2016 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament


2016 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams8
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsAustin Peay (5th title)
Winning coachDave Loos (4th title)
MVPChris Horton (Austin Peay)
TelevisionOVCDN/ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN2
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2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Tennessee Tech 11 5   .688 19 12   .613
Morehead State 11 5   .688 23 14   .622
Eastern Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625 20 15   .571
Murray State 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563 13 17   .433
Austin Peay 7 9   .438 18 18   .500
SIU Edwardsville 3 13   .188 6 22   .214
Southeast Missouri St. 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

The 2016 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Austin Peay, the #8 seed, won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Due to the locale of the tournament, it was dubbed as Music City Madness.

  1. ^ "2016 OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved February 16, 2016.