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2026 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2026 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Division I
2025–26
11
Campus sites(first two rounds)Corteva ColiseumIndianapolis, Indiana(final three rounds)
Wright State (4th title)
Clint Sargent (1st title)
T J Burch (Wright State)
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+
Horizon League men's basketball tournaments

The 2026 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2025–26 men's basketball season for the Horizon League. It was held from March 2–10, 2026; play-in and first-round games were played at the home courts of the better seeds, with all remaining games held at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. The winner, Wright State, received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Barbasol for the fourth consecutive year.

The tournament adopted a new format in 2026; instead of a traditional eleven-team single elimination bracket, the new format included reseeding after each round. The event started on campus sites with a play-in round for the bottom two teams (by conference record), followed by a ten-team first round. The five remaining teams then advanced to the final three rounds held at Corteva Coliseum. The bottom two teams by seeding played in the second round, while the other three teams were forwarded into the semifinals, with those winners advancing to the final.

All of the teams in the league participated in the tournament, with the bottom two teams starting in the play-in round. The bracket was reset after each round so that the highest remaining seed always played the lowest.

Seed	School	LeagueRecord	Tiebreaker(1)	Tiebreaker(2)
1	Wright State	15–5
2	Robert Morris	13−7
3	Detroit Mercy	12−8	1–1 vs. Wright State
4	Oakland	12−8	0–2 vs. Wright State	3–1 vs. Milwaukee/Youngstown State
5	Green Bay	12−8	0–2 vs. Wright State	2–2 vs. Milwaukee/Youngstown State
6	Purdue Fort Wayne	11−9
7	Northern Kentucky	10–10
8	Milwaukee	8−12	2–0 vs. Youngstown State
9	Youngstown State	8−12	0–2 vs. Milwaukee
10	Cleveland State	6−14
11	IU Indy	3−17

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Attendance	Television
1	7:00 pm	No. 11 IU Indy at No. 10 Cleveland State	93–101	1,684	ESPN+
2	8:00 pm	No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 5 Green Bay	56–64	2,067	ESPN+
3	7:00 pm	No. 10 Cleveland State at No. 1 Wright State	61–90	3,713	ESPN+
4	7:00 pm	No. 9 Youngstown State at No. 2 Robert Morris	53–68	3,537
5	7:00 pm	No. 8 Milwaukee at No. 3 Detroit Mercy	63–84	3,131
6	7:00 pm	No. 7 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 Oakland	85–84	1,942
7	3:30 pm	No. 5 Green Bay vs. No. 7 Northern Kentucky	76–96		ESPN+
8	7:00 pm	No. 1 Wright State vs. No. 7 Northern Kentucky	103–90		ESPNU
9	9:30 pm	No. 2 Robert Morris vs. No. 3 Detroit Mercy	64–70	ESPN2
10	7:00 pm	No. 1 Wright State vs. No. 3 Detroit Mercy	66–63		ESPN
Play-In and First Round game times are Eastern Standard Time; Second, Semifinal and Final Round game times are Eastern Daylight Time.Ranking denotes tournament seed.

NOTE: Bracket is reseeded upon completion of First Round games.

Player	Team
T J Burch MVP	Wright State
Michael Cooper	Wright State
Legend Geeter	Detroit Mercy
Orlando Lovejoy	Detroit Mercy
L J Wells	Northern Kentucky

MVP denotes Most Valuable Player (Valeo)

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