1996 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams7
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsAustin Peay (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Loos (1st title)
MVPBubba Wells (Austin Peay)
1995–96 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State124 .7501910  .655
Tennessee State115 .6881513  .536
Austin Peay106 .6251911  .633
Middle Tennessee97 .5631512  .556
UT Martin97 .5631314  .481
Tennessee Tech79 .4381315  .464
Eastern Kentucky79 .4381314  .481
Southeast Missouri State511 .313819  .296
Morehead State214 .125720  .259
1996 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1996 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1995–96 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held February 29-March 2, 1996, at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Austin Peay defeated Murray State in the championship game, 70–68, to win their second OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Governors received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

Seven of the nine conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed (Murray State) receiving a bye to the semifinal round. The teams were re-seeded after the opening round. Southeast Missouri State and UT Martin did not participate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, February 29
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 1
Championship
Thursday, March 2
         
1 Murray State 85
5 Tennessee Tech 71
4 Middle Tennessee 69
5 Tennessee Tech 89
1 Murray State 68
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Austin Peay 70
3 Austin Peay 89
6 Eastern Kentucky 67
3 Austin Peay 83
2 Tennessee State 62
2 Tennessee State 71
7 Morehead State 60

[2]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. "1995-96 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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