2013 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2013 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2012 tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 201213
Teams 8
Site Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
Champions Belmont[1] (1st title)
Winning coach Rick Byrd[1] (1st title)
MVP Kerron Johnson[1] (Belmont)
Attendance 10,975[2]
Television ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2012  2014»
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875     26 7   .788
Eastern Kentucky 12 4   .750     25 10   .714
Tennessee State 11 5   .688     18 15   .545
Jacksonville State* 8 8   .500     17 11   .607
Morehead State 8 8   .500     15 18   .455
Tennessee Tech 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
West
Murray State 10 6   .625     21 10   .677
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500     17 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375     11 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 11   .313     9 18   .333
Tennessee–Martin 5 11   .313     9 21   .300
Austin Peay 4 12   .250     8 23   .258
2013 OVC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
* Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6 March 9 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] Belmont, the winner of the 2013 OVC Men's basketball tournament, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

Format

The tournament is an eight team tournament with the third and fourth seeds receiving a first round bye and the two divisional winners receiving byes through to the semifinals.

The top team in each division, based on conference winning percentage, automatically earns a berth into the OVC Tournament. The next six teams with the highest conference winning percentage also earn a bid, regardless of division. The 1st seed goes to the divisional winner with the higher conference winning percentage, while the No. 2 seed automatically goes to the other divisional winner. The remaining six teams are seeded 3-8 by conference winning percentage, regardless of division.

Seeds

Seed[2] School Conf (Overall)[4] Tiebreaker
#1 Belmont 14–2 OVC East Champion
#2 Murray State 10–6 OVC West Champion
#3 Eastern Kentucky 12–4
#4 Tennessee State 11–5
#5 Morehead State 8–8 1–0 vs SEMO
#6 SE Missouri State 8–8 0–1 vs Morehead
#7 Eastern Illinois 6–10
#8 Tenn-Martin 5–11 2–1 vs Tenn Tech and SIUE

Bracket

[2]

First Round
Wednesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship Game
Saturday, March 9
ESPN2
5  Morehead State 73  
8  Tenn-Martin 66     5  Morehead State 75  
         4  Tennessee State 88  
           4  Tennessee St 73  
           1  Belmont 82  
               
               
           1  Belmont 70*
6  SE Missouri State 78       2  Murray State 68
7  Eastern Illinois 68     6  SE Missouri State 69  
         3  Eastern Kentucky 84  
           3  Eastern Kentucky 73  
           2  Murray State 81  
                    
                    
      

See also

2013 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

References

External links

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