2025 OVC Tournament Information, Facts & Preview Links

2025 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Tournament Info, Facts & Preview Links

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

First Round (at Evansville, IN; Ford Center)

Game 1: (8) UT Martin (13-18 overall; 9-11 conf) vs. (5) Tennessee Tech (15-16 overall; 10-10 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 2: (7) Morehead St. (15-16 overall; 10-10 conf) vs. (6) Lindenwood (15-16 overall; 10-10 conf) at 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Quarterfinals (at Evansville, IN; Ford Center)

Game 3: (8) UT Martin/(5) Tennessee Tech winner vs. (4) Arkansas-Little Rock (18-13 overall; 12-8 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 4: (7) Morehead St./(6) Lindenwood winner vs. (3) Tennessee St. (16-15 overall; 12-8 conf) at 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Friday, March 7, 2025

Semifinals (Evansville, IN; Ford Center)

Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. (1) Southeast Missouri St. (20-11 overall; 15-5 conf) at 8 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. (2) SIU-Edwardsville (20-11 overall; 13-7 conf) at 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Championship Game-(Evansville, IN; Ford Center)

Game 7: Championship Game (Auto Bid) at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Tournament Winners (last 10 years):

2024: (3) Morehead St. (26-9 overall; 14-4 conf)

2023: (5) Southeast Missouri St. (19-17 overall; 10-8 conf)

2022: (1) Murray St. (31-3 overall; 18-0 conf)

2021: (2) Morehead St. (23-8 overall; 17-3 conf)

2020: (1) Belmont (26-7 overall; 15-3 conf)

2019: (2) Murray St. (28-5 overall; 16-2 conf)

2018: (1) Murray St. (26-6 overall; 16-2 conf)

2017: (4) Jacksonville St. (20-15 overall; 9-7 conf)

2016: (8) Austin Peay (18-18 overall; 7-9 conf)

2015: (3) Belmont (22-11 overall; 11-5 conf)

NET ratings through games of 3/5/25 (364 teams)

SEMO-172

Arkansas-Little Rock-226

SIU-Edwardsville-232

Tennessee St.-253

UT Martin-288

Tennessee Tech-291

Lindenwood-316

Morehead St.-321

*E. Illinois-325 (did not qualify for conference tournament)

*Southern Indiana-333 (did not qualify for conference tournament)

*W. Illinois-338 (did not qualify for conference tournament)

Kenpom ratings as of 3/5/25

SEMO-203

Arkansas-Little Rock-220

SIU-Edwardsville-231

Tennessee St.-257

UT Martin-295

Tennessee Tech-304

*E. Illinois-315 (did not qualify for conference tournament)

Morehead St.-325

Lindenwood-326

*Southern Indiana-335 (did not qualify for conference tournament)

*W. Illinois-349 (did not qualify for conference tournament)

Here are some links for previews of the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference tournament (in no particular order):

Mid-Major Madness: OVC Men’s Tournament Preview 2025 - Mid-Major Madness

Busting Brackets: March Madness 2025: Ohio Valley Conference tournament preview and predictions

BVM Sports: OVC Tournament Preview: TV Schedule, Teams & Key Players for 2025 - BVM Sports

OVC Digital Preview: OVC Basketball Tournament Preview sponsored by Berry Global - Ohio Valley Conference

Blogging the Bracket: 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info - Blogging the Bracket

Off Tackle Empire: Big South, NEC, OVC, Summit Men’s Basketball 2025 Tournament Previews - Off Tackle Empire