Year: | 2015 |
Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
Gender: | Men's |
Teams: | 8 |
Arena: | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
City: | Nashville, Tennessee |
Champions: | Belmont |
Titlecount: | 2nd |
Coach: | Rick Byrd |
Coachcount: | 2nd |
Mvp: | Taylor Barnette |
Mvpteam: | Belmont |
Television: | OVCDN/ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
The 2015 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
The OVC 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 went to the other divisional winner. The remaining six teams were seeded 3–8 by conference winning percentage, regardless of division.
Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | |
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1 | Murray State | 16–0 | 26–4 | ||
2 | 11–5 | 19–10 | |||
3 | 11–5 | 19–10 | |||
4 | Tennessee–Martin | 10–6 | 18–11 | ||
5 | Morehead State | 10–6 | 15–16 | ||
6 | Eastern Illinois | 9–7 | 16–13 | ||
7 | SIU Edwardsville | 8–8 | 12–15 | ||
8 | Southeast Missouri State | 7–9 | 13–16 |