2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 6–9, 2024 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The tournament winner, Morehead State, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Ford Center Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions | Morehead State (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Preston Spradlin (2nd title) |
| MVP | Riley Minix (Morehead State) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2, Westwood One (Radio) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood* | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 OVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
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 semifinal loser.[2]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Rock | 14–4 | 2–1 vs. UT Martin/Morehead State |
| 2 | UT Martin | 14–4 | 2–2 vs. Little Rock/Morehead State |
| 3 | Morehead State | 14–4 | 1–2 vs. UT Martin/Little Rock |
| 4 | Western Illinois | 13–5 | |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 10–8 | |
| 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 9–9 | |
| 7 | Eastern Illinois | 8–10 | |
| 8 | Southern Indiana | 5–13 | 1–1 vs. Morehead State |
| DNQ | Tennessee Tech | 5–13 | 0–2 vs. Morehead State |
| DNQ | Southeast Missouri State | 4–14 | |
| DNQ | Lindenwood | 3–15 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, March 6 | ||||
| 1 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 Tennessee State vs. No. 8 Southern Indiana | 78–64 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 SIU Edwardsville vs. No. 7 Eastern Illinois | 68–57 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7 | ||||
| 3 | 6:30 pm | No. 4 Western Illinois vs. No. 5 Tennessee State | 61–59 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 Morehead State vs. No. 6 SIU Edwardsville | 78-63 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 8 | ||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 4 Western Illinois | 82–57 | ESPNU |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 UT Martin vs. No. 3 Morehead State | 78–84 | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 9 | ||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 3 Morehead State | 55–69 | ESPN2 |
| All game times in Central Time.[3] | ||||
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 | Semifinals Friday, March 8 | Championship Saturday, March 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Little Rock | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Illinois | 61 | 4 | Western Illinois | 57 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee State | 78 | 5 | Tennessee State | 59 | 1 | Little Rock | 55 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Southern Indiana | 64 | 3 | Morehead State | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UT Martin | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Morehead State | 78 | 3 | Morehead State | 84 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 68 | 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Eastern Illinois | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- "2020-21 OVC Basketball Tiebreaker". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- "Postseason Possibilities and Opportunities".
- "2024 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship - Ohio Valley Conference". admin.ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.