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1979 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams4
SiteMcBrayer Arena
Richmond,Kentucky
1979 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams4
SiteMcBrayer Arena
Richmond,Kentucky
ChampionsEastern Kentucky (3rd title)
Winning coachEd Byhre (1st title)
← 1978
1980 →
1978–79 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Kentucky †9–3 .75021–8  .724
Western Kentucky7–5 .58317–11  .607
Morehead State7–5 .58314–13  .519
Middle Tennessee7–5 .58316–11  .593
Tennessee Tech7–5 .58311–15  .423
Austin Peay State3–9 .2508–18  .308
Murray State2–10 .1674–22  .154
† 1979 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 2–3, 1979. The semifinals and finals took place at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Top seed Eastern Kentucky won the tournament, defeating Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Colonels drew a 9 seed in the Mideast region, facing the 8 seed Tennessee.

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