2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

The 2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was scheduled at the end of the 2007–2008 regular season. The better seed hosted 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
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	10
First round site	campus sites
Quarterfinals site	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Semifinals site	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Finals site	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Butler (5th title)
Winning coach	Brad Stevens (1st title)
MVP	Mike Green[1] (Butler)
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2007–08 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

Seeds 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.^[2]

Seeds 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.^[2]

Bracket

	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

External links

• Horizon League Track the Bracket Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. Butler defeats Cleveland State 70–55 for men's basketball championship^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "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.