The 2018 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2017–18 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held February 28 through March 3, 2018 at Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.[1]
| 2018 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Ford Center Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions | Murray State (16th title) |
| Winning coach | Matt McMahon (1st title) |
| MVP | Jonathan Stark (Murray State) |
| Television | OVCDN/ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 OVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular-season champion Murray State defeated Belmont in the championship game to win the tournament and received conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds
editOnly the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the Tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds received double byes to the semifinals under the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received a single bye to the quarterfinals. records.
Southeast Missouri State, despite finishing in seventh place, was ineligible for the tournament due to Academic Progress Rate violations.[2]
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray State | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Belmont | 15–3 | |
| 3 | Austin Peay | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville State | 11–7 | |
| 5 | Tennessee Tech | 10–8 | 2–0 vs TSU |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 10–8 | 0–2 vs TT |
| 7 | Eastern Illinois | 7–11 | |
| 8 | SIU Edwardsville | 5–13 | 2–1 vs EKU/UTM |
| – | UT Martin | 5–13 | 2–2 vs SIUE/EKU |
| – | Eastern Kentucky | 5–13 | 1–2 vs SIUE/UTM |
Schedule
edit| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, February 28 | ||||
| 1 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 Tennessee Tech vs No. 8 SIU Edwardsville | 60–51 | OVC Digital Network |
| 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Tennessee State vs No. 7 Eastern Illinois | 71–73 | OVC Digital Network |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1 | ||||
| 3 | 6:30 pm | No. 4 Jacksonville State vs No. 5 Tennessee Tech | 73–70 | OVC Digital Network |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Austin Peay vs No. 7 Eastern Illinois | 73–66 | OVC Digital Network |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 2 | ||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Murray State vs No. 4 Jacksonville State | 70–63 | ESPNU |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 2 Belmont vs No. 3 Austin Peay | 94–79 | ESPNU |
| Championship – Saturday, March 3 | ||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Murray State vs No. 2 Belmont | 68–51 | ESPN2 |
| All game times in Central Time Zone. | ||||
Bracket
edit| First round Wednesday, February 28 OVCDN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 OVCDN | Semifinals Friday, March 2 ESPNU | Championship Saturday, March 3 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Murray State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee Tech | 60 | 5 | Tennessee Tech | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | SIU Edwardsville | 51 | 1 | Murray State | 68 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Belmont | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Belmont | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Austin Peay | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Austin Peay | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tennessee State | 71 | 7 | Eastern Illinois | 66 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Eastern Illinois | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
Source[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2018 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships – Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Belmont Picked As 2017–18 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Murray State's Stark Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". October 24, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Ohio Valley Conference" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.