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1992 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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1992 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1991–92
Teams7
SiteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsMurray State (6th title)
Winning coachScott Edgar (1st title)
MVPPopeye Jones (3rd MVP) (Murray State)
← 1991
1993 →
1991–92 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 11 3   .786 17 13   .567
Eastern Kentucky 9 5   .643 19 14   .576
Middle Tennessee State 9 5   .643 16 11   .593
Tennessee Tech 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
Austin Peay 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
Morehead State 6 8   .429 14 15   .483
Southeast Missouri State 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Tennessee State 2 12   .143 4 24   .143
1992 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1992 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1991–92 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 6–8, 1992, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

Murray State defeated Eastern Kentucky in the championship game, 81–60, to win their third consecutive and sixth overall OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Racers received an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

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Seven of the eight conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed (Murray State) receiving a bye to the semifinal round. The teams were re-seeded after the opening round. Southeast Missouri State did not participate.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 6
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 7
Championship
Thursday, March 8
         
1 Murray State 109
6 Morehead State 77
4 Tennessee Tech 89
5 Austin Peay 68
1 Murray State 81
2 Eastern Kentucky 60
3 Middle Tennessee State 80
6 Morehead State 81
4 Tennessee Tech 67
2 Eastern Kentucky 72
2 Eastern Kentucky 88
7 Tennessee State 67

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1991-92 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2021.