2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2023 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 1–4, 2023 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteFord Center
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsSoutheast Missouri State (2nd title)
Winning coachBrad Korn (1st title)
MVPChris Harris (Southeast Missouri State)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2
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2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morehead State 14 4   .778 22 12   .647
Tennessee Tech 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
UT Martin 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Tennessee State 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
Southeast Missouri State 10 8   .556 19 17   .528
SIU Edwardsville 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Southern Indiana* 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Lindenwood* 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Little Rock 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Eastern Illinois 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 OVC tournament winner


Seeds

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Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1]

If a team that is not eligible for the NCAA Tournament wins the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, the conference's automatic bid goes to the tournament runner-up. If that team is also not eligible, i.e. two ineligible teams met in the tournament final, the automatic bid goes to the highest seeded tournament-eligible team.[2]

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker
1 Morehead State 14–4
2 Tennessee Tech 11–7
3 UT Martin 10–8 3-1 vs. TSU/SEMO
4 Tennessee State 10–8 2-2 vs. UTM/SEMO
5 Southeast Missouri State 10–8 1-3 vs. UTM/TSU
6 SIU Edwardsville 9–9 1-1 vs. Tennessee Tech
7 Southern Indiana 9–9 0-2 vs. Tennessee Tech
8 Lindenwood 6-12 2-0 vs. UALR
DNQ Little Rock 6-12 0-2 vs. Lindenwood
DNQ Eastern Illinois 5-13

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 1
1 6:00 pm No. 5 Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 8 Lindenwood 84–65 ESPN+
2 9:30 pm No. 6 SIU Edwardsville vs. No. 7 Southern Indiana 68–54
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
3 6:30 pm No. 4 Tennessee State vs. No. 5 Southeast Missouri State 83–91 ESPN+
4 9:00 pm No. 3 UT Martin vs. No. 6 SIU Edwardsville 81–75
Semifinals – Friday, March 3
5 7:00 pm No. 1 Morehead State vs. No. 5 Southeast Missouri State 58–65 ESPNU
6 9:30 pm No. 2 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 3 UT Martin 78–63
Championship – Saturday, March 4
7 7:00 pm No. 5 Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 2 Tennessee Tech 89–82 ESPN2
All game times in Central Time.[3]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
Championship
Saturday, March 4
1Morehead State58
4Tennessee State835Southeast Missouri State65
5Southeast Missouri State845Southeast Missouri State915Southeast Missouri State89*
8Lindenwood652Tennessee Tech82
2 Tennessee Tech 78
3UT Martin813UT Martin63Third place
6SIU Edwardsville686SIU Edwardsville75
7Southern Indiana54

* — Denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 OVC Basketball Tiebreaker". ovcsports.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Ohio Valley Tournament". Hoops HD. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship - Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.