2008 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 2007–08 | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| First round site | campus sites | ||||
| Semifinals site |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||
| Finals site |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||
| Champions | Austin Peay (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dave Loos (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Todd Babington[1] (Austin Peay) | ||||
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The 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–8, 2008. The first round was hosted by the better seed in each game. The semifinals and finals will take place at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Austin Peay won the tournament and will advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Format
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals March 4 | Semifinals March 7 | Finals March 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Peay | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Peay | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UT Martin | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UT Martin | 101 *** | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Samford | 94 *** | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Peay | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tennessee State | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Morehead State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tennessee State | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tennessee State | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Murray State | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Murray State | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | 74 | ||||||||||||
* denotes game ended in overtime
Sources
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