2013 OVC Women's Basketball Championship Field Set

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  --  The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Championship field has been set. Eastern Illinois earned the No. 1 seed after winning the West Division while Tennessee Tech took first place in the East Division and the No. 2 seed. With earning the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, the Panthers and Golden Eagles receive byes into the semifinals.

In its first year in the league, Belmont took the No. 3 spot while UT Martin is No. 4 and will receive first-round byes. Eastern Kentucky earned the No. 5 seed while SIUE is the No. 6 seed. Tennessee State and Murray State rounded out the tournament field.

The four-day event will take place March 6-9 at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. The first rounds and quarterfinals will be available on the OVC Digital Network while the semifinals and finals will be air on ESPN3 and on select channels in OVC markets. Among the local channels are WCTE, WEIU and WJXS.

2013 OVC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

FIRST ROUND - Wednesday, March 6
Game 1 - #5 Eastern Kentucky vs. #8 Murray State - 12 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Game 2 - #6 SIUE vs. #7 Tennessee State - 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)

QUARTERFINALS - Thursday, March 7
Game 3 - Game 1 winner vs. #4 UT Martin- 12 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Game 4 - Game 2 winner vs. #3 Belmont - 2 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)

SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 8
Game 5 - Game 3 winner vs. #1 Eastern Illinois- 12 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 6 - Game 4 winner vs. #2 Tennessee Tech- 2 p.m. (ESPN3)

CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 9
Game 7 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner - 1:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

Courtesy Ohio Valley Conference