The 2013

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men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at

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. Belmont, the winner of the 2013 OVC Men's basketball tournament, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Format

The tournament is an eight team tournament with the third and fourth seeds receiving a first round bye and the two divisional winners receiving byes through to the semifinals. The top team in each division, based on conference winning percentage, automatically earns a berth into the OVC Tournament. The next six teams with the highest conference winning percentage also earn a bid, regardless of division. The 1st

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goes to the divisional winner with the higher conference winning percentage, while the No. 2 seed automatically goes to the other divisional winner. The remaining six teams are seeded 3-8 by conference winning percentage, regardless of division.

Seeds

Bracket

References

External links

2013 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship
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Format

Seeds

Bracket

See also

References

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