2008 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2008 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 4–8, 2008. The first round was hosted by the better seed in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Austin Peay won the tournament advanced to the NCAA tournament.

2008 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	8
First round site	campus sites
Semifinals site	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Finals site	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Austin Peay (4th title)
Winning coach	Dave Loos (3rd title)
MVP	Todd Babington[1] (Austin Peay)
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2007–08 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Austin Peay †	16	–	4		.800			24	–	11		.686
Murray State	13	–	7		.650			18	–	13		.581
Morehead State	12	–	8		.600			15	–	15		.500
UT Martin	11	–	9		.550			17	–	16		.515
Samford	10	–	10		.500			14	–	16		.467
Tennessee State	10	–	10		.500			15	–	17		.469
Tennessee Tech	10	–	10		.500			13	–	19		.406
Eastern Kentucky	10	–	10		.500			14	–	16		.467
Eastern Illinois	6	–	14		.300			7	–	22		.241
Jacksonville State	5	–	15		.250			7	–	22		.241
Southeast Missouri State	7	–	13		.350			12	–	19		.387
† 2008 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 4					Semifinals March 7					Finals March 8
	1	Austin Peay	76
	8	Eastern Kentucky	51
						1	Austin Peay	78
						4	UT Martin	77
	4	UT Martin	101
	5	Samford	943OT
											1	Austin Peay	82
											6	Tennessee State	64
	3	Morehead State	61
	6	Tennessee State	68
						6	Tennessee State	83
						2	Murray State	75
	2	Murray State	77
	7	Tennessee Tech	74

Sources

• Field Set for 2008 OVC Men's Basketball Tournament
• CBS Sportsline