Championship Week is not just a one-week event. March Madness only waits one day before teams begin battling for NCAA Tournament berths in conference tournaments. Mid-major leagues are changing the way they operate to prevent their best teams from missing the Big Dance.
The Horizon League is the first one up to the plate. The league that handed John Calipari his final loss as the Kentucky head coach is getting creative to crown its champion. It’s an idea that makes sense, but it ruins what college basketball fans love about this time of year, brackets.
Like many mid-major conference tournaments, the opening rounds of the Horizon League take place on campus sites.