2015 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Men's 175px 8 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Belmont 2nd Rick Byrd 2nd Taylor Barnette Belmont 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.Ohio Valley Conference Concludes 2012 Spring Meetings http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205436349&DB_OEM_ID=6200 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 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 State 16–0 26–4 2Eastern Kentucky 11–5 19–10 3Belmont 11–5 19–10 4Tennessee–Martin 10–6 18–11 5Morehead State 10–6 15–16 6Eastern Illinois 9–7 16–13 7SIU Edwardsville 8–8 12–15 8Southeast Missouri State 7–9 13–16 Bracket First round Wednesday, March 4OVCDN Quarterfinals Thursday, March 5OVCDN Semifinals Friday, March 6ESPNU Championship Saturday, March 7 ESPN2 5 Morehead State 79 8 SE Missouri State 74 6 Eastern Illinois 78 7 SIU Edwardsville 66 4 Tennessee–Martin 65 5 Morehead State 76 3 Belmont 97 6 Eastern Illinois 64 1 #25 Murray State 80 5 Morehead State 77 2 Eastern Kentucky 52 3 Belmont 53 1 #25 Murray State 87 3 Belmont 88 See also 2015 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament References External links 2015 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Category:Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 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:2015 in Nashville, Tennessee