2014 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2014
Conference:Ohio Valley Conference
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Nashville Municipal Auditorium
City:Nashville, Tennessee
Champions:Eastern Kentucky
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Jeff Neubauer
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Corey Walden
Mvpteam:Eastern Kentucky
Television:ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3

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] SchoolConference OverallTiebreaker
114–223–8
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

[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ohio Valley Conference Concludes 2012 Spring Meetings . www.ovcsports.com . June 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233900/http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205436349&DB_OEM_ID=6200 . December 30, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: 2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship . www.ovcsports.com . March 26, 2014.