2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Austin Peay, the #8 seed, won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Due to the locale of the tournament, it was dubbed as Music City Madness.
| 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2015–16 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Champions | Austin Peay (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Loos (4th title) |
| MVP | Chris Horton (Austin Peay) |
| Television | OVCDN/ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments | |
| 2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay † | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 18 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri St. | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 OVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the Tournament.[2] The #1 and #2 seeds received double byes to the semifinals under the merit-based format. The #3 and #4 seeds received a single bye to the quarterfinals. The #1 and #2 seeds went to the division champions.
Teams were seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed[3] | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont | 12–4 | |
| 2 | Tennessee–Martin | 10–6 | 1–1 vs. Murray State, 2–0 vs. Austin Peay |
| 3 | Morehead State | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. Tennessee State, 2–0 vs. Tennessee Tech |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. Tennessee Tech, 1–1 vs. Morehead State |
| 5 | Tennessee Tech | 11–5 | 0–2 vs. Morehead State, 1–1 vs. Tennessee State |
| 6 | Murray State | 10–6 | 1–1 vs. Tennessee–Martin, 1–1 vs. Austin Peay |
| 7 | Eastern Illinois | 9–7 | |
| 8 | Austin Peay | 7–9 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Final score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, March 2 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | #5 Tennessee Tech vs. #8 Austin Peay | 72–92 | OVC Digital Network |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | #6 Murray State vs. #7 Eastern Illinois | 78–62 | OVC Digital Network |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 3 | ||||
| 3 | 6:00 pm | #4 Tennessee State vs. #8 Austin Peay | 72–74 | OVC Digital Network |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | #3 Morehead State vs. #6 Murray State | 75–66 | OVC Digital Network |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 4 | ||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | #1 Belmont vs. #8 Austin Peay | 96–97OT | ESPNU |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | #2 Tennessee–Martin vs. #3 Morehead State | 83–70 | ESPNU |
| Championship – Saturday, March 5 | ||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | #2 Tennessee–Martin vs. #8 Austin Peay | 73–83 | ESPN2 |
| All game times in Eastern Time Zone. | ||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 2 OVCDN |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 OVCDN |
Semifinals Friday, March 4 ESPNU |
Championship Saturday, March 5 ESPN2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Belmont | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Austin Peay | 97OT | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee Tech | 72 | 8 | Austin Peay | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Austin Peay | 92 | 8 | Austin Peay | 83 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee–Martin | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee–Martin | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Morehead State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Morehead State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Murray State | 78 | 6 | Murray State | 66 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Eastern Illinois | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "2016 OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- "2016 OVC Basketball Championship All-Session Tickets on Sale for Just $60 Through January". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- "Field Set for 2016 OVC Men's Basketball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- http://www.ovcsports.com/documents/2016/3/5//2016%20OVC%20Men's%20Basketball%20Tournament%20Bracket.pdf?id=5442
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