2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1999–00
Teams	8
First round site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Finals site	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (1st title)
Winning coach	Gary Garner (1st title)
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1999–2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Murray State	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
Southeast Missouri State †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
Tennessee Tech	11	–	7		.611			16	–	12		.571
Eastern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			17	–	12		.586
Austin Peay	11	–	7		.611			18	–	10		.643
Middle Tennessee	10	–	8		.556			15	–	13		.536
UT Martin	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
Tennessee State	6	–	12		.333			7	–	22		.241
Morehead State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	18		.333
Eastern Kentucky	2	–	16		.111			6	–	21		.222
† 2000 Ohio Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held February 29 – March 5, 2000. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Two seed Southeast Missouri State won the tournament, defeating Murray State in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Southeast Missouri State drew a 13 seed in the West region, facing the 4 seed LSU.

Format

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 were seeded by conference record. Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky did not participate due to their respective 9th and 10th place conference finishes.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 29					Semifinals March 4					Finals March 5
	1	Murray State	83
	8	Tennessee State	58
						1	Murray State	89
						4	Eastern Illinois	70
	4	Eastern Illinois	107
	5	Austin Peay	100
											1	Murray State	56
											2	Southeast Missouri State	67
	3	Tennessee Tech	70
	6	Middle Tennessee	87
						6	Middle Tennessee	60
						2	Southeast Missouri State	78
	2	Southeast Missouri State	76
	7	UT Martin	74