2014 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–8 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1]

2014 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	8
Site	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Eastern Kentucky (6th title)
Winning coach	Jeff Neubauer (2nd title)
MVP	Corey Walden (Eastern Kentucky)
Television	ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
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2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Belmont	14	–	2		.875			26	–	10		.722
Eastern Kentucky †	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Morehead State	10	–	6		.625			20	–	14		.588
Tennessee Tech	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Jacksonville State	4	–	12		.250			10	–	21		.323
Tennessee State	4	–	12		.250			5	–	25		.167
West
Murray State	13	–	3		.813			23	–	11		.676
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Eastern Illinois	7	–	9		.438			11	–	19		.367
SIU Edwardsville	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Austin Peay	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
UT Martin	3	–	13		.188			8	–	23		.258
† 2014 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Format

The 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 goes to the other divisional winner. The remaining six teams were seeded 3–8 by conference winning percentage, regardless of division.

Seeds

Seed[2]	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker
1	Belmont	14–2	23–8
2	Murray State	13–3	18–10
3	Eastern Kentucky	11–5	21–9
4	Morehead State	10–6	19–12
5	Tennessee Tech	9–7	16–15
6	SE Missouri State	8–8	17–13
7	Eastern Illinois	7–9	11–18	2–0 vs. SIU Edwardsville
8	SIU Edwardsville	7–9	11–19	0–2 vs. Eastern Illinois

Bracket

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	First round Wednesday, March 5					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 6					Semifinals Friday, March 7					Championship Saturday, March 8 ESPN2
											1	Belmont	86
											4	Morehead State	63
						4	Morehead State	76
	5	Tennessee Tech	74			5	Tennessee Tech	61
	8	SIU Edwardsville	67													1	Belmont	73
																3	Eastern Kentucky	79
											2	Murray State	83
											3	Eastern Kentucky	86
						3	Eastern Kentucky	84
	6	SE Missouri State	79			6	SE Missouri State	76
	7	Eastern Illinois	61

See also

• 2014 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

References

1. "Ohio Valley Conference Concludes 2012 Spring Meetings". www.ovcsports.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
2. "2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship". www.ovcsports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.

External links

• 2014 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship