2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Ford Center Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions | Southeast Missouri State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Brad Korn (1st title) |
| MVP | Chris Harris (Southeast Missouri State) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
The 2023 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 1–4, 2023 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
| Conf | Overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood* | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 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 team.[2]
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morehead State | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Tennessee Tech | 11–7 | |
| 3 | UT Martin | 10–8 | 3-1 vs. TSU/SEMO |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 10–8 | 2-2 vs. UTM/SEMO |
| 5 | Southeast Missouri State | 10–8 | 1-3 vs. UTM/TSU |
| 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 9–9 | 1-1 vs. Tennessee Tech |
| 7 | Southern Indiana | 9–9 | 0-2 vs. Tennessee Tech |
| 8 | Lindenwood | 6-12 | 2-0 vs. UALR |
| DNQ | Little Rock | 6-12 | 0-2 vs. Lindenwood |
| DNQ | Eastern Illinois | 5-13 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 1 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 8 Lindenwood | 84–65 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | No. 6 SIU Edwardsville vs. No. 7 Southern Indiana | 68–54 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 | ||||
| 3 | 6:30 pm | No. 4 Tennessee State vs. No. 5 Southeast Missouri State | 83–91 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 UT Martin vs. No. 6 SIU Edwardsville | 81–75 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 3 | ||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Morehead State vs. No. 5 Southeast Missouri State | 58–65 | ESPNU |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 3 UT Martin | 78–63 | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 4 | ||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 2 Tennessee Tech | 89–82 | ESPN2 |
| All game times in Central Time.[3] | ||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 | Semifinals Friday, March 3 | Championship Saturday, March 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Morehead State | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee State | 83 | 5 | Southeast Missouri State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Southeast Missouri State | 84 | 5 | Southeast Missouri State | 91 | 5 | Southeast Missouri State | 89* | ||||||||||
| 8 | Lindenwood | 65 | 2 | Tennessee Tech | 82 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee Tech | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UT Martin | 81 | 3 | UT Martin | 63 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 68 | 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern Indiana | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
* — Denotes overtime period
