2007 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2007 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Semifinals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Finals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsEastern Kentucky (5th title)
Winning coachJeff Neubauer (1st title)
MVPMike Rose[1] (Eastern Kentucky)
← 2006
2008 →
2006–07 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 16 – 4   .800 21 – 12   .636
Eastern Kentucky † 13 – 7   .650 21 – 12   .636
Tennessee Tech 13 – 7   .650 19 – 13   .594
Murray State 13 – 7   .650 16 – 14   .533
Samford 12 – 8   .600 16 – 16   .500
Southeast Missouri State 9 – 11   .450 11 – 20   .355
Morehead State 8 – 12   .400 12 – 18   .400
Tennessee State 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375
Jacksonville State 7 – 13   .350 9 – 22   .290
Eastern Illinois 6 – 14   .300 10 – 20   .333
UT Martin 5 – 15   .250 8 – 23   .258
† 2007 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2007 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 27 – March 3, 2007. 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. Eastern Kentucky won the tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament. Eastern Kentucky drew a 16 seed, facing the number one seeded University of North Carolina.

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
February 27 		Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
         
1 Austin Peay 89
8 Tennessee State 84
1 Austin Peay 65
5 Samford 55
4 Murray State 60
5 Samford 70
1 Austin Peay 62
2 Eastern Kentucky 63
3 Tennessee Tech 88
6 Southeast Missouri State 60
3 Tennessee Tech 54
2 Eastern Kentucky 57
2 Eastern Kentucky 63
7 Morehead State 45

Sources

  • [1] First round scores and recap.
  • [2] Second round scores and recap.
  • [3] Eastern Kentucky advances to NCAA Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Kentucky Wins 2007 O'Reilly Men's Basketball Championship".