2011 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2011 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Season | 2010β11 | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Site |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||
Champions | Morehead State (4th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Donnie Tyndall (2nd title) | ||||
Television | ESPNU, ESPN2 | ||||
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2010β11 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 14 | β | 4 | .778 | 23 | β | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State β | 13 | β | 5 | .722 | 25 | β | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 13 | β | 5 | .722 | 20 | β | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 12 | β | 6 | .667 | 20 | β | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 10 | β | 8 | .556 | 14 | β | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 9 | β | 9 | .500 | 15 | β | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TennesseeβMartin | 6 | β | 12 | .333 | 12 | β | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 6 | β | 12 | .333 | 10 | β | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 4 | β | 14 | .222 | 9 | β | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 3 | β | 15 | .167 | 5 | β | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville* | 0 | β | 0 | β | 8 | β | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2011 OVC Tournament winner As of March 17, 2011 * Ineligible (in transition) ; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament occurred March 2, 3, 4, and 5. All tournament games took place at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Format
The format for the tournament was changed, beginning with the 2011 tournament. Seeding changed to a merit-based system where the No. 1 and 2 seeds receive a double bye to the semifinals while the No. 3 and 4 seeds get a single bye to the quarterfinals (a system that has been used since 2003 in the West Coast Conference). The first round will match up the No. 5/8 and No. 6/7 seeds.[1] The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18-game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. The winner will earns an automatic berth in the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Seeds
Only eight Ohio Valley schools qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2010β11 Ohio Valley Conference record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Through games of Feb. 26, 2011, the seeds are as follows after implementing tiebreakers:
Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker |
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#1 | Murray State | 14β4 (23β7) | |
#2 | Morehead State | 13β5 (22β9) | 1β1 vs AP |
#3 | Austin Peay | 13β5 (19β12) | 1β1 vs MORE |
#4 | Tennessee Tech | 12β6 (18β11) | |
#5 | Tennessee State | 10β8 (14β15) | |
#6 | Eastern Kentucky | 9β9 (15β15) | |
#7 | Southeast Missouri State | 6β12 (9β21) | |
#8 | Tennessee-Martin | 6β12 (11β20) | |
Eastern Illinois | 4β14 (9β20) | ||
Jacksonville State | 3β15 (5β25) | ||
SIU-Edwardsville | 0β0 (8β21) | ||
Bracket
First Round Wednesday, March 2 |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 |
Semifinals Friday, March 4 |
Championship Saturday , March 5 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Tennessee State | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | UT-Martin | 68 | 8 | UT-Martin | 59 | |||||||||||||
4 | Tennessee Tech | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Tennessee Tech | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Murray State | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Tennessee Tech | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Eastern Kentucky | 49 | 2 | Morehead State | 80 | |||||||||||||
7 | SE Missouri State | 65 | 7 | SE Missouri State | 60 | |||||||||||||
3 | Austin Peay | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Austin Peay | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Morehead State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
Outcome
Morehead St. defeated Tennessee Tech, 80β73 in the final of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in Nashville. They moved on to their second NCAA tournament in the past three years and fourth overall. In the tournament, they upset Louisville in the first round before losing to Richmond in the second round. The favorite to face Morehead St. in the finals was the #1 seed and their top rival, Murray St., but they lost to Tennessee Tech in semifinals, 64β59.
References
- β "Field Set for 2011 OVC Men's Basketball Tournament". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. 26 February 2011.
External links
- Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference
- Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
- Tournament Bracket
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