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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Belmont142 .8752610 .722
Eastern Kentucky115 .6882410 .706
Morehead State106 .6252014 .588
Tennessee Tech97 .5631716 .515
Jacksonville State412 .2501021 .323
Tennessee State412 .250525 .167
West
Murray State133 .8132311 .676
Southeast Missouri State88 .5001814 .563
Eastern Illinois79 .4381119 .367
SIU Edwardsville79 .4381120 .355
Austin Peay610 .3751218 .400
UT Martin313 .188823 .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]SchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1Belmont14–223–8
2Murray State13–318–10
3Eastern Kentucky11–521–9
4Morehead State10–619–12
5Tennessee Tech9–716–15
6SE Missouri State8–817–13
7Eastern Illinois7–911–182–0 vs. SIU Edwardsville
8SIU Edwardsville7–911–190–2 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
1Belmont86
4Morehead State63
4Morehead State76
5Tennessee Tech745Tennessee Tech61
8SIU Edwardsville671Belmont73
3Eastern Kentucky 79
2Murray State83
3Eastern Kentucky86
3Eastern Kentucky84
6SE Missouri State796SE Missouri State76
7Eastern Illinois61

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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