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nowrap">Association</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1948<span class="noprint">; 77 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1948</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Commissioner</th><td class="infobox-data">Beth DeBauche (since 2009)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sports fielded</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>20 <ul><li>men's: 9</li> <li>women's: 10</li> <li>coeducational: 1</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a></td></tr><tr><th 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#777755FF; top: 225.00755313963px; left: 47.797091451096px; background-color:transparent; color:inherit; transform: rotate(0deg);"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Location_dot_green.svg/12px-Location_dot_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Location_dot_green.svg/18px-Location_dot_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Location_dot_green.svg/24px-Location_dot_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 228.00755313963px; left: 53.297091451096px; width: fit-content; height: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-100%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #222211; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Little<br />Rock</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute;top: 9px;left: 289px"><div style="color: white; opacity:100; font-size: 19px; font-weight:normal; text-align: left;"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/6/37.373/-87.491/en" data-zoom="6" data-lat="37.373" data-lon="-87.491" data-overlays="["_6bf744bfdf75e1d013d3d9c7ac0315d0f4e062cf"]"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Click for interactive fullscreen map with links to nearby articles"> </span></a></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption">Location of member schools:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_dot_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Location_dot_green.svg/10px-Location_dot_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Location_dot_green.svg/15px-Location_dot_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Location_dot_green.svg/20px-Location_dot_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> full</div></div></div> <p>The <b>Ohio Valley Conference</b> (<b>OVC</b>) is a collegiate <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_conferences" title="List of NCAA conferences">athletic conference</a> which operates in the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwestern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_United_States" title="Southeastern United States">Southeastern</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. It participates in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a>; the conference's <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">football</a> programs compete in <a href="/wiki/OVC%E2%80%93Big_South_Football_Association" title="OVC–Big South Football Association">partnership</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South Conference</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">Football Championship Subdivision</a> (FCS; formerly known as Division I-AA), the lower of two levels of Division I football competition. The OVC has 11 members, seven of which compete in football in the conference. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Primary source:</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> The Ohio Valley Conference can trace its roots to 1941 when <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers" title="Murray State Racers">Murray State</a> athletic director Roy Stewart, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels">Eastern Kentucky</a> athletic director Charles "Turkey" Hughes, and <a href="/wiki/Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Kentucky Hilltoppers">Western Kentucky</a> public relations director Kelly Thompson first formulated the idea of establishing a regional athletics conference. The plan was put on hold due to World War II, but it was resurrected after the conclusion of the war. In 1948, the three schools joined with <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Louisville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles" title="Morehead State Eagles">Morehead State</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Evansville_Purple_Aces" title="Evansville Purple Aces">Evansville</a> to form the Ohio Valley Conference. While many collegiate conferences are struggling today with the question of whether their policies and rules should be determined by the athletic departments or by the institutional heads, from the very beginning, the OVC has been run by the presidents of its member schools. </p><p>Historically, the OVC was a pioneer in racial desegregation, with Morehead State signing the conference's first Black athlete, Marshall Banks, in 1958. The rest of the OVC soon followed in Morehead State's wake. From 1986 to 2018, the OVC was unique among NCAA Division I conferences in that it included one <a href="/wiki/Historically_black_colleges_and_universities" title="Historically black colleges and universities">historically Black university</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_University" title="Tennessee State University">Tennessee State University</a>, in a conference that otherwise consists of institutions that are not traditionally Black. During this period, every other HBCU in NCAA Division I belonged to either the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Eastern_Athletic_Conference" title="Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference">Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference</a> or <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Athletic_Conference" title="Southwestern Athletic Conference">Southwestern Athletic Conference</a>. That distinction changed when both <a href="/wiki/Hampton_University" title="Hampton University">Hampton University</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_A%26T_State_University" title="North Carolina A&T State University">North Carolina A&T State University</a> joined the <a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South Conference</a> in 2018 and 2021, respectively; both schools have since joined the <a href="/wiki/Coastal_Athletic_Association" title="Coastal Athletic Association">Coastal Athletic Association</a>. </p><p>The OVC has also been a leader in advancement of sports opportunities for women. The conference began adding championship competitions for women in 1977 several years after the <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Intercollegiate_Athletics_for_Women" title="Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women">AIAW</a> began sponsoring national championships for women, but seven years before the NCAA was ready to move into the field. Since 2009, the OVC has been led by Commissioner Beth DeBauche, one of only six female commissioners for the thirty-two Division I conferences.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Athletic rivalries, really close colleges and especially when competitors are in relatively close proximity, can generate problems with fan behavior, and the conference leadership struggled with controlling the issue for many years. When the national debate on the problem reached its apex in the mid-1990s, the OVC unveiled the national first of its kind "Sportsmanship Statement" in 1995, stating the conference's policy on, "... principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one's opponent." Since then, the OVC has also introduced individual, team (for each sport), and institutional sportsmanship awards. </p><p>Founded by six schools, the expansions of 2007 and 2011 brought the Ohio Valley Conference membership to twelve schools, the most in its history. The OVC dropped to 10 members after the 2020–21 school year, when founding member Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State left for the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">Atlantic Sun Conference</a> (then branded as the ASUN Conference; "ASUN" is still the official abbreviation).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, the OVC was searching for teams to replace both.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The OVC lost three more members after the 2021–22 school year. Football-sponsoring Austin Peay left for the ASUN, which ultimately launched its own football league in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Non-football Belmont left for the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another football school, founding member Murray State, left for the MVC. When announcing its move to the MVC, Murray State announced that it was seeking membership in the football-only <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Football_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Football Conference">Missouri Valley Football Conference</a>, and also announced that it would continue to house its rifle team in the OVC.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a separate statement, Murray State's president indicated that the <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">football team</a> would remain in the OVC in the 2022 season, ensuring that the OVC would retain its automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in that season and giving the league more time to add new football members.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Murray State would eventually be accepted by the MVFC effective in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in July 2022, the OVC added two non-football members in the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock" title="University of Arkansas at Little Rock">University of Arkansas at Little Rock</a>, athletically known as Little Rock,<sup id="cite_ref-LittleRock_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LittleRock-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_Indiana" title="University of Southern Indiana">University of Southern Indiana</a>, which started a transition from <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA Division II</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-USI_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USI-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> plus a new football-sponsoring member in <a href="/wiki/Lindenwood_University" title="Lindenwood University">Lindenwood University</a>, also transitioning from D-II.<sup id="cite_ref-Lindenwood_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lindenwood-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a report from Matt Brown of the <i>Extra Points</i> college sports blog, the OVC expected to lose Murray State, and was considering multiple expansion candidates, with Southern Indiana among them. Other schools named by Brown's sources as possible candidates were FCS programs <a href="/wiki/Arkansas%E2%80%93Pine_Bluff_Golden_Lions_and_Golden_Lady_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions and Golden Lady Lions">Arkansas–Pine Bluff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_Illinois_Leathernecks" title="Western Illinois Leathernecks">Western Illinois</a>, plus potential Division II upgraders <a href="/wiki/Grand_Valley_State_Lakers" title="Grand Valley State Lakers">Grand Valley State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hillsdale_Chargers" title="Hillsdale Chargers">Hillsdale</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial_Railsplitters" title="Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters">Lincoln Memorial</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 22, 2022, the conference announced its intent to combine its football membership with the <a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South Conference</a> beginning in 2023 and operate as the <a href="/wiki/OVC%E2%80%93Big_South_Football_Association" title="OVC–Big South Football Association">OVC–Big South Football Association</a>. The alliance follows the model that the ASUN and <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a> used in 2021 and 2022 before merging their football leagues in 2023 as the <a href="/wiki/United_Athletic_Conference" title="United Athletic Conference">United Athletic Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly after the 2022 membership changes took effect, the OVC and the <a href="/wiki/Horizon_League" title="Horizon League">Horizon League</a> jointly announced that they would merge their men's tennis leagues under the Horizon banner, effective immediately. All five OVC members that sponsored men's tennis became Horizon affiliates in that sport.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 28, 2023, the OVC announced it was adding men's soccer as its 19th championship sport. The four OVC members sponsoring the sport in other conferences were joined by <a href="/wiki/Chicago_State_University" title="Chicago State University">Chicago State University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_University" title="Houston Christian University">Houston Christian University</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Incarnate_Word" title="University of the Incarnate Word">University of the Incarnate Word</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Liberty_University" title="Liberty University">Liberty University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OVCMensSoccer_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OVCMensSoccer-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chicago State was also announced as an incoming men's and women's golf associate on that day.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chicago State's OVC teams left the conference at the end of the 2023–24 school year when the university joined the <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Conference" title="Northeast Conference">Northeast Conference</a>, which sponsors all sports that CSU housed in the OVC.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 12, 2023, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Western_Illinois_University" title="Western Illinois University">Western Illinois University</a> would join the OVC from the <a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Summit League</a> in most non-football sports beginning for the 2023 season. Western Illinois football, which was then a member of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Football_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Football Conference">Missouri Valley Football Conference</a>, played the 2023 season in that league before joining the university's other sports in the OVC for the 2024 season.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Western later announced its men's soccer team would also play the 2023 season in its former all-sports home of the <a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Summit League</a> before joining the OVC in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="OVC_Digital_Network">OVC Digital Network</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: OVC Digital Network"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2012, the OVC announced that it had launched the OVC Digital Network as a replacement for and improvement over the conference's former efforts to provide <a href="/wiki/Streaming_video" class="mw-redirect" title="Streaming video">streaming video</a> coverage of many athletic events that had been in place since 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This website carried live, student-produced coverage of most conference games and some non-conference games in baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, soccer, softball, and volleyball as well as some coaches' shows, special presentations, and archived game-casts available for later viewing. </p><p>In its first two years, the network provided well over 600,000 viewings of streamed live video of more than 1,400 events.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2018–19 school year, the coverage previously carried on the OVC Digital Network was switched over to <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_schools">Member schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Member schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Full_members">Full members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Joined</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Enrollment</th> <th>Endowment<br />(millions)</th> <th>Nickname</th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Little Rock !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock" title="University of Arkansas at Little Rock">University of Arkansas at Little Rock</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock,_Arkansas" title="Little Rock, Arkansas">Little Rock, Arkansas</a> </td> <td>1927 </td> <td>2022 </td> <td rowspan="2">Public </td> <td>8,197 </td> <td>$80 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Trojans" title="Little Rock Trojans">Trojans</a> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output 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class="legend-color" style="background-color:#004C97"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#75787B"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Lindenwood University !"><b><a href="/wiki/Lindenwood_University" title="Lindenwood University">Lindenwood University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles, Missouri</a> </td> <td>1827 </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>Private </td> <td>6,992 </td> <td>$143.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindenwood_Lions" title="Lindenwood Lions">Lions</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#B5A36A"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_University" title="Morehead State University">Morehead State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morehead,_Kentucky" title="Morehead, Kentucky">Morehead, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1887 </td> <td>1948 </td> <td rowspan="8">Public </td> <td>8,810 </td> <td>$71 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles" title="Morehead State Eagles">Eagles</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#005EB8"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFCF00"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Missouri_State_University" title="Southeast Missouri State University">Southeast Missouri State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Girardeau,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau, Missouri">Cape Girardeau, Missouri</a> </td> <td>1873 </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>9,927 </td> <td>$84.2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks" title="Southeast Missouri State Redhawks">Redhawks</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CE1126"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Southern_Illinois_University_Edwardsville" title="Southern Illinois University Edwardsville">Southern Illinois University Edwardsville</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Illinois" title="Edwardsville, Illinois">Edwardsville, Illinois</a> </td> <td>1957 </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>12,860 </td> <td>$27.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SIU_Edwardsville_Cougars" title="SIU Edwardsville Cougars">Cougars</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#D81E05"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Southern Indiana !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_Indiana" title="University of Southern Indiana">University of Southern Indiana</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Evansville,_Indiana" title="Evansville, Indiana">Evansville, Indiana</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>9,489<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$103 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Indiana_Screaming_Eagles" title="Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles">Screaming Eagles</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CF102D"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#002856"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_University" title="Tennessee State University">Tennessee State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1912 </td> <td>1986<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>9,218 </td> <td>$91.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Tigers_and_Lady_Tigers" title="Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers">Tigers/Lady Tigers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#171796"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Technological_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee Technological University">Tennessee Technological University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cookeville,_Tennessee" title="Cookeville, Tennessee">Cookeville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1915 </td> <td>1949 </td> <td>9,902 </td> <td>$96.2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles">Golden Eagles</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#4F2984"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFDD00"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee_at_Martin" title="University of Tennessee at Martin">University of Tennessee at Martin</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin,_Tennessee" title="Martin, Tennessee">Martin, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1927 </td> <td>1992 </td> <td>6,873 </td> <td>$51 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UT_Martin_Skyhawks" title="UT Martin Skyhawks">Skyhawks</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0D223F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#F58220"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Illinois_University" title="Western Illinois University">Western Illinois University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macomb,_Illinois" title="Macomb, Illinois">Macomb, Illinois</a> </td> <td>1899 </td> <td>2023<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>7,643<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$63.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Illinois_Leathernecks" title="Western Illinois Leathernecks">Leathernecks</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#663399"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFCC00"> </span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Tennessee State men's basketball team joined the OVC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1987–88); while its football team joined the OVC two years after (1988–89).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Western Illinois men's soccer team joined the OVC in 2024, a year after becoming a full member for other sports. The football team similarly did not join the OVC–Big South Football Association until 2024.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Affiliate_members">Affiliate members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Affiliate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Years listed in this table are calendar years. For schools that play only spring sports (such as beach volleyball) in the OVC, the calendar year of arrival precedes the first season of competition. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th> <th>OVC<br />sport(s) </th> <th>Primary<br />conference </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/Bryant_University" title="Bryant University">Bryant University</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="Smithfield, Rhode Island">Smithfield, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">1863 </td> <td rowspan="3">2024 </td> <td rowspan="3">Private </td> <td rowspan="3">3,751 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Bulldogs" title="Bryant Bulldogs">Bulldogs</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#231F20"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#B09863"> </span> </td> <td>men's golf </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/America_East_Conference" title="America East Conference">America East</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>women's golf </td></tr> <tr> <td>women's tennis </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_University" title="Houston Christian University">Houston Christian University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a> </td> <td>1960 </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>Private </td> <td>2,567 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_Huskies" title="Houston Christian Huskies">Huskies</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#062F87"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FA4D09"> </span> </td> <td rowspan="3">men's soccer </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Southland_Conference" title="Southland Conference">Southland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Incarnate_Word" title="University of the Incarnate Word">University of the Incarnate Word</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a> </td> <td>1881 </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>Private </td> <td>9,366 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Incarnate_Word_Cardinals" title="Incarnate Word Cardinals">Cardinals</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CB333B"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Liberty_University" title="Liberty University">Liberty University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg,_Virginia" title="Lynchburg, Virginia">Lynchburg, Virginia</a> </td> <td>1971 </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>Private </td> <td>16,000<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_soccer" title="Liberty Flames soccer">Flames</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#B72025"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0A254E"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_University" title="Murray State University">Murray State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murray,_Kentucky" title="Murray, Kentucky">Murray, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1922 </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>10,495 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers" title="Murray State Racers">Racers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#002144"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#ECAC00"> </span> </td> <td>rifle </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">MVC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee_at_Chattanooga" title="University of Tennessee at Chattanooga">University of Tennessee at Chattanooga</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1886 </td> <td>2020 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>11,388 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_Mocs" title="Chattanooga Mocs">Mocs</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00386B"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#E0AA0F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#ADAFAA"> </span> </td> <td>beach volleyball </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">SoCon</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Approximate on-campus enrollment. Including online students, Liberty claims an enrollment of over 130,000.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_full_members">Former full members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Former full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Left </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th> <th>Conference<br />they joined<br />after leaving<br />the OVC </th> <th>Current<br />conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Akron !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Akron" title="University of Akron">University of Akron</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a> </td> <td>1870 </td> <td>1980 </td> <td>1987 </td> <td rowspan="2">Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akron_Zips" title="Akron Zips">Zips</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#041E42"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#A89968"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_independent_schools#Full_independents" title="NCAA Division I independent schools">NCAA D-I Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Austin_Peay_State_University" title="Austin Peay State University">Austin Peay State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarksville,_Tennessee" title="Clarksville, Tennessee">Clarksville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1927 </td> <td>1962 </td> <td rowspan="2">2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Peay_Governors" title="Austin Peay Governors">Governors</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C41E3A"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">ASUN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Belmont_University" title="Belmont University">Belmont University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1890 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>Private </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belmont_Bruins" title="Belmont Bruins">Bruins</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00205B"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C8102E"> </span> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee_State_University" title="East Tennessee State University">East Tennessee State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee" title="Johnson City, Tennessee">Johnson City, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1911 </td> <td>1958 </td> <td>1978 </td> <td rowspan="2">Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers" title="East Tennessee State Buccaneers">Buccaneers/<br />Lady Buccaneers</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00053E"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFC72C"> </span> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">SoCon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_University" title="Eastern Kentucky University">Eastern Kentucky University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Kentucky" title="Richmond, Kentucky">Richmond, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1906 </td> <td rowspan="2">1948 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels">Colonels</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#861F41"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">ASUN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Evansville !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Evansville" title="University of Evansville">University of Evansville</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Evansville,_Indiana" title="Evansville, Indiana">Evansville, Indiana</a> </td> <td>1854 </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>Private </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Evansville_Purple_Aces" title="Evansville Purple Aces">Purple Aces</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#470A68"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#ED8B00"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Collegiate_Conference" title="Indiana Collegiate Conference">ICC</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA Division II</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_State_University" title="Jacksonville State University">Jacksonville State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Alabama" title="Jacksonville, Alabama">Jacksonville, Alabama</a> </td> <td>1883 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td rowspan="5">Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks" title="Jacksonville State Gamecocks">Gamecocks</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CA2026"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">ASUN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1798 </td> <td>1948 </td> <td>1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Cardinals</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C9001F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_independent_schools#Full_independents" title="NCAA Division I independent schools">NCAA Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Marshall_University" title="Marshall University">Marshall University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia" title="Huntington, West Virginia">Huntington, West Virginia</a> </td> <td>1837 </td> <td>1949 </td> <td>1952 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Thundering_Herd" title="Marshall Thundering Herd">Thundering Herd</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00B140"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_independent_schools#Full_independents" title="NCAA Division I independent schools">NCAA Independent</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_State_University" title="Middle Tennessee State University">Middle Tennessee State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1911 </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders" title="Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders">Blue Raiders</a> </td> <td><link 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href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Samford_University" title="Samford University">Samford University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Homewood,_Alabama" title="Homewood, Alabama">Homewood, Alabama</a> </td> <td>1841 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>Private </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samford_Bulldogs" title="Samford Bulldogs">Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0C2340"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#BA0C2F"> </span> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">SoCon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Kentucky_University" title="Western Kentucky University">Western Kentucky University</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green, Kentucky">Bowling Green, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1906 </td> <td>1948 </td> <td>1982 </td> <td rowspan="3">Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_and_Lady_Toppers" title="Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers">Hilltoppers/<br />Lady Toppers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#B01E24"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Youngstown_State_University" title="Youngstown State University">Youngstown State University</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio" title="Youngstown, Ohio">Youngstown, Ohio</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1908 </td> <td rowspan="2">1981 </td> <td rowspan="2">1988 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Youngstown_State_Penguins" title="Youngstown State Penguins">Penguins</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C8102E"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Mid-Continent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horizon_League" title="Horizon League">Horizon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FCS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FCS independent schools">NCAA I-AA Independent</a><br />(football) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Football_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Football Conference">MVFC</a><br />(football) </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Since leaving the OVC, ETSU has dropped the word "Lady" from its women's team nicknames.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Marshall left the OVC to become an Independent for one year prior to joining the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> (MAC) effective with the 1953–54 school year.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Western Kentucky rejoined the OVC for football only in the 1999 and 2000 football seasons (1999–2000 and 2000–01 school years).</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_affiliate_members">Former affiliate members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Former affiliate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 80%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Left </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th> <th>Sport </th> <th>Current<br />primary<br />conference </th> <th>Current<br />conference<br />in former<br />OVC sport </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_State_University" title="Chicago State University">Chicago State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>1867 </td> <td>2023–24 </td> <td>2024–25 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_State_Cougars" title="Chicago State Cougars">Cougars</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#006666"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td>men's soccer,<br />men's golf<br />women's golf </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Conference" title="Northeast Conference">NEC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Columbus_State_University" title="Columbus State University">Columbus State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus, Georgia</a> </td> <td>1958 </td> <td>2012–13 </td> <td>2014–15 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus_State_Cougars" title="Columbus State Cougars">Cougars</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C60C30"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#003359"> </span> </td> <td>Rifle </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peach_Belt_Conference" title="Peach Belt Conference">Peach Belt</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA D-II</a>)</span> </td> <td><i>none</i><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_University" title="Murray State University">Murray State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murray,_Kentucky" title="Murray, Kentucky">Murray, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1922 </td> <td>2022–23<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2023–24 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Racers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#002144"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#ECAC00"> </span> </td> <td>Football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">MVC</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA D-I</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Football_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Football Conference">MVFC</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Columbus State dropped rifle after the 2014–15 school year.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Measured from Murray State's departure as a full OVC member.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Membership_timeline">Membership timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Membership timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_ayv366gzaci1nj6f7i4rr7iei2n90o2"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Western_Illinois_University" coords="825,469,950,490" 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href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" coords="-10,8,81,29" title="University of Louisville" alt="University of Louisville" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_ayv366gzaci1nj6f7i4rr7iei2n90o2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/ayv366gzaci1nj6f7i4rr7iei2n90o2.png" /></div> <p><span style="background-color:rgb(190,186,218); color:;">Full members (all sports) </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(141,211,199); color:;">Full members (non-football) </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(251,128,114); color:;">Associate members (football-only) </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(128,177,211); color:;">Associate members (other) </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,179); color:;">Other Conference </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(253,180,98); color:;">Other Conference </span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Comments">Comments</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Comments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Morehead State's football team competes in the <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Football_League" title="Pioneer Football League">Pioneer Football League</a>, a Division I FCS football-only conference whose members choose not to offer athletic scholarships for football.</li> <li>Austin Peay's football team left the OVC after the 1996 season to compete as an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FCS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FCS independent schools">NCAA D-I FCS Independent</a>. After four seasons as an Independent, the team joined the Pioneer Football League in 2001, and remained there through the 2005 season. Austin Peay then returned to scholarship football, spending the 2006 season as an Independent before re-entering OVC football competition in 2007.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_divisions">Conference divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Conference divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting with the 2012–13 school year, the twelve member schools were split into two divisions for those sports where all schools competed. In the 2014–15 season, women's sports with twelve teams returned to a single league table, while continuing to play a divisional schedule. Men's basketball moved to an 18-game schedule in 2017–18, and they continued to play home-and-home versus the former divisional rivals, and they play home-and-home versus two teams from the other division, with those opponents on a rotation that sets up different pairs from year-to-year. The OVC returned to a single-table format after Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State left in 2021. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>East Division </th> <th>West Division </th></tr> <tr> <td>Belmont </td> <td>Austin Peay </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Kentucky </td> <td>Eastern Illinois </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>Murray State </td></tr> <tr> <td>Morehead State </td> <td>SIU Edwardsville </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee State </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>UT Martin </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports_offered">Sports offered</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sports offered"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ohio Valley Conference currently offers championship competition in 19 NCAA sanctioned sports, with eight for men, 10 for women, and rifle for men's, women's, and coed teams.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <caption><b>Teams in OVC competition</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Sport</th> <th>Men's</th> <th>Women's</th> <th>Coed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">Baseball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">Basketball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beach_volleyball" title="Beach volleyball">Beach Volleyball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">6</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">Cross Country</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">Football</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">6</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Rifle_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Rifle Championship">Rifle</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">0</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">0</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/College_soccer_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="College soccer in the United States">Soccer</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/College_softball" title="College softball">Softball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/College_tennis" class="mw-redirect" title="College tennis">Tennis</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">7</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Indoor" title="Track and field">Track and Field (Indoor)</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Outdoor" title="Track and field">Track and Field (Outdoor)</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's_sponsored_sports_by_school"><span id="Men.27s_sponsored_sports_by_school"></span>Men's sponsored sports by school</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Men's sponsored sports by school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Departing members are displayed in red. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Baseball</th> <th>Basketball</th> <th>Cross<br />Country</th> <th>Football</th> <th>Golf</th> <th>Rifle<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Soccer</th> <th>Track<br />& Field<br />(Indoor)</th> <th>Track<br />& Field<br />(Outdoor)</th> <th>Total<br />OVC<br />Sports </th></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Illinois</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lindenwood</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Little Rock</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Morehead State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes<sup id="cite_ref-Coed_rifle_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coed_rifle-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SIU Edwardsville</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southeast Missouri</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southern Indiana</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee State</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee Tech</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>UT Martin</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Western Illinois</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" align="center"><b>Associate members</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bryant </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Houston Christian </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Incarnate Word </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liberty </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Murray State </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes<sup id="cite_ref-Coed_rifle_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coed_rifle-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Totals</th> <th>10</th> <th>11</th> <th>11</th> <th>7</th> <th>11</th> <th>3</th> <th>8</th> <th>8</th> <th>9</th> <th>77 </th></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Rifle_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Rifle Championship">Rifle</a> is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Morehead State football competes at the non-scholarship FCS level in the <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Football_League" title="Pioneer Football League">Pioneer Football League</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Coed_rifle-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Coed_rifle_36-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Coed_rifle_36-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Fields a single coed rifle team.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring baseball by no later than 2028.<sup id="cite_ref-tsu_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsu-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Fields two separate rifle teams—one coed, and one women-only.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <dl><dt>Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference which are played by OVC schools</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>Ice Hockey</th> <th>Swimming & Diving</th> <th>Rodeo<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Tennis</th> <th>Volleyball</th> <th>Wrestling </th></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Illinois </td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Summit</a></td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horizon_League" title="Horizon League">Horizon</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lindenwood </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_independent_schools_(ice_hockey)" title="NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)">Independent</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_Intercollegiate_Volleyball_Association" title="Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association">MIVA</a></td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Little Rock </td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>SIU Edwardsville </td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southern Indiana </td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Summit</a></td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horizon_League" title="Horizon League">Horizon</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee State </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horizon_League" title="Horizon League">Horizon</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horizon_League" title="Horizon League">Horizon</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>NIRA<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), not the NCAA.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tennessee State will add men's ice hockey for the 2025–26 season. They will compete as an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_independent_schools_(ice_hockey)" title="NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)">independent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UT Martin considers rodeo to be a varsity sport.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_sponsored_sports_by_school"><span id="Women.27s_sponsored_sports_by_school"></span>Women's sponsored sports by school</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Women's sponsored sports by school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Departing members in red. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Basketball</th> <th>Beach Volleyball</th> <th>Cross Country</th> <th>Golf</th> <th>Rifle <sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Soccer</th> <th>Softball</th> <th>Tennis</th> <th>Track & Field<br />(Indoor)</th> <th>Track & Field<br />(Outdoor)</th> <th>Volleyball (Indoor)</th> <th>Total OVC Sports </th></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Illinois</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lindenwood</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Little Rock</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Morehead State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes<sup>†</sup></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southeast Missouri</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southern Indiana</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SIU Edwardsville</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee Tech</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>UT Martin</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yesx2<sup>†</sup></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Western Illinois</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="13" align="center"><b>Associate members</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bryant</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chattanooga</td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Murray State</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes<sup>†</sup></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Totals</th> <th>11</th> <th>6</th> <th>11</th> <th>9</th> <th>4</th> <th>10</th> <th>10</th> <th>8</th> <th>10</th> <th>10</th> <th>11</th> <th>101 </th></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Rifle_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Rifle Championship">Rifle</a> is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. All competing OVC schools have coed teams, and UT Martin has both a women's and a coed team.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring women's soccer by no later than 2028.<sup id="cite_ref-tsu_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsu-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <dl><dt>Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference which are played by OVC schools</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Equestrian<sup id="cite_ref-ESW_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESW-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Gymnastics</th> <th>Ice Hockey</th> <th>Lacrosse</th> <th>Rodeo<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Stunt<sup id="cite_ref-ESW_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESW-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Swimming & Diving</th> <th>Wrestling<sup id="cite_ref-ESW_47-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESW-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Illinois</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Summit</a></td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lindenwood</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Hockey_America" title="Atlantic Hockey America">AHA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">ASUN</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>Independent </td></tr> <tr> <td>Little Rock</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">MVC</a></td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southeast Missouri</td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Independent_Conference" title="Midwest Independent Conference">MIC</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southern Indiana</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Summit</a></td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee State</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>—</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>UT Martin</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_College_Athletic_Conference" title="Eastern College Athletic Conference">ECAC</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>NIRA</td> <td>Independent</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ESW-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ESW_47-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ESW_47-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ESW_47-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Part of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Emerging_Sports_for_Women" title="NCAA Emerging Sports for Women">NCAA Emerging Sports for Women</a> program.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), not the NCAA. UT Martin considers rodeo to be a varsity sport.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring women's swimming & diving by no later than 2028.<sup id="cite_ref-tsu_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsu-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_champions">Conference champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Conference champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football_conference_champions">Football conference champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Football conference champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>This is a list of the champions since 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the complete history, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ohio_Valley_Conference_football_champions" title="List of Ohio Valley Conference football champions">List of Ohio Valley Conference football champions</a>.</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>Record </th> <th>FCS Championship Result </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2010 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–1 </td> <td>Second Round </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech* <br />Eastern Kentucky<br />Jacksonville State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2<br />6–2<br />6–2 </td> <td>First Round<br />First Round<br />DNP </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2012 </td> <td>Eastern Illinois </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–1 </td> <td>First Round </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2013 </td> <td>Eastern Illinois </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–0 </td> <td>Quarterfinals </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2014 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–0 </td> <td>Second Round </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–0 </td> <td>FCS Championship Runner Up </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–0 </td> <td>First Round </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–0 </td> <td>Second Round </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–1 </td> <td>Second Round </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Austin Peay**<br />Southeast Missouri State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–1 </td> <td>Quarterfinals <br />First Round </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–1 </td> <td>Quarterfinals </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>UT Martin </td> <td align="center">5–1 </td> <td>Second Round </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri State*** <br />UT Martin </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5-0 </td> <td>First Round </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>– Tennessee Tech won the tie-breaker and received the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. <ul><li>– Austin Peay won the tie-breaker and received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. <ul><li>- Southeast Missouri won the tie-breaker and received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>This is a list of the champions since 2010. For the complete men's history, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_champions" title="List of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball champions">List of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball champions</a>.</i> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament">Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament</a></div> <table class="wikitable" width="80%;""> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th colspan="3">Men's </th> <th> </th> <th colspan="3">Women's </th></tr> <tr> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>Record </th> <th>Tournament champion </th> <th> </th> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>Record </th> <th>Tournament champion </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010–11 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>14–4 </td> <td>Morehead State <small><a href="/wiki/2011_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2011 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>15–3 </td> <td>UT Martin </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–12 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>15–1 </td> <td>Murray State <small><a href="/wiki/2012_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2012 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>15–1 </td> <td>UT Martin </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–13 </td> <td><small><i>East:</i></small> Belmont<br /><small><i>West:</i></small> Murray State </td> <td>14–2<br />10–6 </td> <td>Belmont <small><a href="/wiki/2013_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td><small><i>East:</i></small> Tennessee Tech<br /><small><i>West:</i></small> Eastern Illinois </td> <td>12–4<br />12–4 </td> <td>UT Martin </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013–14 </td> <td><small><i>East:</i></small> Belmont<br /><small><i>West:</i></small> Murray State </td> <td>14–2<br />13–3 </td> <td>Eastern Kentucky <small><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2014 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td><small><i>East:</i></small> Belmont<br /><small><i>West:</i></small> UT Martin </td> <td>10–6<br />15–1 </td> <td>UT Martin </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–15 </td> <td><small><i>East:</i></small> Eastern Kentucky & Belmont<br /><small><i>West:</i></small> Murray State </td> <td>11–5<br />16–0 </td> <td>Belmont <small><a href="/wiki/2015_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2015 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>16–0 </td> <td>Tennessee State </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015–16 </td> <td><small><i>East:</i></small> Belmont<br /><small><i>West:</i></small> UT Martin & Murray State </td> <td>12–4<br />10–6 </td> <td>Austin Peay <small><a href="/wiki/2016_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2016 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>14–2 </td> <td>Belmont </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016–17 </td> <td><small><i>East:</i></small> Belmont<br /><small><i>West:</i></small> UT Martin </td> <td>15–1<br />10–6 </td> <td>Jacksonville State <small><a href="/wiki/2017_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2017 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>Belmont </td> <td>16–0 </td> <td>Belmont </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–18 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>15–2 </td> <td>Murray State <small><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2018 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>Belmont </td> <td>18–0 </td> <td>Belmont <small><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018–19 </td> <td>Belmont<br />Murray State </td> <td>16–2 </td> <td>Murray State <small><a href="/wiki/2019_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>Belmont </td> <td>16–2 </td> <td>Belmont <small><a href="/wiki/2019_Ohio_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2019 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–20 </td> <td>Belmont<br />Murray State </td> <td>15–3 </td> <td>Belmont <small><a href="/wiki/2020_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>Belmont<br />UT Martin </td> <td>16–2 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri State <small><a href="/wiki/2020_Ohio_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2020 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–21 </td> <td>Belmont </td> <td>18–2 </td> <td>Morehead State <small><a href="/wiki/2021_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2021 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>17–4 </td> <td>Belmont <small><a href="/wiki/2021_Ohio_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–22 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>18–0 </td> <td>Murray State <small><a href="/wiki/2022_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2022 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>Belmont </td> <td>16–2 </td> <td>Belmont <small><a href="/wiki/2022_Ohio_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022–23 </td> <td>Morehead State </td> <td>14–4 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri <small><a href="/wiki/2023_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>Little Rock </td> <td>17–1 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech <small><a href="/wiki/2023_Ohio_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023–24 </td> <td>Little Rock<br />Morehead State<br />UT Martin </td> <td>14–4 </td> <td>Morehead State <small><a href="/wiki/2024_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td> <th> </th> <td>Southern Indiana </td> <td>17–1 </td> <td>Southern Indiana <small><a href="/wiki/2024_Ohio_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament">Tourney</a></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball">Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>This is a list of the champions since 2010.</i> </p> <table class="wikitable" width="80%;""> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>OVC<br />record </th> <th>Season<br />record </th> <th>Tournament champion </th> <th>OVC<br />record </th> <th>Season<br />record </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>14–6 </td> <td>31–25 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>15–8 </td> <td>32–26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>Austin Peay </td> <td>17–6 </td> <td>34–24 </td> <td>Austin Peay </td> <td>17–6 </td> <td>34–24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>Austin Peay<br />Eastern Kentucky </td> <td>19–7 </td> <td>40–24<br />31–23 </td> <td>Austin Peay </td> <td>19–7 </td> <td>40–24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>24–6 </td> <td>40–17 </td> <td>Austin Peay </td> <td>22–7 </td> <td>47–15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td> <td>23–7 </td> <td>37–20 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>18–12 </td> <td>36–27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td> <td>22–8 </td> <td>36–23 </td> <td>Morehead State </td> <td>20–10 </td> <td>38–22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td> <td>22–8 </td> <td>39–21 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td> <td>22–8 </td> <td>39–21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>23–7 </td> <td>39–18 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>23–7 </td> <td>39–18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>27–3 </td> <td>53–12 </td> <td>Morehead State </td> <td>18–12 </td> <td>37–26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>22–8 </td> <td>39–23 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>22–8 </td> <td>39–23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>Canceled </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri State </td> <td>17–10 </td> <td>30–22 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri State </td> <td>17–10 </td> <td>30–22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li># = 2009 Eastern Illinois lost 1 conference and 4 non-conference games by forfeit for using an ineligible player.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Softball">Softball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Softball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>This is a list of the champions since 2010.</i> </p> <table class="wikitable" width="80%;""> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>OVC<br />record </th> <th>Season<br />record </th> <th>Tournament champion </th> <th>OVC<br />record </th> <th>Season<br />record </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>22–3 </td> <td>47–11 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>13–6 </td> <td>30–19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>Eastern Illinois </td> <td>26–4 </td> <td>40–12 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>21–9 </td> <td>40–21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>23–6 </td> <td>39–22 </td> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>23–6 </td> <td>39–22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><i>East–</i> Eastern Kentucky<br /><i>West–</i> Eastern Illinois </td> <td>19–6<br />20–3 </td> <td>36–20<br />36–14 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>11–11 </td> <td>30–27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><i>East–</i> Jacksonville State<br /><i>West–</i> SIUE </td> <td>22–5<br />19–5 </td> <td>40–15<br />30–23 </td> <td>SIUE </td> <td>19–5 </td> <td>30–23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>SIUE </td> <td>20–6 </td> <td>43–16 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>15–11 </td> <td>33–28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>26–0 </td> <td>43–17 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>26–0 </td> <td>43–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>15–1 </td> <td>41–12 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>15–1 </td> <td>41–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Eastern Kentucky </td> <td>19–3 </td> <td>45–21 </td> <td>Jacksonville State </td> <td>16–6 </td> <td>35–25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri State<br />Jacksonville State </td> <td>17–5 </td> <td>46–18<br />36–15 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri State </td> <td>17–5 </td> <td>46–18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>Canceled </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td> <td>23–6 </td> <td>30–17 </td> <td>Eastern Kentucky </td> <td>22–9 </td> <td>35–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>21–7 </td> <td>40–18–1 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>21–7 </td> <td>40–18–1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's_soccer"><span id="Men.27s_soccer"></span>Men's soccer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Men's soccer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Men's soccer was first sponsored by the OVC in 2023.</i><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular season champions </th> <th>Tournament champions </th></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>SIUE </td> <td>SIUE </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_soccer"><span id="Women.27s_soccer"></span>Women's soccer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Women's soccer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>This is a list of champions since 2010.</i><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular season champions </th> <th>Tournament champions </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>Morehead State </td> <td>Morehead State </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td> <td>UT Martin </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>UT Martin </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>Morehead State </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td> <td>SIUE </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>Murray State </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>SIUE </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>Murray State </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>Murray State </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Southeast Missouri </td> <td>Belmont </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020-21 </td> <td>Murray State </td> <td>SIUE </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>UT Martin </td> <td>SIUE </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>SIUE </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Tennessee Tech </td> <td>Morehead State </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Valley_Conference&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">School </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Football stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Soccer stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Basketball arena </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Baseball stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Softball stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Volleyball arena </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#004C97;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #75787B, inset -2px -2px 0 #75787B;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Illinois_Panthers" title="Eastern Illinois Panthers"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000008B-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Eastern Illinois</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/O%27Brien_Field_(Charleston)" title="O'Brien Field (Charleston)">O'Brien Field</a> </td> <td>10,000 </td> <td>Lakeside Soccer Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lantz_Arena" title="Lantz Arena">Lantz Arena</a> </td> <td>5,300 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Stadium_at_Monier_Field" title="Coaches Stadium at Monier Field">Coaches Stadium<br />at Monier Field</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td>Williams Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002200000000000000♠">200</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lantz_Arena" title="Lantz Arena">Lantz Arena</a> </td> <td>5,300 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B5A36A, inset -2px -2px 0 #B5A36A;"><a href="/wiki/Lindenwood_Lions" title="Lindenwood Lions"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Lindenwood</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harlen_C._Hunter_Stadium" title="Harlen C. Hunter Stadium">Hunter Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003745000000000000♠">7,450</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harlen_C._Hunter_Stadium" title="Harlen C. Hunter Stadium">Hunter Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003745000000000000♠">7,450</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Hyland_Performance_Arena" title="Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena">Hyland Arena</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003327000000000000♠">3,270</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock_Sports_Complex" title="Lou Brock Sports Complex">Lou Brock Sports Complex</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002700000000000000♠">700</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock_Sports_Complex" title="Lou Brock Sports Complex">Lou Brock Sports Complex</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002300000000000000♠">300</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Hyland_Performance_Arena" title="Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena">Hyland Arena</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003327000000000000♠">3,270</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#6E2639;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A7A9AC, inset -2px -2px 0 #A7A9AC;"><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Trojans" title="Little Rock Trojans"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Little Rock</b></span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td>Coleman Sports Complex </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002300000000000000♠">300</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Stephens_Center" title="Jack Stephens Center">Jack Stephens Center</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003560000000000000♠">5,600</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Hogan_Field" title="Gary Hogan Field">Gary Hogan Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003255000000000000♠">2,550</span> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-softball school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Stephens_Center" title="Jack Stephens Center">Jack Stephens Center</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003560000000000000♠">5,600</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#005EB8;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCF00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCF00;"><a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles" title="Morehead State Eagles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Morehead State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jayne_Stadium" title="Jayne Stadium">Jayne Stadium</a> </td> <td>10,000 </td> <td>Jayne Stadium </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004100000000000000♠">10,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Johnson_Arena" title="Ellis Johnson Arena">Ellis Johnson Arena</a> </td> <td>6,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Field" title="Allen Field">John "Sonny" Allen Field</a> </td> <td>1,200 </td> <td>University Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Johnson_Arena" title="Ellis Johnson Arena">Ellis Johnson Arena</a> </td> <td>6,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks" title="Southeast Missouri State Redhawks"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Southeast Missouri State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houck_Stadium" title="Houck Stadium">Houck Stadium</a> </td> <td>11,015 </td> <td>Houck Stadium </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004110150000000000♠">11,015</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Show_Me_Center" title="Show Me Center">Show Me Center</a> </td> <td>6,972 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capaha_Field" title="Capaha Field">Capaha Field</a> </td> <td>2,000 </td> <td>Southeast Softball Complex </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td>Houck Fieldhouse </td> <td>1,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#002856;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CF102D, inset -2px -2px 0 #CF102D;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Indiana_Screaming_Eagles" title="Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Southern Indiana</b></span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td>Strassweg Field </td> <td>550 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Arena" title="Liberty Arena">Liberty Arena</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003480000000000000♠">4,800</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=USI_baseball_field&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="USI baseball field (page does not exist)">USI baseball field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003120000000000000♠">1,200</span> </td> <td>USI Softball Field </td> <td>400 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Arena" title="Liberty Arena">Liberty Arena</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003480000000000000♠">4,800</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#D81E05;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><a href="/wiki/SIU_Edwardsville_Cougars" title="SIU Edwardsville Cougars"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>SIU Edwardsville</b></span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td>Bob Guelker Field at <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Korte_Stadium" title="Ralph Korte Stadium">Ralph Korte Stadium</a> </td> <td>4,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vadalabene_Center" title="Vadalabene Center">First Community Arena</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003400000000000000♠">4,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_E._Lee_Field_at_Simmons_Baseball_Complex" title="Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex">Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex</a> </td> <td>1,500 </td> <td>Cougar Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002800000000000000♠">800</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vadalabene_Center" title="Vadalabene Center">First Community Arena</a> </td> <td>4,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#171796;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF0504, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF0504;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Tigers_and_Lady_Tigers" title="Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Tennessee State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Stadium" title="Nissan Stadium">Nissan Stadium</a> </td> <td>68,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-soccer school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gentry_Complex" title="Gentry Complex">Gentry Complex</a> </td> <td>10,500 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td> <td>Tiger Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td> <td>Kean Hall </td> <td>2,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#4F2984;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFDD00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFDD00;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Tennessee Tech</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tucker_Stadium" title="Tucker Stadium">Tucker Stadium</a> </td> <td>16,500 </td> <td>Tech Soccer Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002800000000000000♠">800</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eblen_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Eblen Center">Eblen Center</a> </td> <td>9,280 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bush_Stadium_at_Averitt_Express_Baseball_Complex" title="Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex">Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex</a> </td> <td>1,100 </td> <td>Tech Softball Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002800000000000000♠">800</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eblen_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Eblen Center">Eblen Center</a> </td> <td>9,280 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#0D223F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F58220, inset -2px -2px 0 #F58220;"><a href="/wiki/UT_Martin_Skyhawks" title="UT Martin Skyhawks"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>UT Martin</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graham_Stadium" title="Graham Stadium">Graham Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,500 </td> <td>Skyhawk Soccer Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skyhawk_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Skyhawk Arena">Skyhawk Arena</a> </td> <td>4,300 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skyhawk_Park" title="Skyhawk Park">Skyhawk Baseball Field</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td>Bettye Giles Softball Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skyhawk_Fieldhouse" title="Skyhawk Fieldhouse">Skyhawk Fieldhouse</a> </td> <td>3,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#663399;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Illinois_Leathernecks" title="Western Illinois Leathernecks"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Western Illinois</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanson_Field" title="Hanson Field">Hanson Field</a> </td> <td>16,368 </td> <td>John MacKenzie Alumni Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Hall" title="Western Hall">Western Hall</a> </td> <td>5,139 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_D._Boyer_Stadium" title="Alfred D. Boyer Stadium">Alfred D. Boyer Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td> <td>Mary Ellen McKee Stadium </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002550000000000000♠">550</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Hall" title="Western Hall">Western Hall</a> </td> <td>5,139 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;" colspan="5">Men's soccer affiliates </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">School </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;">Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#062F87;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4D09, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4D09;"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_Huskies_men%27s_soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Christian Huskies men's soccer"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Houston Christian</b></span></a> </td> <td>Sorrels Field </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; 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