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2014 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

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2014 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams8
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
TelevisionESPN3
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2013–14 OVC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West
UT Martin 15 1   .938 24 8   .750
SIU Edwardsville 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Southeast Missouri State 6 10   .375 10 19   .345
Austin Peay 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
Murray State 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
East
Belmont 10 6   .625 14 18   .438
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563 12 18   .400
Tennessee State 9 7   .563 12 18   .400
Eastern Kentucky 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Jacksonville State 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
Morehead State 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
2014 OVC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2014 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 5–8 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] The conference tournament winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The entire tournament was shown on ESPN3 and the OVC Digital Network.

Format

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The tournament was 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

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Seed[4] School Conf (Overall)[5] Tiebreaker
#1 UT Martin 15-1 (22-7)
#2 Belmont 10-6 (13-16)
#3 Tennessee Tech 9-7 (12-17) 3-1 vs. Tennessee St. & E. Kentucky
#4 Tennessee State 9-7 (12-17) 2-2 vs. Tennessee Tech & E. Kentucky
#5 Eastern Kentucky 9-7 (15-12) 1-3 vs. Tennessee Tech & Tennessee St.
#6 Jacksonville State 8-8 (12-17)
#7 SIU Edwardsville 7-9 (11-18) 1-1 vs. UT Martin
#8 Eastern Illinois 7-9 (12-15) 0-2 vs. UT Martin

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
Championship game
Saturday, March 8
1 UT Martin 97
5 Eastern Kentucky 45
4 Tennessee State 75
5 Eastern Kentucky 75 5 Eastern Kentucky 79
8 Eastern Illinois 52 1 UT Martin 78
2 Belmont 66
2 Belmont 65
6 Jacksonville State 50
3 Tennessee Tech 56
6 Jacksonville State 71 6 Jacksonville State 57
7 SIU Edwardsville 59

See also

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2014 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ohio Valley Conference Concludes 2012 Spring Meetings". www.ovcsports.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b "2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship". sidearmsports. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "OVCSports.com - 2014 OVC Women's Basketball Championship Field is Set". ovcsports.com. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
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