2016 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

August 2023 February 2024 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Women's 175px 8 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Belmont 1st Cameron Newbauer 1st Sally McCabe Belmont OVCDN/ESPN3 The 2016 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 2–5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament was won by Belmont, who defeated Eastern Kentucky in the championship game.https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/2016/03/05/belmont-women-crush-eku-win-ovc-earn-ncaa-bid/81370728/ Belmont women crush EKU to win OVC, earn NCAA bid Autumn Allison The Tennessean March 5, 2016 February 5, 2024 Format The OVC tournament is an eight-team tournament with the third and fourth seeds receiving a first round bye and the two team receiving byes through to the semifinals. Seeds SeedSchoolConference OverallTiebreaker 1Tennessee–Martin 14–2 21–8 2Belmont 13–3 21–8 3SIU Edwardsville 12–4 17–12 4Eastern Kentucky 10–6 16–11 5Austin Peay 8–8 10–19 1–1 vs. Peay 6Southeast Missouri State 8–8 15–14 1–1 vs. SEMO 7Tennessee State 7–9 12–17 1–0 vs. Murray 8Murray State 7–9 11–16 0–1 vs. TSU Bracket Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 2 & Thursday, March 3OVCDN/ESPN3 Semifinals Friday, March 4OVDN/ESPN3 Championship Saturday, March 5 OVDN/ESPN3 1 Tennessee–Martin 76 8 Murray State 78 4 Eastern Kentucky 82 5 Austin Peay 68 2 Belmont 68 7 Tennessee State 60 3 SIU Edwardsville 80OT 6 Southeast Missouri State 76 8 Murray State 52 4 Eastern Kentucky 63 2 Belmont 92 3 SIU Edwardsville 68 4 Eastern Kentucky 63 2 Belmont 95 See also 2016 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament References External links 2016 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Category:Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Nashville, Tennessee Category:Women's sports in Nashville, Tennessee Category:College basketball tournaments in Tennessee Category:2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball season Category:2016 in Nashville, Tennessee Category:2016 in sports in Tennessee