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'''Horizon League Men's Basketball''' is among the upper tier of mid-major conferences in [[NCAA Division I]]. The conference was created in 1979 as a collection of former midwestern independents under the name '''Midwestern City Conference'''. That model has mostly held through the conference's entire existence. In 1985, the conference became the '''Midwestern Collegiate Conference''', and then took on its current name in 2001.

All of the original members are now gone, having moved on to larger and more prominent conferences, but the Horizon's history stacks up well with any other mid-major league. The conference has routinely placed multiple teams in the NCAA Tournament, has had many teams advance past the one-and-done fate many mid-majors are used to, .and most recently had Butler playing in back-to-back national championship games. Butler is now gone, of course, but the conference still sports multiple teams which have provided memorable moments in March.
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=='''Membership'''==
===Current Members===
(Charter members in bold)
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''School'''
|'''Joined'''
|'''Former Conference'''
|-
|[[Cleveland State]]
|1994
|[[1994 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|-
|[[Detroit]]
|1980
|[[1979 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Independents|{{d1ind}}]]
|-
|[[Illinois-Chicago]]
|1994
|[[1994 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|-
|[[Northern Kentucky]]
|2016
|[[2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball|Atlantic Sun Conference]]
|-
|[[Oakland]]
|2013
|[[2013 Summit League Men's Basketball|{{midcon}}]]
|-
|[[Valparaiso]]
|2007
|[[2007 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|-
|[[Wisconsin-Green Bay]]
|1994
|[[1994 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|-
|[[Wisconsin-Milwaukee]]
|1994
|[[1994 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|-
|[[Wright State]]
|1994
|[[1994 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|-
|[[Youngstown State]]
|2001
|[[2001 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|}

===Former Member===
(Charter members in bold)
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''School'''
|'''Years'''
|'''Former Conference'''
|'''Succeeding Conference'''
|-
|'''[[Butler]]'''
|1979-2012
|[[1979 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Independents|{{d2ind}}]]
|[[2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball|{{a10}}]]
|-
|[[Dayton]]
|1988-1993
|[[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Independents|{{d1ind}}]]
|[[1994 Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball|Great Midwest Conference]]
|-
|[[Duquesne]]
|1992-1993
|[[1992 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball|{{a10}}]]
|[[1994 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball|{{a10}}]]
|-
|'''[[Evansville]]'''
|1979-1994
|[[1979 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Independents|{{d1ind}}]]
|[[1995 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball|{{mvc}}]]
|-
|[[La Salle]]
|1992-1995
|[[1992 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball|{{maac}}]]†
|[[1996 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball|{{a10}}]]†
|-
|'''[[Loyola (IL)]]'''
|1979-2013
|[[1979 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Independents|{{d1ind}}]]
|[[2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball|{{mvc}}]]
|-
|[[Marquette]]
|1989-1991
|[[1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Independents|{{d1ind}}]]
|[[1992 Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball|Great Midwest Conference]]
|-
|[[Northern Illinois]]
|1994-1997
|[[1994 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball|Mid-Continent Conference]]
|[[1998 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball|{{mac}}]]
|-
|'''[[Oklahoma City]]'''
|1979-1985
|[[1979 Trans-America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball|Trans-America Athletic Conference]]
|[[1985 Sooner Athletic Conference Men's Basketball|{{sooner}}]] (NAIA)
|-
|'''[[Oral Roberts]]'''
|1979-1987
|[[1979 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Independents|{{d1ind}}]]
|[[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Independents|{{d1ind}}]]
|-
|[[Saint Louis]]
|1982-1991
|[[1982 Metro Conference Men's Basketball|Metro Conference]]
|[[1992 Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball|Great Midwest Conference]]
|-
|'''[[Xavier]]'''
|1979-1995
|[[1979 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Independents|{{d1ind}}]]
|[[1996 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball|{{a10}}]]
|}
† - La Salle retained their membership in the [[1993 Philadelphia Big Five Men's Basketball|Philadelphia Big Five]] throughout the duration of their membership in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

=='''Conference Regular Season Championships'''==
''italics'' indicate tie.  * indicates team receiving #1 seed in conference tournament in case of a tie
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Titles'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Butler
|9.0 (8+2)
|[[1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1997]], [[2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|2000]], [[2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|2001]], [[2002 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2002]], [[2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2003]], ''[[2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2007]]'', [[2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2008]], [[2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2009]], [[2010 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2010]], ''[[2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2011]]''
|-
|Xavier
|7.5 (7+1)
|[[1981 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1981]], [[1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1986]], [[1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1988]], [[1990 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1990]], [[1991 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1991]], ''[[1993 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1993]]''*, [[1994 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1994]], [[1995 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1995]]
|-
|Evansville
|4.0 (3+2)
|[[1982 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1982]], ''[[1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1987]]''*, [[1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1989]], [[1992 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1992]], ''[[1993 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1993]]''
|-
|Loyola (IL)
|3.5 (3+1)
|[[1980 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1980]], [[1983 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1983]], [[1985 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1985]], ''[[1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1987]]''
|-
|Wisconsin-Milwaukee
|3.5 (3+1)
|[[2004 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2004]], [[2005 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2005]], [[2006 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2006]], ''[[2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2011]]''*
|-
|Valparaiso
|3.0 (3+0)
|[[2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2012]], [[2013 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2013]], [[2015 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2015]]
|-
|Wisconsin-Green Bay
|2.0 (2+0)
|[[1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1996]], [[2014 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2014]]
|-
|Detroit
|1.5 (1+1)
|''[[1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1998]]''*, [[1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1999]]
|-
|Oral Roberts
|1.0 (1+0)
|[[1984 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1984]]
|-
|Cleveland State
|0.5 (0+1)
|''[[2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2011]]''
|-
|Illinois-Chicago
|0.5 (0+1)
|''[[1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1998]]''
|-
|Wright State
|0.5 (0+1)
|''[[2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2007]]''*
|}

=='''Post-Season'''==
(Note: only post-season appearances while a member of the conference are listed.)
==='''Conference Tournament Championships'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Titles'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Butler
|7
|[[1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1997]], [[1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1998]], [[2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|2000]], [[2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|2001]], [[2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2008]], [[2010 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2010]], [[2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2011]]
|-
|Xavier
|7
|[[1983 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1983]], [[1986 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1986]], [[1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1987]], [[1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1988]], [[1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1989]], [[1991 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1991]], [[1993 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1993]]
|-
|Wisconsin-Milwaukee
|4
|[[2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2003]], [[2005 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2005]], [[2006 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2006]], [[2014 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2014]]
|-
|Detroit
|3
|[[1994 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1994]], [[1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1999]], [[2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2012]]
|-
|Evansville
|2
|[[1982 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1982]], [[1992 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1992]]
|-
|Illinois-Chicago
|2
|[[2002 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2002]], [[2004 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2004]]
|-
|Oral Roberts
|2
|[[1980 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1980]], [[1984 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1984]]
|-
|Valparaiso
|2
|[[2013 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2013]], [[2015 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2015]]
|-
|Cleveland State
|1
|[[2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2009]]
|-
|Dayton
|1
|[[1990 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1990]]
|-
|Loyola (IL)
|1
|[[1985 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1985]]
|-
|Northern Illinois
|1
|[[1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1996]]
|-
|Oklahoma City
|1
|[[1981 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball|1981]]
|-
|Wisconsin-Green Bay
|1
|[[1995 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1995]]
|-
|Wright State
|1
|[[2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2007]]
|}
==='''NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Appearances'''
|'''Years''' (Bold indicates automatic bid)
|-
|Butler
|10
|'''[[1997 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1997]]''', '''[[1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1998]]''', '''[[2000 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2000]]''', '''[[2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2001]]''', [[2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2003]], [[2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2007]], '''[[2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2008]]''', [[2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2009]], '''[[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2010]]''', '''[[2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2011]]'''
|-
|Xavier
|9
|'''[[1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1983]]''', '''[[1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1986]]''', '''[[1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1987]]''', '''[[1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1988]]''', '''[[1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1989]]''', [[1990 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1990]], '''[[1991 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1991]]''', [[1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1993]], [[1995 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1995]]
|-
|Evansville
|4
|'''[[1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1982]]''', [[1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1989]], '''[[1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1992]]''', '''[[1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1993]]'''
|-
|Wisconsin-Milwaukee
|4
|'''[[2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2003]]''', '''[[2005 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2005]]''', '''[[2006 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2006]]''', '''[[2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2014]]'''
|-
|Detroit
|3
|[[1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1998]], '''[[1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1999]]''', '''[[2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2012]]'''
|-
|Illinois-Chicago
|3
|[[1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1998]], '''[[2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2002]]''', '''[[2004 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2004]]'''
|-
|Valparaiso
|2
|'''[[2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2013]], [[2015 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2015]]'''
|-
|Wisconsin-Green Bay
|2
|'''[[1995 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1995]]''', [[1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1996]]
|-
|Cleveland State
|1
|'''[[2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2009]]'''
|-
|Dayton
|1
|'''[[1990 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1990]]'''
|-
|Loyola (IL)
|1
|'''[[1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1985]]'''
|-
|Northern Illinois
|1
|'''[[1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1996]]'''
|-
|Oral Roberts
|1
|'''[[1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1984]]'''
|-
|Wright State
|1
|'''[[2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2007]]'''
|}

==='''NCAA Division I Elite Eight Appearances'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Appearances'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Butler
|2
|[[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2010]], [[2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2011]]
|}

==='''NCAA Division I Final Four Appearances'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Appearances'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Butler
|2
|[[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2010]], [[2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2011]]
|}
==='''NCAA Division I Championship Game Appearances'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Appearances'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Butler
|2
|[[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2010]], [[2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2011]]
|}
==='''NCAA Division I Championships'''===
'''None''' while members of conference.
==='''NIT Appearances'''===
'''bold''' indicates automatic bid.
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Appearances'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Butler
|6
|[[1985 National Invitation Tournament|1985]], [[1991 National Invitation Tournament|1991]], [[1992 National Invitation Tournament|1992]], [[1999 National Invitation Tournament|1999]], [[2002 National Invitation Tournament|2002]], [[2006 National Invitation Tournament|2006]]
|-
|Cleveland State
|3
|[[2008 National Invitation Tournament|2008]], [[2011 National Invitation Tournament|2011]], [[2012 National Invitation Tournament|2012]]
|-
|Detroit
|3
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]], [[2002 National Invitation Tournament|2002]], [[2013 National Invitation Tournament|2013]]
|-
|Saint Louis
|3
|[[1987 National Invitation Tournament|1987]], [[1989 National Invitation Tournament|1989]], [[1990 National Invitation Tournament|1990]]
|-
|Evansville
|2
|[[1988 National Invitation Tournament|1988]], [[1994 National Invitation Tournament|1994]]
|-
|Wisconsin-Green Bay
|2
|'''[[2014 National Invitation Tournament|2014]]''', [[2015 National Invitation Tournament|2015]]
|-
|Wisconsin-Milwaukee
|2
|[[2004 National Invitation Tournament|2004]], '''[[2011 National Invitation Tournament|2011]]'''
|-
|Xavier
|2
|[[1984 National Invitation Tournament|1984]], [[1994 National Invitation Tournament|1994]]
|-
|Illinois-Chicago
|1
|[[2003 National Invitation Tournament|2003]]
|-
|Loyola (IL)
|1
|[[1980 National Invitation Tournament|1980]]
|-
|Marquette
|1
|[[1990 National Invitation Tournament|1990]]
|-
|Oral Roberts
|1
|[[1982 National Invitation Tournament|1982]]
|-
|Valparaiso
|1
|'''[[2012 National Invitation Tournament|2012]]'''
|}

==='''NIT Final Four Appearances'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Appearances'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Saint Louis
|2
|[[1989 National Invitation Tournament|1989]], [[1990 National Invitation Tournament|1990]]
|-
|Detroit
|1
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|}
==='''NIT Championship Game Appearances'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Appearances'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Saint Louis
|2
|[[1989 National Invitation Tournament|1989]], [[1990 National Invitation Tournament|1990]]
|}
==='''NIT Championships'''===
'''None''' while members of conference.
==='''College Basketball Invitational Appearances'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Titles'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Wisconsin-Green Bay
|2
|[[2009 College Basketball Invitational|2009]], [[2010 College Basketball Invitational|2010]]
|-
|Butler
|1
|[[2012 College Basketball Invitational|2012]]
|-
|Valparaiso
|1
|[[2008 College Basketball Invitational|2008]]
|-
|Wisconsin-Milwaukee
|1
|[[2012 College Basketball Invitational|2012]]
|-
|Wright State
|1
|[[2013 College Basketball Invitational|2013]]
|}
==='''College Basketball Invitational Championship Game Appearances'''===
'''None''' while members of conference.
==='''CollegeInsider.com Tournament Appearances'''===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|'''Team'''
|'''Titles'''
|'''Years'''
|-
|Cleveland State
|2
|[[2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2014]], [[2015 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2015]]
|-
|Valparaiso
|2
|[[2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2011]], [[2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2014]]
|-
|Illinois-Chicago
|1
|[[2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2013]]
|-
|Oakland
|1
|[[2015 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2015]]
|-
|Wisconsin-Green Bay
|1
|[[2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2013]]
|-
|Wright State
|1
|[[2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2014]]
|-
|Youngstown State
|1
|[[2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament|2013]]
|}
==='''CollegeInsider.com Tournament Championship Game Appearances'''===
'''None''' while members of conference.
=='''National Individual Awards'''==
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 700px;"
|[[Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award]]
|2001: Rashad Phillips (G), Detroit
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=='''External Links'''==
[http://www.horizonleague.org/sports/mens-basketball Horizon League Men's Basketball]

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