2010 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|none}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year=2010
| Conference=Ohio Valley Conference
| Gender=Men's
| Image=2010OVCbasketballchampionship.jpg
| ImageSize=250px
| Caption=2010 tournament logo
| Teams=8
| 1stRoundArena = campus sites
| 1stRoundCity =
| SemiArena = Bridgestone Arena
| SemiCity = Nashville, Tennessee
| FinalArena = Bridgestone Arena
| FinalCity = Nashville, Tennessee
| Champions= Murray State
| TitleCount=14th
| Coach= Billy Kennedy
| CoachCount=1st
| MVP=Isaiah Canaan
| MVPTeam=Murray State
| Attendance=
| OneTopScorer=
| TwoTopScorers=
| TopScorer=
| TopScorerTeam=
| TopScorer2=
| TopScorer2Team=
| Points=
}}
{{2009–10 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2010 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 2, 5, and 6, 2010. The first round was hosted by the better seed in each game, and the semifinals and finals took place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament was won by the #1 seed Murray State, who received an automatic berth in the 2010 NCAA tournament.
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. The winner earns an automatic berth in the 2010 NCAA tournament. Had #1 seed Murray State failed to win the tournament, they would have received an automatic bid to the 2010 NIT.
Seeds
Only eight Ohio Valley schools will play in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Through games of Feb. 17, 2010, the seeds would be as follows after implementing tiebreakers:
| class="wikitable"
!Seed !School !Conf (Overall) !Tiebreaker |
| #1
| 16–0 (25–3) | |
| #2
| 13–3 (19–8) | |
| #3
| 10–6 (18–10) | 1–1 vs. APSU; 1–1 vs. EIU |
| #4
| 9–6 (15–12) | 1–1 vs. EKU; 1–0 vs. EIU |
| #5
| 9–7 (15–11) | 1–1 vs. EKU; 0–1 vs. APSU |
| #6
| 7–9 (13–14) | 1–0 TTU |
| #7
| 7–10 (11–16) | 0–1 vs. TTU |
| #8
| 5–11 (8–20) | |
| | Southeast Missouri State
| 3–13 (7–20) | |
| | Tennessee-Martin
| 1–15 (4–22) | |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
March 2
| RD2=Semifinals
March 5
| RD3=Finals
March 6
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Murray State
| RD1-score1=84
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2={{cbb link|2009|sex=none|team=Tennessee State Tigers|title=Tennessee State}}
| RD1-score2=51
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|2009|team=Eastern Illinois Panthers|title=Eastern Illinois}}
| RD1-score3=68
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Eastern Kentucky
| RD1-score4=61
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5={{cbb link|2009|sex=none|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}}
| RD1-score5=65
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|2009|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| RD1-score6=68
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=Morehead State
| RD1-score7=87
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8={{cbb link|2009|team=Jacksonville State Gamecocks|title=Jacksonville State}}
| RD1-score8=54
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Murray State
| RD2-score1=55
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Eastern Illinois
| RD2-score2=51
| RD2-seed3=6
| RD2-team3=Tennessee Tech
| RD2-score3=47
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=Morehead State
| RD2-score4=76
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Murray State
| RD3-score1=62
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Morehead State
| RD3-score2=51
}}
External links
- [http://www.ovcsports.com/ Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100310151401/http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&&ATCLID=204759783&SPSID=62818 Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament]
- [http://www.ovcsports.com//pdf8/672120.pdf?SPSID=62818&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200 Tournament Bracket]
{{2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
Category:Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Category:Basketball competitions in Nashville, Tennessee
Category:College basketball tournaments in Tennessee
Category:2010 in Nashville, Tennessee