2011 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Men's 250px 2011 tournament logo 8 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Morehead State 4th Donnie Tyndall 2nd ESPNU, ESPN2 The 2011 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament occurred March 2, 3, 4, and 5. All tournament games took place at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. 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 receive a double bye to the semifinals while the No. 3 and 4 seeds get a single bye to the quarterfinals (a system that has been used since 2003 in the West Coast Conference). The first round will match up the No. 5/8 and No. 6/7 seeds.Field 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 26 February 2011 The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The winner earned an automatic berth in the 2011 NCAA tournament. Seeds Only eight Ohio Valley schools qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2010–11 Ohio Valley Conference record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Through games of Feb. 26, 2011, the seeds are as follows after implementing tiebreakers: SeedSchoolConf (Overall)Tiebreaker#1 Murray State 14–4 (23–7)#2 Morehead State 13–5 (22–9) 1–1 vs AP#3 Austin Peay 13–5 (19–12) 1–1 vs MORE#4 Tennessee Tech 12–6 (18–11) #5 Tennessee State 10–8 (14–15)#6 Eastern Kentucky 9–9 (15–15)#7 Southeast Missouri State 6–12 (9–21)#8 Tennessee-Martin 6–12 (11–20) Eastern Illinois 4–14 (9–20) Jacksonville State 3–15 (5–25) SIU-Edwardsville 0–0 (8–21) Bracket First round Wednesday, March 2 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 Semifinals Friday, March 4 Championship Saturday, March 5 high yes 5 2010 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State 64 8 2010 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin 68 6 2010 none Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 49 7 2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State 65 8 UT Martin 59 4 Tennessee Tech 83 7 Southeast Missouri State 60 3 Austin Peay 76 4 Tennessee Tech 64 1 Murray State 59 3 Austin Peay 49 2 Morehead State 68 4 Tennessee Tech 73 2 Morehead State 80 Outcome Morehead State defeated Tennessee Tech, 80–73 in the final of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in Nashville. They moved on to their second NCAA tournament in the past three years and fourth overall. In the tournament, they upset Louisville in the first round before losing to Richmond in the second round. The favorite to face Morehead St. in the finals was the #1 seed and their top rival, Murray St., but they lost to Tennessee Tech in semifinals, 64–59. References External links Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Tournament Bracket Tournament Category: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:2011 in Nashville, Tennessee