2013 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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.

2013 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2012 tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201213
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
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Tennessee Tech124 .750  1912  .613
Eastern Kentucky115 .688  1812  .600
Belmont125 .706  2824  .538
Tennessee State97 .563  1415  .483
Morehead State511 .313  921  .300
Jacksonville State115 .063  127  .036
West
Eastern Illinois124 .750  2012  .625
UT Martin115 .688  1915  .559
SIU Edwardsville97 .563  1615  .516
Murray State88 .500  1613  .552
Southeast Missouri State111 .083  1118  .379
Austin Peay214 .125  721  .250
2013 OVC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll


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

[2]

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

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