The Governors finished the 2015 – 16 season 18 – 18 , 8 – 9 in OVC play . They defeated Tennessee Tech , Tennessee State , Belmont and UT Martin to win the OVC Tournament as the No. 8 seed . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As a No. 16 seed in the Tournament , they lost to Kansas in the First Round
OVC Tournament
2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Austin Peay Governors basketball team