Horizon League
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Established	1979
Members	9
Sports fielded	19 (9 men's, 10 women's)
Country	United States
Region	Midwest
States	5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Past names	Midwestern City Conference (MCC) 1979-1985, Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) 1985-2001
Headquarters	Indianapolis, Indiana

The Horizon League is a nine school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference, whose members are located in five midwestern states of the U.S. Although the league does not sponsor football, two members have Division I-AA teams: Youngstown State in the Gateway Football Conference, and Butler in the Pioneer League. Men's volleyball is also not sponsored, although Loyola competes in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.

The Horizon League has been one of the top performing NCAA Division I conferences in men's college basketball. In just the last 12 years it has sent 17 teams to the NCAA Tournament, producing eight wins, including two "Sweet 16" appearances. The Horizon League has had a team win at least one game in three of the last four, and six of the last nine NCAA Tournaments, as well as having five wins in the last four years. These recent accomplishments by the Horizon League's teams are in addition to several other Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four appearances by current league members, including a National Championship (Loyola in 1963). The Horizon League is also one of only two non-BCS conferences with Sweet 16 finalists in at least two of the last four NCAA Tournaments (the other being Conference USA). The Horizon League has been a multiple-bid NCAA conference seven times, including a best of three NCAA Tournament berths in 1998. The Horizon League has gained men's basketball national notoriety in other ways as well, as it has hosted the men's Final Four in 1991, 1997, 2000 and 2006, and will host in 2009 and 2010. It also hosted the women's Final Four in 2005 and will host again in 2007. Horizon League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone, who is in his 14th year as league commissioner, is also in the middle of a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee.

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Rambler Update: Ramblers Open Horizon League Play At Green Bay Thursday http://ow.ly/165Qgo
lmondro (Liza Mondro) Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:51:29 -0000
Rambler Update: Ramblers Open Horizon League Play At Green Bay Thursday http://ow.ly/165Qgo
CSU Opens League Play At Wright State: Cleveland State opens up its 18-game Horizon League schedule this week with ... http://bit.ly/55mQpj
CSU_Hoops (CleveState Hoops) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:28:24 -0000
CSU Opens League Play At Wright State: Cleveland State opens up its 18-game Horizon League schedule this week with ... http://bit.ly/55mQpj
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VandyWBB (VanderbiltWBB) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:44:35 -0000
Can't make the trip tomoro? Horizon League offers free webcast: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4702057&name=hays_graham
RT @uwmathletics: Come to "Men's Basketball vs. UIC" Thursday, December 3 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. First Horizon League Match... http:// ...
eatwisconsin (Eat Wisconsin) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:34:04 -0000
RT @uwmathletics: Come to "Men's Basketball vs. UIC" Thursday, December 3 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. First Horizon League Match... http:// ...
RT @uwmathletics: "Men's Basketball vs. UIC" Thursday, December 3 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. First Horizon League Match... http://bit.ly/6KNSrg
ConniePoll (ConniePoll) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:26:26 -0000
RT @uwmathletics: "Men's Basketball vs. UIC" Thursday, December 3 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. First Horizon League Match... http://bit.ly/6KNSrg
Come to "Men's Basketball vs. UIC" Thursday, December 3 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. First Horizon League Match... http://bit.ly/6KNSrg
uwmathletics (Milwaukee Panthers) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:05 -0000
Come to "Men's Basketball vs. UIC" Thursday, December 3 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. First Horizon League Match... http://bit.ly/6KNSrg

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