2015 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament explained

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]

Format

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.

Seeds

SeedSchoolConference OverallTiebreaker
1Murray State16–026–4
211–519–10
311–519–10
4Tennessee–Martin10–618–11
5Morehead State10–615–16
6Eastern Illinois9–716–13
7SIU Edwardsville8–812–15
8Southeast Missouri State7–913–16

See also

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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 . 2013-12-30 . dead .