2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
Appearance
2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2022–23 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Ford Center Evansville, Indiana |
Champions | Tennessee Tech (10th title) |
Winning coach | Kim Rosamond (1st title) |
Television | ESPN+ |
The 2023 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held from March 1 through March 4, 2023, at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech† | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Indiana* | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindenwood* | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 2 | – | 24 | .077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 OVC tournament winner As of March 5, 2023 |
Seeds
[edit]Only the top eight teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1]
Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
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1 | Little Rock | 17-1 | ||
2 | Eastern Illinois | 14-4 | ||
3 | Tennessee Tech | 13-5 | ||
4 | Southeast Missouri State | 10–8 | ||
5 | UT Martin | 9-9 | ||
6 | SIU Edwardsville | 7-11 | 1-1 vs. Tennessee State | 1-1 vs. Eastern Illinois |
7 | Tennessee State | 7–11 | 1-1 vs. SIUE | 0-2 vs. Eastern Illinois |
8 | Morehead State | 6-12 | 1-1 vs. Southern Indiana | 1-1 vs. Tennessee Tech |
DNQ | Southern Indiana | 6-12 | 1-1 vs. Morehead State | 0-2 vs. Tennessee Tech |
DNQ | Lindenwood | 1-17 |
Schedule
[edit]Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First Round – Wednesday, March 1 | ||||
1 | 1:00 pm | No. 5 UT Martin vs. No. 8 Morehead State | 68–70 | ESPN+ |
2 | 3:30 pm | No. 6 SIU Edwardsville vs. No. 7 Tennessee State | 71–64 | |
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 | ||||
3 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 8 Morehead State | 77–38 | ESPN+ |
4 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 6 SIU Edwardsville | 76–62 | |
Semifinals – Friday, March 3 | ||||
5 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 4 Southeast Missouri State | 49–35 | ESPN+ |
6 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 Eastern Illinois vs. No. 3 Tennessee Tech | 61–66 | |
Championship – Saturday, March 4 | ||||
7 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 3 Tennessee Tech | 46–54 | ESPN+ |
All game times in Central Time.[2] |
Bracket
[edit]First Round Wednesday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 | Semifinals Friday, March 3 | Championship Saturday, March 4 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Little Rock | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Southeast Missouri State | 77 | 4 | Southeast Missouri State | 35 | |||||||||||||
5 | UT Martin | 68 | 8 | Morehead State | 38 | 1 | Little Rock | 46 | ||||||||||
8 | Morehead State | 70 | 3 | Tennessee Tech | 54 | |||||||||||||
2 | Eastern Illinois | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Tennessee Tech | 76 | 3 | Tennessee Tech | 66 | Third place | ||||||||||||
6 | SIU Edwardsville | 71 | 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 62 | |||||||||||||
7 | Tennessee State | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2020-21 OVC Basketball Tiebreaker". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "2023 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship - Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.