2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

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2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
2012 tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams8
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsTennessee–Martin[1] (3 title)
Winning coachKevin McMillan[1] (3 title)
MVPJasmine Newsome[1] (Tennessee–Martin)
Attendance3,764[2]
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
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2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Tennessee Tech 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Belmont 12 5   .706 28 24   .538
Tennessee State 9 7   .563 14 15   .483
Morehead State 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Jacksonville State 1 15   .063 1 27   .036
West
Eastern Illinois 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
UT Martin 11 5   .688 19 15   .559
SIU Edwardsville 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Murray State 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Southeast Missouri State 1 11   .083 11 18   .379
Austin Peay 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
† 2013 OVC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6 - March 9 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] The University of Tennessee at Martin received the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

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 Eastern Illinois 12–4 OVC West Champion, 1-0 vs TTU
#2 Tennessee Tech 12–4 OVC East Champion, 0-1 vs EIU
#3 Belmont 11-5 2-1 vs EKU & UTM
#4 Tennessee–Martin 11–5 1-1 vs Belmont & EKU
#5 Eastern Kentucky 11-5 1–2 vs Belmont & UTM
#6 SIU Edwardsville 9-7 1-0 vs TSU
#7 Tennessee State 9-7 0-1 vs SIUE
#8 Murray State 8-8

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 Eastern Kentucky 62
8 Murray State 61 5 Eastern Kentucky 63
4 Tennessee–Martin 78
4 Tennessee–Martin 71
1 Eastern Illinois 69
4 Tennessee–Martin 87
6 SIU Edwardsville 73 2 Tennessee Tech 80
7 Tennessee State 61 6 SIU Edwardsville 45
3 Belmont 62
3 Belmont 57
2 Tennessee Tech 61

See also

2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ a b c "UT Martin Wins Third Straight OVC Women's Basketball Tournament Title".
  2. ^ a b c "2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship". sidearmsports. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Ohio Valley Conference Concludes 2012 Spring Meetings". www.ovcsports.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball".

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