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
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

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

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. 1 2 "2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship". www.ovcsports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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