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.

Seeds 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. SeedSchoolLeagueRecordTiebreaker(1)Tiebreaker(2)1Wright State 15–52Robert Morris13−73Detroit Mercy12−81–1 vs. Wright State4Oakland12−80–2 vs. Wright State3–1 vs. Milwaukee/Youngstown State5Green Bay12−80–2 vs. Wright State2–2 vs. Milwaukee/Youngstown State6Purdue Fort Wayne11−97Northern Kentucky10–108Milwaukee8−122–0 vs. Youngstown State9Youngstown State8−120–2 vs. Milwaukee10Cleveland State6−1411IU Indy3−17

Schedule GameTimeMatchupScoreAttendanceTelevisionPlay-In Round – Monday, March 2Campus Site17:00 p.m.No. 11 IU Indy at No. 10 Cleveland State93–1011,684ESPN+First Round – Tuesday, March 3Campus Site28:00 p.m.No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 5 Green Bay56–642,067ESPN+First Round – Wednesday, March 4Campus Sites37:00 p.m.No. 10 Cleveland State at No. 1 Wright State61–903,713ESPN+47:00 p.m.No. 9 Youngstown State at No. 2 Robert Morris53–683,53757:00 p.m.No. 8 Milwaukee at No. 3 Detroit Mercy63–843,13167:00 p.m.No. 7 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 Oakland85–841,942Second Round – Sunday, March 8Indianapolis, IN (Corteva Coliseum)73:30 p.m.No. 5 Green Bay vs. No. 7 Northern Kentucky76–96ESPN+Semifinals – Monday, March 9Indianapolis, IN (Corteva Coliseum)87:00 p.m.No. 1 Wright State vs. No. 7 Northern Kentucky103–90ESPNU99:30 p.m.No. 2 Robert Morris vs. No. 3 Detroit Mercy64–70ESPN2Final – Tuesday, March 10Indianapolis, IN (Corteva Coliseum)107:00 p.m.No. 1 Wright State vs. No. 3 Detroit Mercy66–63ESPNPlay-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.

Bracket

Game summaries Play-In Round

First Round

Second Round

Semifinal Round

Final Round

Awards and honors All-Tournament Team PlayerTeamTJ Burch Wright StateMichael CooperWright StateLegend GeeterDetroit MercyOrlando LovejoyDetroit MercyL J WellsNorthern Kentucky MVP denotes Most Valuable Player (Valeo)

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