2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference tournament for the Horizon League. It was played from March 3 through March 7, 2017 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Northern Kentucky defeated Milwaukee in the championship game to win the tournament championship. As a result, Northern Kentucky received the conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament with a 59-53 win over Milwaukee.
Seeds
All 10 teams participated in the tournament. The top six teams receive a bye into the quarterfinals. This was a change from the previous season where the top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Oakland | 14–4 | 2–0 vs. Valparaiso |
| 2 | Valparaiso | 14–4 | 0–2 vs. Oakland |
| 3 | Green Bay | 12–6 | 1–1 vs. Northern Kentucky; 1–1 vs. No. 1 Oakland |
| 4 | Northern Kentucky | 12–6 | 1–1 vs. Green Bay; 0–2 vs. No. 1 Oakland |
| 5 | Wright State | 11–7 | |
| 6 | UIC | 7–11 | |
| 7 | Detroit | 6–12 | |
| 8 | Cleveland State | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. Youngstown State; 1–1 vs. No. 1 Oakland |
| 9 | Youngstown State | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. Cleveland State; 0–2 vs. No. 1 Oakland |
| 10 | Milwaukee | 4–14 |