Horizon League Tournament 2016 Printable Bracket
A look at the 2016 Horizon League Tournament that tips off on March 5
College basketball fans everywhere can rejoice at the fact that March Madness is right around the corner with only a couple of weeks remaining until the 2016 NCAA Tournament gets rolling. Before that happens, though, the conference tournaments have to play out to determine the automatic bids to the Big Dance. One of the tournaments that’s all set to get rolling this week is the 2016 Horizon League Tournament.
The Horizon League Tournament is one of several around college basketball with a bit of an odd format for a 10-team league. Rather than have the No. 7-10 seeds have play-in games, the No. 3-10 seeds play in the first two rounds while the top-two seeds in the Horizon League get automatic bids. This season, it’s the No. 1 Valparaiso Crusaders and the No. 2 Oakland Golden Grizzlies that earned those byes.
Though Valparaiso and Oakland are certainly the favorites in the Horizon League Tournament, teams like the No. 4 Green Bay Phoenix and the No. 3 Wright State Raiders are more than capable of putting together a run and earning the automatic bid out of the Horizon League.
Now let’s dive into the bracket and see what the Horizon League Tournament field looks like as a whole. For the printable version, just click on the picture and you’ll be all set.
The action in the Horizon League Tournament promises to be as good as ever with some of the more underrated teams and stars in college basketball in action. The question that remains is which of these players and teams will reign supreme when the dust from the conference tournament settles.
Who do you have coming out of the Horizon League Tournament? Let us know in the comments.