2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Semifinals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Finals siteGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsSoutheast Missouri State Redhawks (1st title)
Winning coachGary Garner (1st title)
1999–2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State14–4 .77823–9  .719
Southeast Missouri State †14–4 .77824–7  .774
Tennessee Tech11–7 .61116–12  .571
Eastern Illinois11–7 .61117–12  .586
Austin Peay11–7 .61118–10  .643
Middle Tennessee10–8 .55615–13  .536
UT Martin7–11 .38910–19  .345
Tennessee State6–12 .3337–22  .241
Morehead State4–14 .2229–18  .333
Eastern Kentucky2–16 .1116–21  .222
† 2000 Ohio Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held February 29 – March 5, 2000. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Two seed Southeast Missouri State won the tournament, defeating Murray State in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Southeast Missouri State drew a 13 seed in the West region, facing the 4 seed LSU.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky did not participate due to their respective 9th and 10th place conference finishes.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 29 		Semifinals
March 4 		Finals
March 5
         
1 Murray State 83
8 Tennessee State 58
1 Murray State 89
4 Eastern Illinois 70
4 Eastern Illinois 107
5 Austin Peay 100
1 Murray State 56
2 Southeast Missouri State 67
3 Tennessee Tech 70
6 Middle Tennessee 87
6 Middle Tennessee 60
2 Southeast Missouri State 78
2 Southeast Missouri State 76
7 UT Martin 74

References

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