oakland vs. No. 2 Northern Kentucky
Finals – Tuesday, March 12
7 7:00 pm Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 ESPN
All game times in Eastern Time Zone. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday/Wednesday, March 5/6
ESPN+
Semifinals
Monday, March 11
ESPNU
Finals
Tuesday, March 12
ESPN
         
1 Wright State 71
8 IUPUI 56
1 Wright State
4 Green Bay
4 Green Bay 82
5 UIC 77
 
 
2 Northern Kentucky 99
7 Detroit Mercy 88
2 Northern Kentucky
3 Oakland
3 Oakland 88
6 Youngstown State 84

References