Women's OVC Tournament is Set

The OVC Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket is set in stone with Eastern Illinois winning the top seed.

Like the men's tournament the top four seeds host first-round games on Tuesday, March 2 with the winners advancing to the semifinals in Nashville.



First Round - Tuesday, March 2 (Campus Sites)
*All times Central

(8) Tennessee State @ (1) Eastern Illinois, TBA
(7) Murray State @ (2) Morehead State, 4:30 pm
(6) Tennessee Tech @ (3) Austin Peay, TBA
(5) Eastern Kentucky @ (4) UT Martin, 7:00 pm

Men's OVC Tournament is Set

CAPE GIRADEAU (KFVS) - Everything it set for next weeks Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

Murray State (17-1) secured the overall number one seed after clinching the school's 21st redgular season OVC Title last week with a victory over SEMO. The Racers open tournament play hosting eighth seeded Tennessee State.

Southeast Missouri State and UT Martin did not qualify for the Tournament.

The winners of Tuesday's games advance to the semifinals in Nashville March 5th & 6th.

First Round - Tuesday, March 2 (Campus Sites)
*All times Central

(8) Tennessee State @ (1) Murray State, 7:00 pm
(7) Jacksonville State @ (2) Morehead State, 6:30 pm
(6) Tennessee Tech @ (3) Austin Peay, 7:30 pm
(5) Eastern Kentucky @ (4) Eastern Illinois, 7:30 pm

Semifinals - Friday, March 5
*All times Central

Semifinal #1 - 6:00 pm (ESPNU)
Semifinal #2 - 8:00 pm (ESPNU)


Championship - Saturday, March 6
*All times Central

Championship Game, 7:00 pm (ESPN2)

OVC Men's Preseason Hoops Predictions

The Ohio Valley conference released it predicted order of finish for men's basketball today. According to the league coaches and Sports Information Directors Murray State and Morehead State have the top two teams in the OVC. They predict SEMO & UT Martin should prepare for long tough seasons.

2009-10 OVC Women's Basketball Predicted Order Of Finish
(Selected by OVC Head Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors)


1. Morehead State (10 first-place votes) 154
Murray State (10) 154
3. Austin Peay 114
4. Eastern Illinois 105
5. Eastern Kentucky 93
6. Jacksonville State 86
7. Tennessee Tech 76
8. UT Martin 55
9. Tennessee State 44
10. Southeast Missouri 19

2009-10 Preseason All-OVC Men's Basketball Team

(Selected by OVC Head Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors)

2009-10 Preseason All-OVC Team
Ivan Aska, Murray State
Wesley Channels, Austin Peay
Darius Cox, Tennessee State
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
Tyler Laser, Eastern Illinois
Romain Martin, Eastern Illinois
Isacc Miles, Murray State
Maze Stallworth, Morehead State
Justin Stommes, Eastern Kentucky
Danero Thomas, Murray State

Preseason OVC Player of the Year: Kenneth Faried, Morehead State


To read the entire press release click here: 2009-10 OVC Men's Basketball