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2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 14 4   .778 21 13   .618
UT Martin 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Morehead State 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Western Illinois 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Tennessee State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Southern Indiana* 5 13   .278 8 24   .250
Tennessee Tech 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Southeast Missouri State 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Lindenwood* 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 OVC tournament winner

The 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 6–9, 2024 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The tournament winner, Morehead State, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeds

Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1]

If a team that is not eligible for the NCAA Tournament wins the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, the conference's automatic bid goes to the tournament runner-up. If that team is also not eligible, i.e. two ineligible teams met in the tournament final, the automatic bid goes to the highest seeded tournament-eligible semifinal loser.[2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Little Rock 14–4 2–1 vs. UT Martin/Morehead State
2 UT Martin 14–4 2–2 vs. Little Rock/Morehead State
3 Morehead State 14–4 1–2 vs. UT Martin/Little Rock
4 Western Illinois 13–5
5 Tennessee State 10–8
6 SIU Edwardsville 9–9
7 Eastern Illinois 8–10
8 Southern Indiana 5–13 1–1 vs. Morehead State
DNQ Tennessee Tech 5–13 0–2 vs. Morehead State
DNQ Southeast Missouri State 4–14
DNQ Lindenwood 3–15

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First Round – Wednesday, March 6
1 6:30 pm No. 5 Tennessee State vs. No. 8 Southern Indiana 78–64 ESPN+
2 9:00 pm No. 6 SIU Edwardsville vs. No. 7 Eastern Illinois 68–57
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
3 6:30 pm No. 4 Western Illinois vs. No. 5 Tennessee State 61–59 ESPN+
4 9:00 pm No. 3 Morehead State vs. No. 6 SIU Edwardsville 78-63
Semifinals – Friday, March 8
5 7:00 pm No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 4 Western Illinois 82–57 ESPNU
6 9:30 pm No. 2 UT Martin vs. No. 3 Morehead State 78–84
Championship – Saturday, March 9
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 3 Morehead State 55–69 ESPN2
All game times in Central Time.[3]

Bracket

First Round
Wednesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
1Little Rock82
4Western Illinois614Western Illinois57
5Tennessee State785Tennessee State591Little Rock55
8Southern Indiana643Morehead State69
2UT Martin78
3Morehead State783Morehead State84
6SIU Edwardsville686SIU Edwardsville63
7Eastern Illinois57

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