2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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 hosted the second round and semifinals, because they were the top seed. The final was hosted by the better remaining seed.

2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams10
First round sitecampus sites
Quarterfinals siteHinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Semifinals siteHinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Finals siteHinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsButler (5th title)
Winning coachBrad Stevens (1st title)
MVPMike Green[1] (Butler)
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2007–08 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Butler 16 2   .889 30 4   .882
Cleveland State 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Wright State 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
UIC 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Green Bay 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Milwaukee 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Loyola Chicago 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Youngstown State 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Detroit 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Horizon League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tiebreakers

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

Seeds 2–3

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  • 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.[2]

Seeds 4–7

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  • 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.[2]

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 4
Second round
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Tuesday, March 11
            
1 #14 Butler 66
4 UIC 50
4 UIC 70
9 Youngstown State 59
4 UIC 60
8 Loyola Chicago 49
5 Milwaukee 51
8 Loyola Chicago 57
1 #12 Butler 70
2 Cleveland State 55
2 Cleveland State 78
6 Valparaiso 73
3 Wright State 60
10 Detroit 37
3 Wright State 67
6 Valparaiso 72
6 Valparaiso 75
7 Green Bay 67

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

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References

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  1. ^ Butler defeats Cleveland State 70–55 for men's basketball championship[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Horizon League Announces Pairings, Times for 2008 Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2008.