2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Men's 2013 OVC Basketball Championship Logo.jpg 175px 2012 tournament logo 8 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Belmonthttp://www.ovcsports.com/news/2013/3/9/MBB_0309130154.aspx?path=mbball Belmont Wins First OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Title 1st Rick Byrd 1st Kerron Johnson Belmont 10,9752013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship http://ovcsports.com/sports/2012/6/21/MBB_0621122709.aspx?path=mbball sidearmsports 18 October 2012 ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3 The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 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 6 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233900/http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205436349&DB_OEM_ID=6200 30 December 2013 dead dmy-all Belmont, the winner of the 2013 OVC Men's basketball tournament, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. Format The tournament is 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 earns a berth into the OVC Tournament. The next six teams with the highest conference winning percentage also earn a bid, regardless of division. The 1st seed goes to the divisional winner with the higher conference winning percentage, while the No. 2 seed automatically goes to the other divisional winner. The remaining six teams are seeded 3-8 by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Seeds SeedSchoolConf (Overall)http://www.ovcsports.com/index.aspx?path=mbball Men's BasketballTiebreaker#1 Belmont 14–2 OVC East Champion#2 Murray State 10–6 OVC West Champion#3 Eastern Kentucky 12–4 #4 Tennessee State 11–5 #5 Morehead State 8–8 1–0 vs SEMO#6 SE Missouri State 8–8 0–1 vs Morehead #7 Eastern Illinois 6–10 #8 Tenn-Martin 5–11 2–1 vs Tenn Tech and SIUE Bracket First round Wednesday, March 6 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 Semifinals Friday, March 8 Championship Game Saturday, March 9 ESPN2 high yes 5 Morehead State 73 8 UT Martin 66 6 Southeast Missouri State 78 7 Eastern Illinois 68 5 Morehead State 75 4 Tennessee State 88 6 Southeast Missouri State 69 3 Eastern Kentucky 84 4 Tennessee State 73 1 Belmont 82 3 Eastern Kentucky 73 2 Murray State 81 1 Belmont 70 2 Murray State 68OT See also 2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament References External links 2013 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:2013 in Nashville, Tennessee