Editing Ohio Valley Conference

{{short description|US college athletic conference}}
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| logo         = Ohio Valley Conference logo.svg
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| founded      = {{start date and age|1948}}
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision  = [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]
| teams        = 11
| sports       = 20
| mens         = 9
| womens       = 10
| coed         = 1
| region       = [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] and [[Southern United States|South]]
| headquarters = [[Brentwood, Tennessee]]
| commissioner = Beth DeBauche
| since        = 2009
| website      = {{URL|https://ovcsports.com/|ovcsports.com}}
| map          = Ohio Valley Conference Map.svg
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The '''Ohio Valley Conference''' ('''OVC''') is a collegiate [[List of NCAA conferences|athletic conference]] which operates in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] and [[Southeastern United States|Southeastern]] [[United States]]. It participates in [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]; the conference's [[College football|football]] programs compete in [[OVC–Big South Football Association|partnership]] with the [[Big South Conference]] in the [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (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.

==History==
''Primary source:''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ovcsports.com/sports/2012/6/13/GEN_0613124325.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001509/http://www.ovcsports.com/sports/2012/6/13/GEN_0613124325.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |title=OVC History |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=July 28, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref><br />
The Ohio Valley Conference can trace its roots to 1941 when [[Murray State Racers|Murray State]] athletic director Roy Stewart, [[Eastern Kentucky Colonels|Eastern Kentucky]] athletic director Charles "Turkey" Hughes, and [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|Western Kentucky]] 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 [[Louisville Cardinals|Louisville]], [[Morehead State Eagles|Morehead State]], and [[Evansville Purple Aces|Evansville]] 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.

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 [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically Black university]], [[Tennessee State University]], 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 [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]] or [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]]. That distinction changed when both [[Hampton University]] and [[North Carolina A&T State University]] joined the [[Big South Conference]] in 2018 and 2021, respectively; both schools have since joined the [[Coastal Athletic Association]].

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 [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women|AIAW]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ovcsports.sidearmsports.com/staff.aspx?staff=1 |title=Staff Directory |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference/Sidearm Sports |date=July 29, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930173930/http://ovcsports.sidearmsports.com/staff.aspx?staff=1 |archive-date=September 30, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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.

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 [[Atlantic Sun Conference]] (then branded as the ASUN Conference; "ASUN" is still the official abbreviation).<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://asunsports.org/general/2020-21/releases/20210126nthmsg |title=ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=January 29, 2021}}</ref> At that time, the OVC was searching for teams to replace both.<ref>{{cite web|last=Verdun|first=Dan|date=February 5, 2021|title=With two members leaving, the Ohio Valley Conference searches for answers|url=https://www.chicagonow.com/prairie-state-pigskin/2021/02/with-two-members-leaving-the-ohio-valley-conference-searches-for-answers/|website=ChicagoNow}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=September 17, 2021|title=ASUN Conference Welcomes Austin Peay State University as its Newest Member|url=https://www.asunsports.org/general/2021-22/releases/20210916gkbm0v|publisher=ASUN Conference|language=en}}</ref> Non-football Belmont left for the [[Missouri Valley Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Organ|first=Mike|title=Belmont leaving the Ohio Valley Conference, according to report|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2021/09/26/belmont-leaving-ohio-valley-conference-according-report-missouri-valley/5849404001/|access-date=September 28, 2021|website=The Tennessean|language=en-US}}</ref> 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 [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]], and also announced that it would continue to house its rifle team in the OVC.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://goracers.com/news/2022/1/6/general-murray-state-racers-jan-7.aspx |title=Murray State University Joins The Missouri Valley Conference |publisher=Murray State Racers |date=January 7, 2022 |accessdate=January 7, 2022}}</ref> In a separate statement, Murray State's president indicated that the [[Murray State Racers football|football team]] 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.murrayledger.com/news/local/murray-state-accepts-mvc-invitation/article_a39e8528-71ab-11ec-9869-c3dcb945c1a2.html |title=Murray State accepts MVC invitation |first=John |last=Wright |newspaper=Murray Ledger & Times |location=Murray, KY |date=January 10, 2022 |accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref> Murray State would eventually be accepted by the MVFC effective in 2023.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://valley-football.org/news/2022/4/3/murray-state-football-to-join-missouri-valley-football-conference-july-of-2023.aspx |title=Murray State Football To Join Missouri Valley Football Conference July of 2023 |publisher=Missouri Valley Football Conference |date=April 4, 2022 |accessdate=April 6, 2022}}</ref>

Also in July 2022, the OVC added two non-football members in the [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]], athletically known as Little Rock,<ref name=LittleRock>{{cite press release |url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2021/12/8/baseball-little-rock-receives-board-approval-to-join-ohio-valley-conference.aspx |title=Little Rock Receives Board Approval to Join Ohio Valley Conference |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref> and the [[University of Southern Indiana]], which started a transition from [[NCAA Division II]],<ref name=USI>{{cite press release|url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2022/2/8/general-university-of-southern-indiana-to-join-the-ohio-valley-conference-in-2022-23.aspx |title=University of Southern Indiana to Join the Ohio Valley Conference in 2022-23 |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=February 9, 2022 |accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> plus a new football-sponsoring member in [[Lindenwood University]], also transitioning from D-II.<ref name=Lindenwood>{{cite press release|url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2022/2/22/general-lindenwood-university-to-join-the-ohio-valley-conference-in-2022-23.aspx |title=Lindenwood University to Join the Ohio Valley Conference in 2022-23 |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=February 23, 2022 |accessdate=February 23, 2022}}</ref>

According to a report from Matt Brown of the ''Extra Points'' 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 [[Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions and Golden Lady Lions|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]] and [[Western Illinois Leathernecks|Western Illinois]], plus potential Division II upgraders [[Grand Valley State Lakers|Grand Valley State]], [[Hillsdale Chargers|Hillsdale]], and [[Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters|Lincoln Memorial]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.extrapointsmb.com/breaking-mvc-expected-to-add-murray-state-uic/ |title=MVC expected to add Murray State, likely to add more |first=Matt |last=Brown |website=Extra Points |date=January 5, 2022 |accessdate=January 7, 2022}}</ref>

On February 22, 2022, the conference announced its intent to combine its football membership with the [[Big South Conference]] beginning in 2023 and operate as the [[OVC–Big South Football Association]]. The alliance follows the model that the ASUN and [[Western Athletic Conference]] used in 2021 and 2022 before merging their football leagues in 2023 as the [[United Athletic Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2022/2/22/big-south-and-ohio-valley-conference-announce-football-agreement.aspx |title=Big South and Ohio Valley Conference Announce Football Agreement |publisher=Big South Conference |date=February 22, 2022 |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

Shortly after the 2022 membership changes took effect, the OVC and the [[Horizon League]] 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.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://horizonleague.org/news/2022/7/5/horizon-league-announces-innovative-partnership-with-ohio-valley-conference-and-mens-tennis-programs-adds-chicago-state-as-an-affiliate-member-for-mens-and-womens-tennis.aspx |title=Horizon League Announces Innovative Partnership with Ohio Valley Conference and Men's Tennis Programs, Adds Chicago State as an Affiliate Member for Men's and Women's Tennis |publisher=Horizon League |date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2022}}</ref>

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 [[Chicago State University]], [[Houston Christian University]], [[University of the Incarnate Word]], and [[Liberty University]].<ref name=OVCMensSoccer>{{cite press release|url=https://ovcsports.com/news/2023/3/27/ovc-adds-mens-soccer-as-championship-sport.aspx |title=OVC Adds Men's Soccer as Championship Sport |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2023}}</ref> Chicago State was also announced as an incoming men's and women's golf associate on that day.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://ovcsports.com/news/2023/3/28/chicago-state-to-join-ovc-as-affiliate-for-mens-womens-golf.aspx |title=Chicago State to Join OVC as Affiliate for Men's & Women's Golf |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref> Chicago State's OVC teams left the conference at the end of the 2023–24 school year when the university joined the [[Northeast Conference]], which sponsors all sports that CSU housed in the OVC.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2023/12/5/GEN_ChicagoSt_Membership_Announcement_23.aspx|title=Windy City Welcome: Chicago State Roars Into NEC|publisher=Northeast Conference|date=December 5, 2023|accessdate=December 5, 2023}}</ref>

On May 12, 2023, it was announced that [[Western Illinois University]] would join the OVC from the [[Summit League]] in most non-football sports beginning for the 2023 season. Western Illinois football, which was then a member of the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]], played the 2023 season in that league before joining the university's other sports in the OVC for the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=19258 |title=Leatherneck Athletics Moving to Ohio Valley Conference for All Sports |publisher=Western Illinois University |date=May 12, 2023 |access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> Western later announced its men's soccer team would also play the 2023 season in its former all-sports home of the [[Summit League]] before joining the OVC in 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://ovcsports.com/news/2023/6/21/general-western-illinois-officially-becomes-an-ovc-member.aspx |title=Western Illinois Officially Becomes an OVC Member |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=June 30, 2023 |access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref>

==OVC Digital Network==
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 [[streaming video]] coverage of many athletic events that had been in place since 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2012/8/20/BB_0820122244.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001509/http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2012/8/20/BB_0820122244.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |title=Ohio Valley Conference Launches OVC Digital Network |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=August 22, 2012 |access-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> 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.

In its first two years, the network provided well over 600,000 viewings of streamed live video of more than 1,400 events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2014/7/29/GEN_0729142851.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001509/http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2014/7/29/GEN_0729142851.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |title=OVC Digital Network Ready For Year Three |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=August 21, 2014 |access-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref>

In the 2018–19 school year, the coverage previously carried on the OVC Digital Network was switched over to [[ESPN+]].

==Member schools==

===Full members===
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|-
!Institution !! Location !! Founded !! Joined !! Type !! Enrollment !! Endowment<br />(millions) !! Nickname !! class="unsortable"|Colors
|-
| {{sort|Little Rock|'''[[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]]'''}}
| [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| 1927
| 2022
| rowspan="2" | Public
| 8,197
| $80
| [[Little Rock Trojans|Trojans]]
| {{college color boxes|Little Rock Trojans}}
|-
| '''[[Eastern Illinois University]]'''
| [[Charleston, Illinois]]
| 1895
| 1996
| 8,857
| $87.3
| [[Eastern Illinois Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Eastern Illinois Panthers}}
|-
| {{sort|Lindenwood University|'''[[Lindenwood University]]'''}}
| [[St. Charles, Missouri]]
| 1827
| 2022
| Private
| 6,992
| $143.4
| [[Lindenwood Lions|Lions]]
| {{college color boxes|Lindenwood Lions}}
|-
| '''[[Morehead State University]]'''
| [[Morehead, Kentucky]]
| 1887
| 1948
| rowspan="8" | Public
| 8,810
| $71
| [[Morehead State Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Morehead State Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[Southeast Missouri State University]]'''
| [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]
| 1873
| 1991
| 9,927
| $84.2
| [[Southeast Missouri State Redhawks|Redhawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Southeast Missouri State Redhawks}}
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]]'''
| [[Edwardsville, Illinois]]
| 1957
| 2008
| 12,860
| $27.4
| [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars|Cougars]]
| {{college color boxes|SIU Edwardsville Cougars}}
|-
| {{sort|Southern Indiana|'''[[University of Southern Indiana]]'''}}
| [[Evansville, Indiana]]
| 1965
| 2022
| 9,489<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usi.edu/news/releases/2024/09/usi-enrollment-continues-to-grow | title=USI enrollment continues to grow}}</ref>
| $103
| [[Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles|Screaming Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[Tennessee State University]]'''
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1912
| 1986{{efn|group=full|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).}}
| 9,218
| $91.1
| [[Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers|Tigers/Lady Tigers]]
| {{college color boxes|Tennessee State Tigers}}
|-
| '''[[Tennessee Technological University]]'''
| [[Cookeville, Tennessee]]
| 1915
| 1949
| 9,902
| $96.2
| [[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Golden Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[University of Tennessee at Martin]]'''
| [[Martin, Tennessee]]
| 1927
| 1992
| 6,873
| $51
| [[UT Martin Skyhawks|Skyhawks]]
| {{college color boxes|UT Martin Skyhawks}}
|-
| '''[[Western Illinois University]]'''
| [[Macomb, Illinois]]
| 1899
| 2023{{efn|group=full|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.}}
| 7,643<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wiu.edu/IRP/enrollments/2023/spring/tdse.php | title=Total Student Enrollment - Western Illinois University }}</ref>
| $63.6
| [[Western Illinois Leathernecks|Leathernecks]]
| {{college color boxes|Western Illinois Leathernecks}}
|}

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|As of Fall 2021
|-
! Institution !! Location !! Founded !! Joining !! Type !! Enrollment !! Nickname !! class="unsortable"|Colors !! Current<br />conference !! Football<br />member?
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===Affiliate members===
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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Type
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! OVC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''[[Bryant University]]'''
| rowspan=3 | [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]]
| rowspan=3 | 1863
| rowspan=3 | 2024
| rowspan=3 | Private
| rowspan=3 | 3,751
| rowspan=3 | [[Bryant Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| rowspan=3 | {{college color boxes|Bryant Bulldogs}}
| men's golf
| rowspan=3 | [[America East Conference|America East]]
|-
| women's golf
|-
| women's tennis
|-
| '''[[Houston Christian University]]'''
| [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| 1960
| 2023
| Private
| 2,567
| [[Houston Christian Huskies|Huskies]]
| {{college color boxes|Houston Christian Huskies}}
| rowspan=3 | men's soccer
| rowspan=2 | [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
|-
| '''[[University of the Incarnate Word]]'''
| [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
| 1881
| 2023
| Private
| 9,366
| [[Incarnate Word Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| {{college color boxes|Incarnate Word Cardinals}}
|-
| '''[[Liberty University]]'''
| [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]
| 1971
| 2023
| Private
| 16,000{{efn|group=aff|Approximate on-campus enrollment. Including online students, Liberty claims an enrollment of over 130,000.}}
| [[Liberty Flames soccer|Flames]]
| {{college color boxes|Liberty Flames}} 
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[Murray State University]]'''
| [[Murray, Kentucky]]
| 1922
| 2022
| Public
| 10,495
| [[Murray State Racers|Racers]]
| {{college color boxes|Murray State Racers}}
| rifle
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|-
| '''[[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]]'''
| [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
| 1886
| 2020
| Public
| 11,388
| [[Chattanooga Mocs|Mocs]]
| {{college color boxes|Chattanooga Mocs}}
| beach volleyball
| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|}

{{notelist|group=aff}}

===Former full members===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Left
! Type
! Nickname
! class="unsortable|Colors
! Conference<br />they joined<br />after leaving<br />the OVC
! Current<br />conference
|-
| {{sort|Akron|'''[[University of Akron]]'''}}
| [[Akron, Ohio]]
| 1870
| 1980
| 1987
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[Akron Zips|Zips]]
| {{college color boxes|Akron Zips}}
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools#Full independents|NCAA D-I Independent]]
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
| '''[[Austin Peay State University]]'''
| [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]
| 1927
| 1962
| rowspan="2"| 2022
| [[Austin Peay Governors|Governors]]
| {{college color boxes|Austin Peay Governors}}
| colspan="2"| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
| '''[[Belmont University]]'''
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1890
| 2012
| Private
| [[Belmont Bruins|Bruins]]
| {{college color boxes|Belmont Bruins}}
| colspan="2"| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[East Tennessee State University]]'''
| [[Johnson City, Tennessee]]
| 1911
| 1958
| 1978
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[East Tennessee State Buccaneers|Buccaneers/<br />Lady Buccaneers]]{{efn|group=former|Since leaving the OVC, ETSU has dropped the word "Lady" from its women's team nicknames.}}
| {{college color boxes|East Tennessee State Buccaneers}}
| colspan="2"| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|-
| '''[[Eastern Kentucky University]]'''
| [[Richmond, Kentucky]]
| 1906
| rowspan="2"|1948
| 2021
| [[Eastern Kentucky Colonels|Colonels]]
| {{college color boxes|Eastern Kentucky Colonels}}
| colspan="2"| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
| {{sort|Evansville|'''[[University of Evansville]]'''}}
| [[Evansville, Indiana]]
| 1854
| 1952
| Private
| [[Evansville Purple Aces|Purple Aces]]
| {{college color boxes|Evansville Purple Aces}}
| [[Indiana Collegiate Conference|ICC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II]])}}
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Jacksonville State University]]''' 
| [[Jacksonville, Alabama]]
| 1883
| 2003
| 2021
| rowspan="5"|Public
| [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks|Gamecocks]]
| {{college color boxes|Jacksonville State Gamecocks}}
| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[University of Louisville]]'''
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1798
| 1948
| 1949
| [[Louisville Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| {{college color boxes|Louisville Cardinals}}
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools#Full independents|NCAA Independent]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| '''[[Marshall University]]'''
| [[Huntington, West Virginia]]
| 1837
| 1949
| 1952
| [[Marshall Thundering Herd|Thundering Herd]]
| {{college color boxes|Marshall Thundering Herd}}
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools#Full independents|NCAA Independent]]{{efn|group=former|Marshall left the OVC to become an Independent for one year prior to joining the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) effective with the 1953–54 school year.}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Middle Tennessee State University]]'''
| [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]
| 1911
| 1952
| 2000
| [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|Blue Raiders]]
| {{college color boxes|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[Murray State University]]'''
| [[Murray, Kentucky]]
| 1922
| 1948
| 2022
| [[Murray State Racers|Racers]]
| {{college color boxes|Murray State Racers}}
| colspan="2"|[[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Samford University]]'''
| [[Homewood, Alabama]]
| 1841
| 2003
| 2008
| Private
| [[Samford Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Samford Bulldogs}}
| colspan="2"| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|-
| '''[[Western Kentucky University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Western Kentucky rejoined the OVC for football only in the 1999 and 2000 football seasons (1999–2000 and 2000–01 school years).}}
| [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]]
| 1906
| 1948
| 1982
| rowspan="3"|Public
| [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers|Hilltoppers/<br />Lady Toppers]]
| {{college color boxes|WKU Hilltoppers}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''[[Youngstown State University]]'''
| rowspan="2"|[[Youngstown, Ohio]]
| rowspan="2"| 1908
| rowspan="2"| 1981
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| rowspan="2"| [[Youngstown State Penguins|Penguins]]
| rowspan="2"| {{college color boxes|Youngstown State Penguins}}
| [[Summit League|Mid-Continent]]
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|NCAA I-AA Independent]]<br />(football)
| [[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]]<br />(football)
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former affiliate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 80%"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left
!Type
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Sport
!Current<br />primary<br />conference
!Current<br />conference<br />in former<br />OVC sport
|-
| '''[[Chicago State University]]'''
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1867
| 2023–24
| 2024–25
| Public
| [[Chicago State Cougars|Cougars]]
| {{college color boxes|Chicago State Cougars}}
| men's soccer,<br>men's golf<br>women's golf
| colspan="2" | [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
|-
| '''[[Columbus State University]]'''
| [[Columbus, Georgia]]
| 1958
| 2012–13
| 2014–15
| Public
| [[Columbus State Cougars|Cougars]]
| {{college color boxes|Columbus State Cougars}}
| Rifle
| [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]]<br />{{Small|([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]])}}
| ''none''{{efn|group=faff|Columbus State dropped rifle after the 2014–15 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Murray State University]]'''
| [[Murray, Kentucky]]
| 1922
| 2022–23{{efn|group=faff|Measured from Murray State's departure as a full OVC member.}}
| 2023–24
| Public
| [[Murray State Racers football|Racers]]
| {{college color boxes|Murray State Racers}}
| Football
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]])}}
| [[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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 id:current   value:tan2

 id:former    value:tan1

 id:line      value:black

 id:bg        value:white
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 id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # all sports except for football
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   bar:1  color:Full from:1948 till:1949 text:[[University of Louisville|Louisville]] (1948–1949)
   bar:1  shift:(100) color:OtherC1 from:1949 till:1964 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:1  color:OtherC2 from:1964 till:1975 text:[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:1975 till:1995 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:1  color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2013 text:[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
   bar:1  shift:(-10) color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2014 text:[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:2  color:Full from:1948 till:1952 text:[[University of Evansville|Evansville]] (1948–1952)
   bar:2  shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:1952 till:1977 text:[[Indiana Collegiate Conference]]
   bar:2  color:OtherC1 from:1977 till:1979 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|DI]]
   bar:2  color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1994 text:[[Horizon League|MCC]]
   bar:2  color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:end text:[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]

   bar:3  color:Full from:1948 till:1982 text:[[Western Kentucky University|Western Kentucky]] (1948–1982)
   bar:3  color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1999 text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
   bar:3  color:AssocF from:1999 till:2001 text:('99–'01 in football)
   bar:3  color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:2014
   bar:3  color:OtherC2 from:2014 till:end text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]

   bar:4  color:Full from:1948 till:1996 text:[[Morehead State University|Morehead State]] (1948–present)
   bar:4  color:FullxF from:1996 till:end

   bar:5  color:Full from:1948 till:2021 text:[[Eastern Kentucky University|Eastern Kentucky]] (1948–2021)
   bar:5  color:OtherC1 from:2021 till:end text:[[ASUN Conference|ASUN]]

   bar:6  color:Full from:1948 till:2022 text:[[Murray State University|Murray State]] (1948–2022)
   bar:6  color:AssocF from:2022 till:2023 text:('22–'23 in football)
   bar:6  color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end text:

   bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1949
   bar:7  color:Full from:1949 till:1952 text:[[Marshall University|Marshall]] (1949–1952)
   bar:7  color:OtherC2 from:1952 till:1954
   bar:7  shift:(55) color:OtherC1 from:1954 till:1969 text:[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC2 from:1969 till:1976 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:1976 till:1997 text:[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC2 from:1997 till:2005 text:[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2022 text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC2 from:2022 till:end text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]

   bar:8  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1949
   bar:8  color:Full from:1949 till:end text:[[Tennessee Technological University|Tennessee Tech]] (1949–present)

   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1952 text:[[Volunteer State Athletic Conference|VSAC]]
   bar:9  color:Full from:1952 till:1999 text:[[Middle Tennessee State University|Middle Tennessee State]] (1952–2000)
   bar:9  color:FullxF from:1999 till:2000
   bar:9  color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2013 text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]

   bar:10  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1950 text:[[Smoky Mountain Conference|SMC]]
   bar:10  color:OtherC2 from:1950 till:1951
   bar:10  color:OtherC1 from:1951 till:1957 text:[[Volunteer State Athletic Conference|VSAC]]
   bar:10  color:Full from:1957 till:1978 text:[[East Tennessee State University|East Tennessee State]] (1957–1978)
   bar:10  color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:2005 text:[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
   bar:10  color:OtherC2 from:2005 till:2014 text:[[ASUN Conference|ASUN]]
   bar:10  color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:endtext:[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]

   bar:11  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1962 text:[[Volunteer State Athletic Conference|VSAC]]
   bar:11  color:Full from:1962 till:1997 text:[[Austin Peay State University|Austin Peay]] (1962–2022)
   bar:11  color:FullxF from:1997 till:2007 
   bar:11  color:Full from:2007 till:2022
   bar:11  color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:[[ASUN Conference|ASUN]]

   bar:12  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1966 text:[[Ohio Athletic Conference|OAC]]
   bar:12  color:OtherC2 from:1966 till:1978 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:12  shift:(-5) color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:1980 text:[[Summit League|MCC]]
   bar:12  color:Full from:1980 till:1987 text:[[University of Akron|Akron]] (1980–1987)
   bar:12  shift:(15) color:OtherC1 from:1987 till:1990 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:12  color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1992 text:[[Summit League|MCC]]
   bar:12  shift:(10) color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:end text:[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]

   bar:13  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1981 text:Independent
   bar:13  color:Full from:1981 till:1988 text:[[Youngstown State University|Youngstown State]] (1981–1988)
   bar:13  color:OtherC1 from:1988 till:1992
   bar:13  shift:(30) color:OtherC2 from:1992 till:2001 text:[[Summit League|MCC]]
   bar:13  color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:end text:[[Horizon League|Horizon]]

   bar:14  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1966 text:[[Midwest Athletic Association|Midwest]]
   bar:14  color:OtherC2 from:1966 till:1986 text:Independent
   bar:14  color:FullxF from:1986 till:1988 text:[[Tennessee State University|Tennessee State]] (1986–present)
   bar:14  color:Full from:1988 till:end

   bar:15  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1991 text:[[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|MIAA]]
   bar:15  color:Full from:1991 till:end text:[[Southeast Missouri State University|Southeast Missouri State]] (1991–present)

   bar:16  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1951 text:Indep.
   bar:16  color:OtherC2 from:1951 till:1971 text:[[Volunteer State Athletic Conference|VSAC]]
   bar:16  color:OtherC1 from:1971 till:1991 text:[[Gulf South Conference|GSC]]
   bar:16  shift:(-10) color:OtherC2 from:1991 till:1992 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:16  color:Full from:1992 till:end text:[[University of Tennessee at Martin|Tennessee-Martin]] (1992–present)

   bar:17  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1970 text:[[Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|IIAC]]
   bar:17  color:OtherC2 from:1970 till:1982 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:17  color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1989 text:[[Summit League|AMCU]]
   bar:17  color:OtherC1 from:1989 till:1996 text:[[Summit League|MCC]]
   bar:17  color:Full from:1996 till:end text:[[Eastern Illinois University|Eastern Illinois]] (1996–present)

   bar:18  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1954 text:[[Dixie Conference|Dixie]]
   bar:18  color:OtherC2 from:1954 till:1978 text:Independent
   bar:18  color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:2003 text:[[ASUN Conference|TAAC/A-Sun]]
   bar:18  color:Full from:2003 till:2008 text:[[Samford University|Samford]] (2003–2008)
   bar:18  shift:(60) color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:end text:[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]

   bar:19  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1959 text:[[Southern States Conference|AIC]]
   bar:19  color:OtherC1 from:1959 till:1971 text:[[Southern States Conference|ACC]]
   bar:19  color:OtherC2 from:1971 till:1993 text:[[Gulf South Conference|GSC]]
   bar:19  color:OtherC1 from:1993 till:1995 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:19  color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2003 text:[[ASUN Conference|TAAC/A-Sun]]
   bar:19  color:Full from:2003 till:2021 text:[[Jacksonville State University|Jacksonville State]]  (2003–2021)
   bar:19  shift:(-10) color:OtherC1 from:2021 till:2023 text:[[ASUN Conference|ASUN]]
   bar:19  color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]

   bar:20  color:OtherC1 from:1967 till:1995 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:20  color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2008 text:[[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]]
   bar:20  color:FullxF from:2008 till:end text:[[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|SIUE]] (2008–present)

   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:1952 till:1985 text:[[Volunteer State Athletic Conference|VSAC]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:1985 till:1996 text:[[Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference|TCAC]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2001 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:21 shift:(10) color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:2012 text:[[ASUN Conference|A-Sun]]
   bar:21 color:FullxF from:2012 till:2022 text:[[Belmont University|Belmont]] (2012–2022)
   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]

   bar:24  color:OtherC1 from:1970 till:1993 text:[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Independent]]
   bar:24  color:OtherC2 from:1993 till:1996 text:[[American Midwest Conference|AMC]]
   bar:24  color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2011 text:[[Heart of America Athletic Conference|HAAC]]
   bar:24  shift:(-5) color:OtherC2 from:2011 till:2012 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:24  color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:2019 text:[[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|MIAA]]
   bar:24  color:OtherC2 from:2019 till:2022 text:[[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]]
   bar:24  color:Full from:2022 till:end text:[[Lindenwood University|Lindenwood]] (2022–present)

   bar:25  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1961 text:Independent
   bar:25  color:OtherC2 from:1961 till:1977 text:[[Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference|AIC]]
   bar:25  color:OtherC1 from:1977 till:1979 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:25  color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1991 text:[[ASUN Conference|TAAC]]
   bar:25  color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:2022 text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
   bar:25  color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text:[[University of Arkansas at Little Rock|Little Rock]] (2022–present)

   bar:26  color:OtherC1 from:1970 till:1978 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:26  color:OtherC2 from:1978 till:2022 text:[[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]]
   bar:26  color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text:[[University of Southern Indiana|Southern Indiana]] (2022–present)

   bar:27  color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1970 text:[[Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|IIAC]]
   bar:27  color:OtherC2 from:1970 till:1982 text:Independent
   bar:27  color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1989 text:[[Summit League|AMCU]]
   bar:27  color:OtherC1 from:1989 till:2007 text:[[Summit League|MCC]]
   bar:27  color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2023 text:[[Summit League|Summit]]
   bar:27  color:FullxF from:2023 till:2024 text:[[Western Illinois University|Western Illinois]] (2023–present)
   bar:27  color:Full from:2024 till:end

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====Comments====
* Morehead State's football team competes in the [[Pioneer Football League]], a Division I FCS football-only conference whose members choose not to offer athletic scholarships for football.
* Austin Peay's football team left the OVC after the 1996 season to compete as an [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|NCAA D-I FCS Independent]]. 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.

==Conference divisions==
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.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!East Division
!West Division
|-
|Belmont
|Austin Peay
|-
|Eastern Kentucky
|Eastern Illinois
|-
|Jacksonville State
|Murray State
|-
|Morehead State
|SIU Edwardsville
|-
|Tennessee State
|Southeast Missouri
|-
|Tennessee Tech
|UT Martin
|}

==Sports offered==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ovcsports.com/ |title=Official Web Site of the Ohio Valley Conference |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |access-date=September 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001509/http://www.ovcsports.com/ |archive-date=October 2, 2015 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''Teams in OVC competition'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's||Coed
|-
| [[College baseball|Baseball]] || {{center|10}} || {{center|–}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| [[College basketball|Basketball]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|11}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Beach volleyball|Beach Volleyball]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|6}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|11}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[College football|Football]] || {{center|6}} || {{center|–}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Golf]] || {{center|11}}|| {{center|9}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]] || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|3}}
|-
| |[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{center|8}} || {{center|10}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[College softball|Softball]] || {{center|–}}||{{center|10}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[College tennis|Tennis]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|7}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| |[[Track and field#Indoor|Track and Field (Indoor)]] || {{center|8}} || {{center|10}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Track and field#Outdoor|Track and Field (Outdoor)]] || {{center|9}} || {{center|10}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Volleyball]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|11}}|| {{center|–}}
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
Departing members are displayed in red.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! School !! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross<br>Country !! Football !! Golf !! Rifle{{efn|group=m|[[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]] is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other.}} 
!Soccer!! Track<br>& Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track<br>& Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Total<br>OVC<br>Sports
|-
| Eastern Illinois ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} 
|{{yes}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| Lindenwood || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{yes}}|| {{no}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| Little Rock || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{no}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6 
|-
| Morehead State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}{{efn|group=m|Morehead State football competes at the non-scholarship FCS level in the [[Pioneer Football League]].}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}{{efn|group=m|name="Coed rifle"|Fields a single coed rifle team.}} 
|{{no}}|| {{no}} || {{yes}} || 6 
|-
| SIU Edwardsville ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} 
|{{yes}}||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||7 
|-
| Southeast Missouri ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} 
|{{no}}||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||6 
|-
| Southern Indiana || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{yes}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Tennessee State ||{{no}}{{efn|group=m|Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring baseball by no later than 2028.<ref name="tsu">{{cite news|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-organ/2024/04/23/tennessee-state-baseball-hbcu-ncaa-mikki-allen-soccer-swimming-hockey/73388243007/|title=Tennessee State is bringing baseball back as an NCAA-sanctioned sport|last=Organ|first=Mike|publisher=[[The Tennessean]]|date=April 23, 2024|access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref>}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{no}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Tennessee Tech || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{no}}|| {{no}} || {{no}} || 5
|-
| UT Martin || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}{{efn|group=m|Fields two separate rifle teams—one coed, and one women-only.}} 
|{{no}}|| {{no}} || {{no}} ||6 
|-
| Western Illinois || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" | '''Associate members'''
|-
|Bryant
|
|
|
|
|{{yes}}
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
|Houston Christian
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{yes}}
|
|
|1
|-
|Incarnate Word
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{yes}}
|
|
|1
|-
|Liberty
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{yes}}
|
|
|1
|-
| Murray State
|
|
|
|
|
|{{yes}}{{efn|group=m|name="Coed rifle"}}
| 
|
|
| 1
|-
! Totals || 10 || 11 || 11 || 7 || 11 || 3 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 77
<!-- |-
| colspan=10 align=center | '''Future members''' -->
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=m}}

;Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference which are played by OVC schools

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"
|-
! School 
!Ice Hockey !! Swimming & Diving  !! Rodeo{{efn|group=mn|Rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), not the NCAA.}} !! Tennis !! Volleyball !! Wrestling
|-
| Eastern Illinois 
| – || [[Summit League|Summit]] || – || –{{efn|group=mn|Eastern Illinois dropped men's tennis immediately after the 2024–25 season.<ref name=EIUten25>{{cite press release |url=https://eiupanthers.com/news/2025/5/12/general-eiu-discontinues-mens-womens-tennis.aspx |title=EIU Discontinues Men's & Women's Tennis |publisher=Eastern Illinois Panthers |date=May 12, 2025 |access-date=May 23, 2025}}</ref>}} || – || –
|-
| Lindenwood 
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)|Independent]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lindenwoodlions.com/news/2022/3/23/mens-ice-hockey-lindenwood-adds-ncaa-mens-division-i-hockey.aspx |title=Lindenwood Adds NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey|date=23 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> || – || – || – || [[Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association|MIVA]] || –
|-
| Little Rock 
| – || – || – || – || – || [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
|-
| SIU Edwardsville 
| – || – || – || – || – || [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
| Southern Indiana 
| – || [[Summit League|Summit]] || – || [[Horizon League|Horizon]] || – || –
|-
| Tennessee State 
|{{efn|group=mn|Tennessee State will add men's ice hockey for the 2025–26 season. They will compete as an [[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)|independent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsutigers.com/sports/2023/6/27/HockeyFAQ.aspx|title=Tennessee State University Hockey FAQ|publisher=Tennessee State Tigers|access-date=August 27, 2024}}</ref>}} || – || – || [[Horizon League|Horizon]] || – || –
|-
| Tennessee Tech 
| – || – || – || [[Horizon League|Horizon]] || – || –
|-
| UT Martin 
| – || – || NIRA{{efn|group=mn|UT Martin considers rodeo to be a varsity sport.}} || – || – || –
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=mn}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
Departing members in red.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Beach Volleyball !! Cross Country !! Golf !! Rifle{{efn|group=ws|[[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]] 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.}} !! Soccer !! Softball !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Volleyball (Indoor) !! Total OVC Sports
|-
| Eastern Illinois || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{no}}{{efn|group=ws|Eastern Illinois dropped women's tennis immediately after the 2024–25 season.<ref name=EIUten25/>}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 9
|-
| Lindenwood || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10 
|-
| Little Rock || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7 
|-
| Morehead State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}<sup>†</sup> ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 10 
|-
| Southeast Missouri ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8 
|-
| Southern Indiana || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| SIU Edwardsville ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8 
|-
| Tennessee State || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}{{efn|group=w|Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring women's soccer by no later than 2028.<ref name="tsu" />}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8 
|-
| Tennessee Tech ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8 
|-
| UT Martin || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}x2<sup>†</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Western Illinois || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| colspan=13 align=center | '''Associate members'''
|-
| Bryant ||  ||  ||  || {{yes}} ||  ||  ||  || {{yes}} ||  ||  ||  || 2
|-
| Chattanooga ||  || {{yes}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1
|-
| Murray State ||  ||  ||  ||  || {{yes}}<sup>†</sup> ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1
|-
! Totals || 11 || 6 || 11 || 9 || 4 || 10 || 10 || 7 || 10 || 10 || 11 || 100
|}

{{notelist|group=ws}}

;Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference which are played by OVC schools

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"
|-
! School !! Equestrian{{efn|group=wns|name=ESW|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program.}} !! Gymnastics !! Ice Hockey !! Lacrosse !! Rodeo{{efn|group=wns|Rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), not the NCAA. UT Martin considers rodeo to be a varsity sport.}}!! Stunt{{efn|group=wns|name=ESW}} !! Swimming & Diving !! Wrestling{{efn|group=ws|name=ESW}}
|-
| Eastern Illinois || — || — || — || — || — || — || [[Summit League|Summit]] || –
|-
| Lindenwood || — || — || [[Atlantic Hockey America|AHA]] || [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://asunsports.org/sports/wlax/2021-22/releases/20220429kfmz1o |title=#ASUNWLAX Announces Addition of Lindenwood for 2023 Season |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=May 2, 2022 |accessdate=May 7, 2022}}</ref> || — || — || — || Independent
|-
| Little Rock || — || — || — || — || — || — || [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] || –
|-
| Southeast Missouri || — || [[Midwest Independent Conference|MIC]] || — || — || — || — || – || –
|-
| Southern Indiana || – || – || – || – || – || — || [[Summit League|Summit]] || –
|-
| Tennessee State || – || – || – || – || – || — ||{{efn|group=w|Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring women's swimming & diving by no later than 2028.<ref name="tsu" />}} || –
|-
| UT Martin || [[Eastern College Athletic Conference|ECAC]] || — || — || — || NIRA || Independent ||— || — 
|}

{{notelist|group=wns}}

==Conference champions==

===Football conference champions===

''This is a list of the champions between 2010 and the 2023 establishment of the [[OVC–Big South Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2008/Pages%20427-441%20-%202007%20Standings.pdf|title=Conference Standings and Champions|access-date=March 7, 2009}}</ref> For the complete history, see [[List of Ohio Valley Conference football champions]].''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Regular Season Champion
!Record
!FCS Championship Result
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2010
|Southeast Missouri State 
| style="text-align:center;"|7–1
|Second Round
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
|Tennessee Tech* <br />Eastern Kentucky<br />Jacksonville State 
| style="text-align:center;"|6–2<br />6–2<br />6–2
|First Round<br />First Round<br />DNP
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
|Eastern Illinois
| style="text-align:center;"|6–1
|First Round
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2013
|Eastern Illinois
| style="text-align:center;"|8–0
|Quarterfinals
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
|Jacksonville State
| style="text-align:center;"|8–0
|Second Round
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
|Jacksonville State
| style="text-align:center;"|8–0
|FCS Championship Runner Up
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
|Jacksonville State
| style="text-align:center;"|7–0
|First Round
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
|Jacksonville State
| style="text-align:center;"|8–0
|Second Round
|-
| 2018
| Jacksonville State
| style="text-align:center;"|7–1
| Second Round
|- 
| 2019
| Austin Peay**<br  />Southeast Missouri State
| style="text-align:center;"|7–1
|Quarterfinals <br  />First Round
|- 
| 2020
| Jacksonville State
| style="text-align:center;"|6–1
| Quarterfinals 
|- 
| 2021
| UT Martin
| align=center | 5–1
| Second Round
|-
| 2022
| Southeast Missouri State*** <br />UT Martin
| style="text-align:center;"|5-0
| First Round
|}

* – Tennessee Tech won the tie-breaker and received the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.
** – Austin Peay won the tie-breaker and received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs.
*** - Southeast Missouri won the tie-breaker and received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs.

===Basketball===
''This is a list of the champions since 2010. For the complete men's history, see [[List of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball champions]].''
{{see also|Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament}}
{{see also|Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament}}
{| class="wikitable" "text-align:center; width=80%;"
|-
!rowspan="2" |Year
!colspan="3" |Men's
!
!colspan="3" |Women's
|-
!Regular Season Champion
!Record
!Tournament champion
!
!Regular Season Champion
!Record
!Tournament champion
|-
|2010–11
|Murray State
|14–4
|Morehead State <small>[[2011 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
|Tennessee Tech
|15–3
|UT Martin
|-
|2011–12
|Murray State
|15–1
|Murray State <small>[[2012 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
|UT Martin
|15–1
|UT Martin
|-
|2012–13
|<small>''East:''</small> Belmont<br /><small>''West:''</small> Murray State
|14–2<br />10–6
|Belmont <small>[[2013 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
|<small>''East:''</small> Tennessee Tech<br /><small>''West:''</small> Eastern Illinois
|12–4<br />12–4
|UT Martin
|-
|2013–14
|<small>''East:''</small> Belmont<br /><small>''West:''</small> Murray State
|14–2<br />13–3
|Eastern Kentucky <small>[[2014 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
|<small>''East:''</small> Belmont<br /><small>''West:''</small> UT Martin
|10–6<br />15–1
|UT Martin
|-
| 2014–15
| <small>''East:''</small> Eastern Kentucky &  Belmont<br /><small>''West:''</small> Murray State
| 11–5<br />16–0
| Belmont <small>[[2015 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
| UT Martin
| 16–0
| Tennessee State
|-
| 2015–16
| <small>''East:''</small> Belmont<br /><small>''West:''</small> UT Martin & Murray State
| 12–4<br />10–6
| Austin Peay <small>[[2016 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
! 
| UT Martin
| 14–2
| Belmont
|-
| 2016–17
| <small>''East:''</small> Belmont<br /><small>''West:''</small> UT Martin
| 15–1<br />10–6
| Jacksonville State <small>[[2017 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
! 
| Belmont
| 16–0
| Belmont
|-
| 2017–18
| Murray State
| 15–2
| Murray State <small>[[2018 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
| Belmont
| 18–0
| Belmont <small>[[2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
|-
| 2018–19
| Belmont<br />Murray State
| 16–2
| Murray State <small>[[2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
| Belmont
| 16–2
| Belmont <small>[[2019 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
|-
| 2019–20
| Belmont<br />Murray State
| 15–3
| Belmont <small>[[2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
| Belmont<br />UT Martin
| 16–2
| Southeast Missouri State <small>[[2020 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
|-
| 2020–21
| Belmont
| 18–2
| Morehead State <small>[[2021 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
| UT Martin
| 17–4
| Belmont <small>[[2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
|-
| 2021–22
| Murray State
| 18–0
| Murray State <small>[[2022 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
| Belmont
| 16–2
| Belmont <small>[[2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
|-
| 2022–23
| Morehead State
| 14–4
| Southeast Missouri <small>[[2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
| Little Rock
| 17–1
| Tennessee Tech <small>[[2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
|-
| 2023–24
| Little Rock<br>Morehead State<br>UT Martin
| 14–4
| Morehead State <small>[[2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
!
| Southern Indiana
| 17–1
| Southern Indiana <small>[[2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Tourney]]</small>
|}

===Baseball===
''This is a list of the champions since 2010.''

{| class="wikitable" "text-align:center; width=80%;"
|-
!Year 
!Regular Season Champion
!OVC<br />record
!Season<br />record
!Tournament champion
!OVC<br />record
!Season<br />record
|-
|2010
|Tennessee Tech
|14–6
|31–25
|Jacksonville State
|15–8
|32–26
|-
|2011
|Austin Peay
|17–6
|34–24
|Austin Peay
|17–6
|34–24
|-
|2012
|Austin Peay<br />Eastern Kentucky
|19–7
|40–24<br />31–23
|Austin Peay
|19–7
|40–24
|-
|2013
|Tennessee Tech
|24–6
|40–17
|Austin Peay
|22–7
|47–15
|-
|2014
|Southeast Missouri<!--The OVC is now using just "Southeast Missouri", without "State".-->
|23–7
|37–20
|Jacksonville State
|18–12
|36–27
|-
|2015
|Southeast Missouri
|22–8
|36–23
|Morehead State
|20–10
|38–22
|-
|2016
|Southeast Missouri
|22–8
|39–21
|Southeast Missouri
|22–8
|39–21
|-
|2017
|Tennessee Tech
||23–7
|39–18
|Tennessee Tech
||23–7
|39–18
|-
|2018
|Tennessee Tech
||27–3
|53–12
|Morehead State
||18–12
|37–26
|-
|2019
|Jacksonville State
|| 22–8
| 39–23
|Jacksonville State
|| 22–8
| 39–23
|-
|2020
|Canceled
|-
|2021
|Southeast Missouri State
|| 17–10
| 30–22
|Southeast Missouri State
|| 17–10
| 30–22
|}

* # = 2009 Eastern Illinois lost 1 conference and 4 non-conference games by forfeit for using an ineligible player.

===Softball===
''This is a list of the champions since 2010.''

{| class="wikitable" "text-align:center; width=80%;"
|-
!Year 
!Regular Season Champion
!OVC<br />record
!Season<br />record
!Tournament champion
!OVC<br />record
!Season<br />record
|-
|2010
|UT Martin
|22–3
|47–11
|Jacksonville State
|13–6
|30–19
|-
|2011
|Eastern Illinois
|26–4
|40–12
|Jacksonville State
|21–9
|40–21
|-
|2012
|UT Martin
|23–6
|39–22
|UT Martin
|23–6
|39–22
|-
|2013
|''East–'' Eastern Kentucky<br />''West–'' Eastern Illinois 
|19–6<br />20–3
|36–20<br />36–14
|Jacksonville State
|11–11
|30–27
|-
|2014
|''East–'' Jacksonville State<br />''West–'' SIUE 
|22–5<br />19–5
|40–15<br />30–23
|SIUE
|19–5
|30–23
|-
|2015
| SIUE
| 20–6
| 43–16
| Tennessee Tech
| 15–11
| 33–28
|-
|2016
| Jacksonville State
| 26–0
| 43–17
| Jacksonville State
| 26–0
| 43–17
|-
|2017
| Jacksonville State
| 15–1
| 41–12
| Jacksonville State
| 15–1
| 41–12
|-
|2018
| Eastern Kentucky
| 19–3
| 45–21
| Jacksonville State
| 16–6
| 35–25
|-
|2019
| Southeast Missouri State<br />Jacksonville State
| 17–5
| 46–18<br />36–15
| Southeast Missouri State
| 17–5
| 46–18
|-
|2020
|Canceled
|-
|2021
| Southeast Missouri
| 23–6
| 30–17
| Eastern Kentucky
| 22–9
| 35–17
|-
|2022
| Murray State
| 21–7
| 40–18–1
| Murray State
| 21–7
| 40–18–1
|}

===Men's soccer===
''Men's soccer was first sponsored by the OVC in 2023.''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ovcsports.com/news/2023/12/13/ovc-mens-soccer-report-final.aspx |title=OVC Men's Soccer Report - Final |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=December 13, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Regular season champions
!Tournament champions
|-
| 2023
| SIUE
| SIUE
|}

===Women's soccer===
''This is a list of champions since 2010.''<ref>{{cite web|author=OVC Sports |url=http://ovcsports.com/documents/2015/3/18/Soccer_Records.pdf |title=Ohio Valley Conference |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Regular season champions
!Tournament champions
|-
|2010
|Morehead State
|Morehead State
|-
|2011
|Southeast Missouri
|UT Martin
|-
|2012
|UT Martin
|UT Martin
|-
|2013
|UT Martin
|Morehead State
|-
|2014
|Southeast Missouri
|SIUE
|-
|2015
|Murray State
|Murray State
|-
|2016
|Murray State
|SIUE
|-
|2017
|Murray State
|Murray State
|-
|2018
|UT Martin
|Murray State
|-
|2019
|Southeast Missouri
|Belmont
|-
|2020-21
|Murray State
|SIUE
|-
|2021
|UT Martin
|SIUE
|-
| 2022
| Tennessee Tech
| SIUE
|-
| 2023
| Tennessee Tech
| Morehead State
|}

==Facilities==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Ohio Valley Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Soccer stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity | Softball stadium | Capacity | Volleyball arena | Capacity }}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Eastern Illinois Panthers |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Eastern Illinois Panthers|{{color|white|'''Eastern Illinois'''}}]]
| [[O'Brien Field (Charleston)|O'Brien Field]]
| 10,000
| Lakeside Soccer Field
| {{nts|1000}}
| [[Lantz Arena]]
| 5,300
| [[Coaches Stadium at Monier Field|Coaches Stadium<br />at Monier Field]]
| 500
| Williams Field
| {{nts|200}}
| [[Lantz Arena]]
| 5,300
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lindenwood Lions |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Lindenwood Lions|{{color|white|'''Lindenwood'''}}]]
| [[Harlen C. Hunter Stadium|Hunter Stadium]]
| {{nts|7450}}
| [[Harlen C. Hunter Stadium|Hunter Stadium]]
| {{nts|7450}}
| [[Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena|Hyland Arena]]
| {{nts|3270}}
| [[Lou Brock Sports Complex]]<!--Consists of separate baseball and softball stadiums-->
| {{nts|700}}
| [[Lou Brock Sports Complex]]
| {{nts|300}}
| [[Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena|Hyland Arena]]
| {{nts|3270}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Little Rock Trojans |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Little Rock Trojans|{{color|white|'''Little Rock'''}}]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ''Non-football school''
| Coleman Sports Complex
| {{nts|300}}
| [[Jack Stephens Center]]
| {{nts|5600}}
| [[Gary Hogan Field]]
| {{nts|2550}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ''Non-softball school''
| [[Jack Stephens Center]]
| {{nts|5600}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Morehead State Eagles |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Morehead State Eagles|{{color|white|'''Morehead State'''}}]]
| [[Jayne Stadium]]
| 10,000
| Jayne Stadium
| {{nts|10000}}
| [[Ellis Johnson Arena]]
| 6,500
| [[Allen Field|John "Sonny" Allen Field]]
| 1,200
| University Field
| {{nts|500}}
| [[Ellis Johnson Arena]]
| 6,500
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southeast Missouri State Redhawks |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Southeast Missouri State Redhawks|{{color|white|'''Southeast Missouri State'''}}]]
| [[Houck Stadium]]
| 11,015
| Houck Stadium
| {{nts|11015}}
| [[Show Me Center]]
| 6,972
| [[Capaha Field]]
| 2,000
| Southeast Softball Complex
| {{nts|1000}}
| Houck Fieldhouse
| 1,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles|{{color|white|'''Southern Indiana'''}}]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ''Non-football school''
| Strassweg Field
| 550
| [[Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles|Liberty Arena]]
| {{nts|4,800}}
| [[USI baseball field]]
| {{nts|1,200}}
| USI Softball Field
| 400
| [[Liberty Arena]]
| {{nts|4,800}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|SIU Edwardsville Cougars |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars|{{color|white|'''SIU Edwardsville'''}}]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ''Non-football school''
| Bob Guelker Field at [[Ralph Korte Stadium]]
| 4,000
| [[Vadalabene Center|First Community Arena]]
| {{nts|4000}}
| [[Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex]]
| 1,500
| Cougar Field
| {{nts|800}}
| [[Vadalabene Center|First Community Arena]]
| 4,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee State Tigers |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers|{{color|white|'''Tennessee State'''}}]]
| [[Nissan Stadium]]
| 68,000
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ''Non-soccer school''
| [[Gentry Complex]]
| 10,500
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ''Non-baseball school''
| Tiger Field
| {{nts|500}}
| Kean Hall
| 2,500
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|{{color|white|'''Tennessee Tech'''}}]]
| [[Tucker Stadium]]
| 16,500
| Tech Soccer Field
| {{nts|800}}
| [[Eblen Center]]
| 9,280
| [[Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex]]
| 1,100
| Tech Softball Field
| {{nts|800}}
| [[Eblen Center]]
| 9,280
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UT Martin Skyhawks |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[UT Martin Skyhawks|{{color|white|'''UT Martin'''}}]]
| [[Graham Stadium]]
| 7,500
| Skyhawk Soccer Field
| {{nts|500}}
| [[Skyhawk Arena]]
| 4,300
| [[Skyhawk Park|Skyhawk Baseball Field]]
| 500
| Bettye Giles Softball Field
| {{nts|500}}
| [[Skyhawk Fieldhouse]]
| 3,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Illinois Leathernecks |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Western Illinois Leathernecks|{{color|white|'''Western Illinois'''}}]]
| [[Hanson Field]]
| 16,368
| John MacKenzie Alumni Field
| {{nts|1,000}}
| [[Western Hall]]
| 5,139
| [[Alfred D. Boyer Stadium]]
| {{nts|500}}
| Mary Ellen McKee Stadium
| {{nts|550}}
| [[Western Hall]]
| 5,139
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|col1span=5|team=Ohio Valley Conference | Men's soccer affiliates}}
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Ohio Valley Conference | School | Stadium | Capacity }}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Houston Christian Huskies men's soccer|{{color|white|'''Houston Christian'''}}]]
| Sorrels Field
| {{nts|500}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Incarnate Word Cardinals |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Incarnate Word Cardinals men's soccer|{{color|white|'''Incarnate Word'''}}]]
| [[Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium]]
| {{nts|6000}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Liberty Flames |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Liberty Flames men's soccer|{{color|white|'''Liberty'''}}]]
| Osborne Stadium
| {{nts|1000}}
|}

==References==
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* {{Cite web|url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2018/8/15/general-espn.aspx|title=OVC Extends Agreement With ESPN, Will Broadcast Contests on ESPN+|website=ovcsports.com|language=en|access-date=February 27, 2020|date=August 27, 2018}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}

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