Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Valparaiso Take Postseason Bids

INDIANAPOLIS -- Cleveland State and Milwaukee are headed to the NIT, while Valparaiso accepted a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.  In total, four Horizon League men's basketball squads will be participating in postseason tournaments.

Regular season co-champion of the Horizon League, Cleveland State (26-8) earned a No. 2 seed in the NIT and will host America East regular season champion Vermont on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN3.com.  Led by League Player of the Year Norris Cole, the Vikings return to postseason play for the third time in four years.

Receiving the automatic bid to the NIT after falling the Horizon League Championship, Milwaukee (19-13) earned a No. 5 seed in the NIT and will head down I-94 for a meeting with Big Ten foe Northwestern on ESPN3.com at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday.  The Panthers enter the game having won eight of their last 10 contests and will be facing a Wildcats team that took NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed Ohio State to overtime in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

Missing out on a NIT bid, Valparaiso (23-11) accepted an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where the Crusaders will host Iona on Wednesday at 8:05 p.m. ET.  Finishing a game out of first place in the Horizon League, Valpo reached the semifinals of the League Championship and are making its 10th postseason appearance in the last 16 years.

HorizonLeague.com will have in depth coverage of all four postseason teams throughout the postseason.