2014 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–8 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

2014 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201314
Teams8
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsEastern Kentucky (6th title)
Winning coachJeff Neubauer (2nd title)
MVPCorey Walden (Eastern Kentucky)
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont142 .875  2610  .722
Eastern Kentucky115 .688  2410  .706
Morehead State106 .625  2014  .588
Tennessee Tech97 .563  1716  .515
Jacksonville State412 .250  1021  .323
Tennessee State412 .250  525  .167
West
Murray State133 .813  2311  .676
Southeast Missouri State88 .500  1814  .563
Eastern Illinois79 .438  1119  .367
SIU Edwardsville79 .438  1120  .355
Austin Peay610 .375  1218  .400
UT Martin313 .188  823  .258
2014 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The tournament was 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 earned a berth into the tournament. The next six teams with the highest conference winning percentage also earned a bid, regardless of division. The No. 1 seed went 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 were seeded 3–8 by conference winning percentage, regardless of division.

Seeds

Seed[2] School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Belmont 14–2 23–8
2 Murray State 13–3 18–10
3 Eastern Kentucky 11–5 21–9
4 Morehead State 10–6 19–12
5 Tennessee Tech 9–7 16–15
6 SE Missouri State 8–8 17–13
7 Eastern Illinois 7–9 11–18 2–0 vs. SIU Edwardsville
8 SIU Edwardsville 7–9 11–19 0–2 vs. Eastern Illinois

Bracket

[2]

First round
Wednesday, March 5
 
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6
 
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
 
Championship
Saturday, March 8
ESPN2
     
             
             
          1 Belmont 86  
          4 Morehead State 63  
        4 Morehead State 76  
5 Tennessee Tech 74     5 Tennessee Tech 61  
8 SIU Edwardsville 67       1 Belmont 73
          3 Eastern Kentucky 79
             
             
          2 Murray State 83  
          3 Eastern Kentucky 86  
        3 Eastern Kentucky 84      
6 SE Missouri State 79     6 SE Missouri State 76      
7 Eastern Illinois 61  

See also

References

  1. "Ohio Valley Conference Concludes 2012 Spring Meetings". www.ovcsports.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  2. "2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship". www.ovcsports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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