Ohio Valley Basketball Tournament 2025 Bracket: Schedule, Scores, dates, game times, How to Watch on TV, Stream, Results

We have the brackets, dates, time, matchups, TV channels, live streaming online and more for the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Schedule here.

The field for the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Championship Presented by United Fidelity Bank has been set on the final day of the regular season.

The eight-team tournament is set up with two games each day starting Wednesday through Friday, with the OVC Tournament championship game set for Saturday for the NCAA Tournament automatic bid.

Southeast Missouri State is the 1-seed after a 15-5 conference record. TSU (16-15, 12-8) lost two games against the Redhawks in the regular season, each by two points.

When is the 2025 Ohio Valley Basketball Tournament.?

The Ohio Valley Conference Tournament will run from Wednesday, March 6 through Saturday, March 9 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. It’s a tight race at the top right now, with three separate teams earning a 14-4 record in conference play this season.

2025 Ohio Valley Men's Basketball Tournament TV Schedule Scores, Date, game times, live stream,

Location & Venue: (Ford Center - Evansville, Indiana)

All Times Central, CT

First Round - Wednesday, March 5

Game 1: UT Martin 70, Tennessee Tech 67

Game 2: Lindenwood Lions 73, Morehead St. 65

Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 6

Game 3: UALR 82, UT Martin 77

Tennessee St. 69, Lindenwood Lions 55 - ESPN+

Semifinals - Friday, March 7

Game 5: SE Missouri 78, UALR 59

Game 6: SIU-Edwardsville 71, Tennessee St. 69 - ESPNU (Watch on FUBO)

When is the OVC Championship game -

Saturday, March 9 - Game 7: SE Missouri vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 9 p.m.ET, 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2 (Watch on FUBO)

Ohio Valley Conf. Basketball Tournament teams & odds.

Morehead State +125

Little Rock +225

UT Martin +380

Western Illinois +900

Tennessee State +2500

SIU-Edwardsville +3500

Eastern Illinois +10000

Southern Indiana +12000

Ohio Valley March Madness Bids

The OVC will likely only earn the automatic bid, and will not be eligible for at-large bids. That means that despite the tight race among the conference’s top teams, only one can go on to represent the OVC in the Big Dance this March. Last year Southeast Missouri State won the conference title, but their record was not good enough to reach the conference tournament in 2024.

The double-bye system however rewards the best two teams in the conference for their regular season performance, so a matchup between Little Rock and UT-Martin for a Big Dance berth is likely in the offing.

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