2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.^[3] Belmont, the winner of the 2013 OVC Men's basketball tournament, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
2012 tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2012–13
Teams	8
Site	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Belmont[1] (1st title)
Winning coach	Rick Byrd[1] (1st title)
MVP	Kerron Johnson[1] (Belmont)
Attendance	10,975[2]
Television	ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
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2012–13 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	–	7		.788
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
Tennessee State	11	–	5		.688			18	–	15		.545
Jacksonville State*	8	–	8		.500			17	–	11		.607
Morehead State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	18		.455
Tennessee Tech	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
West
Murray State	10	–	6		.625			21	–	10		.677
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	8		.500			17	–	16		.515
Eastern Illinois	6	–	10		.375			11	–	21		.344
SIU Edwardsville	5	–	11		.313			9	–	18		.333
UT Martin	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Austin Peay	4	–	12		.250			8	–	23		.258
† 2013 OVC tournament winner As of March 23, 2013 * Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties Rankings from AP Poll

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

Seed[2]	School	Conf (Overall)[4]	Tiebreaker
#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

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	First round Wednesday, March 6					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7					Semifinals Friday, March 8					Championship Game Saturday, March 9 ESPN2
	5	Morehead State	73
	8	UT Martin	66			5	Morehead State	75
						4	Tennessee State	88
											4	Tennessee State	73
											1	Belmont	82
																1	Belmont	70
	6	Southeast Missouri State	78													2	Murray State	68OT
	7	Eastern Illinois	68			6	Southeast Missouri State	69
						3	Eastern Kentucky	84
											3	Eastern Kentucky	73
											2	Murray State	81

See also

2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament