# 2017 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 1–4, 2017 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Jacksonville State defeated UT Martin, 66–55, in championship game to win the tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the Tournament. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds went to the division champions. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds also received double byes to the semifinals under the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received a single bye to the quarterfinals.
Teams were seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Belmont | 15–1 | |
| 2 | UT Martin | 10–6 | West Division Champion |
| 3 | Morehead State | 10–6 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville State | 9–7 | 1–0 vs. Southeast Missouri State |
| 5 | Southeast Missouri State | 9–7 | 0–1 vs. Jacksonville State |
| 6 | Tennessee Tech | 8–8 | 2–1 vs. Murray State/Tennessee State |
| 7 | Murray State | 8–8 | 1–1 vs. Tennessee Tech/Tennessee State |
| 8 | Tennessee State | 8–8 | 1–2 vs. Tennessee Tech/Murray State |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Wednesday, March 1 |||||
| 1 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 Southeast Missouri State vs No. 8 Tennessee State | 78–75 $^{OT}$ | OVC Digital Network |
| 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Tennessee Tech vs No. 7 Murray State | 85–84 $^{2OT}$ | OVC Digital Network |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 |||||
| 3 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 Southeast Missouri State vs No. 4 Jacksonville State | 51–74 | OVC Digital Network |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 7 Murray State vs No. 3 Morehead State | 75–69 | OVC Digital Network |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 3 |||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 4 Jacksonville State vs No. 1 Belmont | 65–59 | ESPNU |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 7 Murray State vs No. 2 UT Martin | 73–67 | ESPNU |
| Championship – Saturday, March 4 |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Jacksonville State vs No. 2 UT Martin | 66–55 | ESPN2 |
| All game times in Central Time Zone. |||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 1 OVCDN | First round Wednesday, March 1 OVCDN | First round Wednesday, March 1 OVCDN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 OVCDN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 OVCDN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 OVCDN | Semifinals Friday, March 3 ESPNU | Semifinals Friday, March 3 ESPNU | Semifinals Friday, March 3 ESPNU | Championship Saturday, March 4 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 4 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 4 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Belmont | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Jacksonville State | 65 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Jacksonville State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 5 | SE Missouri State | 78* | 5 | SE Missouri State | 51 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tennessee State | 75 | | | | | | | 4 | Jacksonville State | 66 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | UT Martin | 55 |
| | | | | | | 2 | UT Martin | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Murray State | 67 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Morehead State | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tennessee Tech | 84 | 7 | Murray State | 75 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Murray State | 85** | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes number of overtime periods