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
Season2013–14
Teams8
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsEastern Kentucky (6th title)
Winning coachJeff Neubauer (2nd title)
MVPCorey Walden (Eastern Kentucky)
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
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2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875 26 10   .722
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Morehead State 10 6   .625 20 14   .588
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250 10 21   .323
Tennessee State 4 12   .250 5 25   .167
West
Murray State 13 3   .813 23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
SIU Edwardsville 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Austin Peay 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
UT Martin 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
2014 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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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

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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

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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

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References

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