2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteFord Center
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsTennessee Tech (10th title)
Winning coachKim Rosamond (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+
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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.

2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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
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

Game Time Matchup Score Television
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

First Round
Wednesday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
Championship
Saturday, March 4
1Little Rock49
4Southeast Missouri State774Southeast Missouri State35
5UT Martin688Morehead State381Little Rock46
8Morehead State703Tennessee Tech54
2Eastern Illinois61
3Tennessee Tech763Tennessee Tech66Third place
6SIU Edwardsville716SIU Edwardsville62
7Tennessee State64

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 OVC Basketball Tiebreaker". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  2. ^ "2023 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship - Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.