1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 10–11, 1983. The semifinals and finals took place at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky. Two seed Morehead State won the tournament, defeating Akron in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Eagles drew an 11 seed in the East region, facing the 6 seed Syracuse Orangemen.

1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams4
SiteRacer Arena
Murray, Kentucky
ChampionsMorehead State Eagles (1st title)
Winning coachWayne Martin (1st title)
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1982–83 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Morehead State 10 4   .714 19 11   .633
Tennessee Tech 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Akron 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Eastern Kentucky 7 7   .500 10 17   .370
Youngstown State 5 9   .357 15 12   .556
Austin Peay 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Middle Tennessee 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The top four eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the 14-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The bottom four teams in the standings did not participate.

Bracket

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Semifinals
March 10
Finals
March 11
      
1 Murray State 61
4 Akron 65
4 Akron 65
2 Morehead State 81
3 Tennessee Tech 53
2 Morehead State 54

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References

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  1. ^ "1982-83 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2022.