2025 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
| 2025 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Ford Center Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions | Tennessee Tech (11th title) |
| Winning coach | Kim Rosamond (2nd title) |
| MVP | Keeley Carter (Tennessee Tech) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood* | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana* | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament will be the final event of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament will be held March 5–8, 2025 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Seeds
Only the top eight teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1]
If Lindenwood, which is not eligible for the NCAA Tournament, wins the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, then the conference's automatic bid goes to the tournament runner-up. If that team is also not eligible, i.e. two ineligible teams met in the tournament final, the automatic bid goes to the highest seeded tournament-eligible semifinal loser.[2]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Tech | 18–2 | |
| 2 | Lindenwood | 16–4 | |
| 3 | Eastern Illinois | 15–5 | |
| 4 | Little Rock | 12–8 | 2–0 vs. Southern Indiana |
| 5 | Southern Indiana | 12–8 | 0–2 vs. Little Rock |
| 6 | UT Martin | 10–10 | |
| 7 | Western Illinois | 8–12 | |
| 8 | Tennessee State | 6–14 | |
| DNQ | Morehead State | 5–15 | |
| DNQ | Southeast Missouri State | 4–16 | 2–0 vs. SIU Edwardsville |
| DNQ | SIU Edwardsville | 4–16 | 0–2 vs. Southeast Missouri State |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, March 5 | ||||
| 1 | 12:30 pm | No. 5 Southern Indiana vs. No. 8 Tennessee State | 90–66 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 3:00 pm | No. 6 UT Martin vs. No. 7 Western Illinois | 72–78 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 6 | ||||
| 3 | 12:30 pm | No. 4 Little Rock vs. No. 5 Southern Indiana | 52–73 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Eastern Illinois vs. No. 7 Western Illinois | 75–78 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 7 | ||||
| 5 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 5 Southern Indiana | 88–78 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 Lindenwood vs. No. 7 Western Illinois | 86–75 | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 8 | ||||
| 7 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 2 Lindenwood | 82–76OT | ESPN+ |
| All game times in CST.[3] | ||||
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 6 | Semifinals Friday, March 7 | Championship Saturday, March 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tennessee Tech | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Little Rock | 52 | 5 | Southern Indiana | 78 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Indiana | 90 | 5 | Southern Indiana | 73 | 1 | Tennessee Tech | 82* | ||||||||||
| 8 | Tennessee State | 66 | 2 | Lindenwood | 76 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Lindenwood | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Illinois | 75 | 7 | Western Illinois | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | UT Martin | 72 | 7 | Western Illinois | 78 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Illinois | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2020-21 OVC Basketball Tiebreaker". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Postseason Possibilities and Opportunities". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "2025 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2025.