1979 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams4
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Kentucky
ChampionsEastern Kentucky (1st title)
Winning coachEd Byhre (1st title)
1978–79 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Kentucky †9–3 .75021–8  .724
Western Kentucky7–5 .58317–11  .607
Morehead State7–5 .58314–13  .519
Middle Tennessee7–5 .58316–11  .593
Tennessee Tech7–5 .58311–15  .423
Austin Peay3–9 .2508–18  .308
Murray State2–10 .1674–22  .154
† 1979 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 2–3, 1979. The semifinals and finals took place at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Top seed Eastern Kentucky won the tournament, defeating Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Colonels drew a 9 seed in the Mideast region, facing the 8 seed Tennessee.

Format

The top four eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the 14-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The bottom four teams in the standings did not participate.

Bracket

Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
      
1 Eastern Kentucky 90
4 Middle Tennessee State 81
1 Eastern Kentucky 78
2 Western Kentucky 77
3 Morehead State 85
2 Western Kentucky 90

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References

  1. ↑ "1978-79 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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