2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6 - March 9 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] The University of Tennessee at Martin received the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
2012 tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams8
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsTennessee–Martin[1] (3 title)
Winning coachKevin McMillan[1] (3 title)
MVPJasmine Newsome[1] (Tennessee–Martin)
Attendance3,764[2]
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
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2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Tennessee Tech 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Belmont 12 5   .706 28 24   .538
Tennessee State 9 7   .563 14 15   .483
Morehead State 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Jacksonville State 1 15   .063 1 27   .036
West
Eastern Illinois 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
UT Martin 11 5   .688 19 15   .559
SIU Edwardsville 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Murray State 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Southeast Missouri State 1 11   .083 11 18   .379
Austin Peay 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
2013 OVC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
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 Eastern Illinois 12–4 OVC West Champion, 1-0 vs TTU
#2 Tennessee Tech 12–4 OVC East Champion, 0-1 vs EIU
#3 Belmont 11-5 2-1 vs EKU & UTM
#4 Tennessee–Martin 11–5 1-1 vs Belmont & EKU
#5 Eastern Kentucky 11-5 1–2 vs Belmont & UTM
#6 SIU Edwardsville 9-7 1-0 vs TSU
#7 Tennessee State 9-7 0-1 vs SIUE
#8 Murray State 8-8

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship game
Saturday, March 9
ESPN2
5 Eastern Kentucky 62
8 Murray State 61 5 Eastern Kentucky 63
4 Tennessee–Martin 78
4 Tennessee–Martin 71
1 Eastern Illinois 69
4 Tennessee–Martin 87
6 SIU Edwardsville 73 2 Tennessee Tech 80
7 Tennessee State 61 6 SIU Edwardsville 45
3 Belmont 62
3 Belmont 57
2 Tennessee Tech 61

See also

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2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b c "UT Martin Wins Third Straight OVC Women'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. ^ "Women's Basketball".
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