2026 Horizon League Volleyball Tournament

Bracketology·Conference Races·At-Large Odds·NCAA Bracket— auto-bid races, conference by conference.

Snapshot Week

Preseason
As of Preseason

Reflects results through the preseason. Seeds appear as they clinch; matchups and winners as games are played.

🏟 Horizon
First Round
3Seed 3
6Seed 6
4Seed 4
5Seed 5
Semifinals
1Seed 1
TBD
2Seed 2
TBD
Championship
TBD
TBD
Horizon Tournament Projections(11 teams · 10k simulations)
SeedTeamEloQuartersSemisFinal🏆 Win
1Wright St.165199%91%65%40%
2Northern Ky.161297%86%57%32%
3Milwaukee144475%48%19%8%
4IU Indy144477%49%19%7%
5Youngstown St.140778%47%17%6%
6Green Bay140164%36%13%5%
7Northern Illinois131032%14%4%1%
8Cleveland St.123825%9%2%1%
9Oakland125324%9%2%1%
10Robert Morris123226%10%2%1%
11Purdue Fort Wayne10923%1%——

Values = P(reach that stage or further). Win = P(win conference tournament = auto NCAA bid). Seeds reflect average simulated finish position.

Horizon Standings
6 qualify for tournamentPreseason projection · 88 games remaining

Standings · Finishing Position Probabilities

#TeamConfOverallProj ConfProj Ovr1234567891011
1Wright St.0–00–0
12.9–3.1
12–14 W
18.3–10.7
17–20 W
4627137.33.61.80.90.30.1<1
2Northern Ky.0–00–0
12.2–3.8
11–14 W
19.0–10.0
17–21 W
332917105.63.11.90.90.40.1<1
3Youngstown St.0–00–0
9.6–6.4
8–11 W
15.5–13.5
13–18 W
4.912181714118.26.04.32.40.9
4IU Indy0–00–0
9.3–6.7
8–11 W
14.9–16.1
13–17 W
6.311151616139.46.44.02.30.9
5Milwaukee0–00–0
9.2–6.8
7–11 W
13.4–16.6
11–15 W
5.61015161613106.74.62.40.9
6Green Bay0–00–0
8.3–7.7
7–10 W
15.0–14.0
13–17 W
3.06.81014151512107.24.41.6
7Northern Illinois0–00–0
6.2–9.8
4–8 W
12.2–15.8
10–14 W
0.51.53.55.98.811151616147.1
8Robert Morris0–00–0
6.0–10.0
4–8 W
9.9–18.1
8–12 W
0.31.12.74.86.8111416171610
9Cleveland St.0–00–0
5.8–10.2
4–7 W
11.0–18.0
9–13 W
0.21.22.94.36.9101316171713
10Oakland0–00–0
5.5–10.5
4–7 W
8.7–20.3
7–11 W
0.31.32.74.46.38.91115171914
11Purdue Fort Wayne0–00–0
2.9–13.1
1–4 W
7.7–23.3
6–9 W
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Position columns: % of 10,000 simulated seasons finishing there. Row below cut line = P(reach tournament).

Finishing Position Range — Season Progression

Wright St.Northern Ky.Youngstown St.IU IndyMilwaukeeGreen BayNorthern IllinoisRobert MorrisCleveland St.OaklandPurdue Fort Wayne
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