2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
2012 tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201213
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
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Belmont142 .875267  .788
Eastern Kentucky124 .7502510  .714
Tennessee State115 .6881815  .545
Jacksonville State*88 .5001711  .607
Morehead State88 .5001518  .455
Tennessee Tech511 .3131217  .414
West
Murray State106 .6252110  .677
Southeast Missouri State88 .5001716  .515
Eastern Illinois610 .3751121  .344
SIU Edwardsville511 .313918  .333
UT Martin511 .313921  .300
Austin Peay412 .250823  .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 6–9 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 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

2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Belmont Wins First OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Title".
  2. 1 2 3 "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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