2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 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.

2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
2012 tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams8
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsBelmont[1] (1st title)
Winning coachRick Byrd[1] (1st title)
MVPKerron Johnson[1] (Belmont)
Attendance10,975[2]
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
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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
UT 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

Format

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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

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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

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[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 UT Martin 66 5 Morehead State 75
4 Tennessee State 88
4 Tennessee State 73
1 Belmont 82
1 Belmont 70
6 Southeast Missouri State 78 2 Murray State 68OT
7 Eastern Illinois 68 6 Southeast Missouri State 69
3 Eastern Kentucky 84
3 Eastern Kentucky 73
2 Murray State 81

See also

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2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Belmont Wins First OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Title".
  2. ^ a b c "2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship". sidearmsports. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Ohio Valley Conference Concludes 2012 Spring Meetings". www.ovcsports.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball".
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