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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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