2013 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

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
Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont †14–2 .875  26–7  .788
Eastern Kentucky12–4 .750  25–10  .714
Tennessee State11–5 .688  18–15  .545
Jacksonville State*8–8 .500  17–11  .607
Morehead State8–8 .500  15–18  .455
Tennessee Tech5–11 .313  12–17  .414
West
Murray State10–6 .625  21–10  .677
Southeast Missouri State8–8 .500  17–16  .515
Eastern Illinois6–10 .375  11–21  .344
SIU Edwardsville5–11 .313  9–18  .333
UT Martin5–11 .313  9–21  .300
Austin Peay4–12 .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

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

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