The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6 - March 9 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The University of Tennessee at Martin received the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.
Format The tournament is an eight team tournament with the third and fourth seeds receiving a first round bye and the two divisional winners receiving byes through to the semifinals.
The top team in each division, based on conference winning percentage, automatically earns a berth into the OVC Tournament. The next six teams with the highest conference winning percentage also earn a bid, regardless of division. The 1st seed goes to the divisional winner with the higher conference winning percentage, while the No. 2 seed automatically goes to the other divisional winner. The remaining six teams are seeded 3-8 by conference winning percentage, regardless of division.
Seeds SeedSchoolConf (Overall)Tiebreaker#1 Eastern Illinois 12–4 OVC West Champion, 1-0 vs TTU#2 Tennessee Tech 12–4 OVC East Champion, 0-1 vs EIU#3 Belmont 11-5 2-1 vs EKU & UTM#4 Tennessee–Martin 11–5 1-1 vs Belmont & EKU#5 Eastern Kentucky 11-5 1–2 vs Belmont & UTM#6 SIU Edwardsville 9-7 1-0 vs TSU #7 Tennessee State 9-7 0-1 vs SIUE#8 Murray State 8-8
Bracket
See also 2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
References
External links 2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship