2023 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

2023 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2022–23
Teams	11
Site	Campus sites (First Round and Quarterfinals) Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana (Semifinals and Finals)
Champions	Cleveland State (3rd title)
MVP	Destiny Leo (Cleveland State)
Television	ESPN+, ESPNU
Horizon League women's basketball tournaments

The 2023 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2022–23 women's basketball season for the Horizon League. It began on February 28, 2023, and ended on March 7; first-round and quarterfinal games were played at the home courts of the higher seeds, with all remaining games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. As the tournament winner, Cleveland State received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

2022–23 Horizon League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Green Bay	18	–	2		.900			28	–	5		.848
Cleveland State†	17	–	3		.850			30	–	4		.882
IUPUI	13	–	7		.650			17	–	13		.567
Youngstown State	13	–	7		.650			19	–	11		.633
Northern Kentucky	10	–	10		.500			17	–	14		.548
Purdue Fort Wayne	9	–	11		.450			14	–	19		.424
Oakland	8	–	12		.400			13	–	17		.433
Milwaukee	8	–	12		.400			11	–	19		.367
Wright State	6	–	14		.300			8	–	24		.250
Robert Morris	5	–	15		.250			11	–	19		.367
Detroit Mercy	3	–	17		.150			5	–	25		.167
† 2023 Horizon League Tournament winner As of March 17, 2023

Seeds

All of the teams will participate in the tournament with the top-five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals.

Seed	School	Conf	Tiebreaker
1	Green Bay	18−2
2	Cleveland State	17−3
3	IUPUI	13−7	2-0 vs. Youngstown State
4	Youngstown State	13−7	0-2 vs. IUPUI
5	Northern Kentucky	10−10
6	Purdue Fort Wayne	9−11
7	Milwaukee	8−12	1-1 vs. Oakland; 1-1 vs. Green Bay
8	Oakland	8−12	1-1 vs. Milwaukee; 0-2 vs. Green Bay
9	Wright State	6−14
10	Robert Morris	5−15
11	Detroit Mercy	3−17

Schedule

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television
First Round – Tuesday, February 28
1	7:00 pm	No. 11 Detroit Mercy at No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne	61-65	ESPN+
2	7:00 pm	No. 9 Wright State at No. 8 Oakland	79-69
3	7:00 pm	No. 10 Robert Morris at No. 7 Milwaukee	58-64
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
4	5:30 pm	No. 7 Milwaukee at No. 2 Cleveland State	52-65	ESPN+
5	5:30 pm	No. 5 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 Youngstown State	59-58
6	7:00 pm	No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 3 IUPUI	73-69
7	8:00 pm	No. 9 Wright State at No. 1 Green Bay	57-85
Semifinals – Monday, March 6 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN
8	12:00 pm	No. 1 Green Bay vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne	69-65	ESPN+
9	2:30 pm	No. 2 Cleveland State vs. No. 5 Northern Kentucky	63–60 OT
Championship – Tuesday, March 7 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN
10	12:00 pm	No. 1 Green Bay vs. No. 2 Cleveland State	61–73	ESPNU
All game times are Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Tuesday, February 28					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2					Semifinals Monday, March 6					Championship Tuesday, March 7
						1	Green Bay	85
	8	Oakland	69			9	Wright State	57
	9	Wright State	79								1	Green Bay	69
											6	Purdue Fort Wayne	65
						4	Youngstown State	58
						5	Northern Kentucky	59
																1	Green Bay	61
																2	Cleveland State	73
						2	Cleveland State	65
	7	Milwaukee	63			7	Milwaukee	52
	10	Robert Morris	58								2	Cleveland State	63*
											5	Northern Kentucky	60
						3	IUPUI	59
	6	Purdue Fort Wayne	65			6	Purdue Fort Wayne	73
	11	Detroit Mercy	61

* denotes overtime period