2012 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2012 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams8
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsMurray State (15th title)
Winning coachSteve Prohm (1st title)
MVPDonte Poole (Murray State)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN2
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Murray State 15 1   .938 31 2   .939
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
Morehead State 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Southeast Missouri State 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Austin Peay 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Jacksonville State 8 8   .500 15 18   .455
Eastern Kentucky 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
*SIU Edwardsville 6 10   .375 10 17   .370
Eastern Illinois 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
UT Martin 0 16   .000 4 27   .129
2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2012 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament began on February 29 and ended on March 3 with Murray State claiming the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. All games were held at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.