2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

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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[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
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
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
1Little Rock49
4Southeast Missouri State774Southeast Missouri State35
5UT Martin688Morehead State381Little Rock46
8Morehead State703Tennessee Tech54
2Eastern Illinois61
3Tennessee Tech763Tennessee Tech66
6SIU Edwardsville716SIU Edwardsville62
7Tennessee State64

References[edit]

  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.