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1984 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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1984 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams4
SiteEllis Johnson Arena
Morehead, Kentucky
ChampionsMorehead State Eagles (2nd title)
Winning coachWayne Martin (2nd title)
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1985 →
1983–84 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morehead State 12 2   .857 25 6   .806
Tennessee Tech 11 3   .786 18 10   .643
Youngstown State 9 5   .643 18 11   .621
Murray State 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Austin Peay 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Eastern Kentucky 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Middle Tennessee 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Akron 3 11   .214 8 19   .296
1984 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1984 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 8–9, 1984. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Two seed Southeast Missouri State won the tournament, defeating Murray State in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Southeast Missouri State drew a 13 seed in the West region, facing the 4 seed LSU.

Format

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The top four eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the 14-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The bottom four teams in the standings did not participate.

Bracket

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Semifinals
March 8
Finals
March 9
      
1 Morehead State 80
4 Murray State 64
1 Morehead State 47
3 Youngstown State 44
3 Youngstown State 63
2 Tennessee Tech 55

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1983-84 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.