2012 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Men's 2012 tournament logo 8 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Murray State 15th Steve Prohm 1st Donte Poole Murray State ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN2 The 2012 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament began on February 29 and ended on March 3 with Murray State claiming the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. All games were held at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.2012 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Bracket http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/6200/Pressbox/Basketball/2012%20OVC%20MBB%20Bracket.pdf?SPSID=62818&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200 October 10, 2011April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Format The format for the tournament was changed, beginning with the 2011 tournament. Seeding changed to a merit-based system where the No. 1 and 2 seeds received a double bye to the semifinals while the No. 3 and 4 seeds earned a single bye to the quarterfinals. The first round matched the No. 5/8 and No. 6/7 seedsField Set for 2011 OVC men's basketball tournament http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31039&SPID=2443&ATCLID=205104595&DB_OEM_ID=6200 ovcsports.com Ohio Valley Conference February 26, 2011 The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference received berths in the conference tournament. After the 16-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The winner earned an automatic berth in the 2012 NCAA tournament. SIU Edwardsville was ineligible for the conference tournament, due to its transition to Division I. Seeds The top eight qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. SeedSchoolConf (Overall)Tiebreaker#1 Murray State 15–1 (28–1)#2 Tennessee State 11–5 (19–11) #3 Morehead State 10–6 (18–14) #4 Tennessee Tech 9–7 (19–12) 1–0 vs SEMO#5 SE Missouri State 9–7 (15–16) 0–1 vs TT#6 Austin Peay 8–8 (12–20) 1–0 vs JSU#7 Jacksonville State 8–8 (15–18) 0–1 vs AP#8 Eastern Kentucky 7–9 (16–16) Bracket First round Wednesday, February 29 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 Semifinals Friday, March 2 Championship Game Saturday, March 3 high yes 5 2011 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State 75 8 2011 none Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 65 6 2011 none Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay 70 7 2011 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 75 5 Southeast Missouri State 73 4 Tennessee Tech 77 7 Jacksonville State 54 3 2011 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State 68 4 Tennessee Tech 58 1 #12 Murray State 78 3 Morehead State 52 2 Tennessee State 59 1 #12 Murray State 54 2 Tennessee State 52 References Tournament Category:Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Nashville, Tennessee Category:College basketball tournaments in Tennessee Category:2012 in Nashville, Tennessee