The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in 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, six of which compete in football in the conference.
History
Primary source:[1]
The Ohio Valley Conference can trace its roots to 1941 when Murray State athletic director Roy Stewart, Eastern Kentucky athletic director Charles "Turkey" Hughes, and 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, Morehead State, and 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 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 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.[2]
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).[3] At that time, the OVC was searching for teams to replace both.[4]
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.[5] Non-football Belmont left for the Missouri Valley Conference.[6] 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.[7] In a separate statement, Murray State's president indicated that the 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.[8] Murray State would eventually be accepted by the MVFC effective in 2023.[9]
Also in July 2022, the OVC added two non-football members in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, athletically known as Little Rock,[10] and the University of Southern Indiana, which started a transition from NCAA Division II,[11] plus a new football-sponsoring member in Lindenwood University, also transitioning from D-II.[12]
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 and Western Illinois, plus potential Division II upgraders Grand Valley State, Hillsdale, and Lincoln Memorial.[13]
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 Big South–OVC 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.[14]
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.[15]
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.[16] Chicago State was also announced as an incoming men's and women's golf associate on that day.[17] Chicago State's OVC teams will leave the conference at the end of the 2023–24 school year when the university joins the Northeast Conference, which sponsors all of CSU's OVC sports.[18]
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.[19] 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.[20]
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.[21] 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.[22]
In the 2018–19 school year, the coverage previously carried on the OVC Digital Network was switched over to ESPN+.
Member schools
Full members
- Notes
- ^ Postal address; the campus actually lies in unincorporated Vanderburgh County.
- ^ 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).
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.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | OVC sport(s) |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago State University | Chicago, Illinois | 1867 | 2023 | Public | 2,620 | Cougars | men's soccer, men's golf women's golf |
Independent (NEC in 2024) | |
| Houston Christian University | Houston, Texas | 1960 | 2023 | Private | 2,567 | Huskies | men's soccer | Southland | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, Texas | 1881 | 2023 | Private | 9,366 | Cardinals | men's soccer | Southland | |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, Virginia | 1971 | 2023 | Private | 15,000 | Flames | men's soccer | CUSA | |
| Murray State University | Murray, Kentucky | 1922 | 2022 | Public | 10,495 | Racers | rifle | MVC | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1886 | 2020 | Public | 11,388 | Mocs | beach volleyball | SoCon |
Former full members
- Notes
- ^ Since leaving the OVC, ETSU has dropped the word "Lady" from its women's team nicknames.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Western Kentucky rejoined the OVC for football only in the 1999 and 2000 football seasons (1999–2000 and 2000–01 school years).
Former affiliate members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Left | Type | Nickname | Colors | Sport | Current primary conference |
Current conference in former OVC sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus State University | Columbus, Georgia | 1958 | 2012–13 | 2014–15 | Public | Cougars | Rifle | Peach Belt (NCAA D-II) |
none[a] | |
| Murray State University | Murray, Kentucky | 1922 | 2022–23[b] | 2023–24 | Public | Racers | Football | MVC (NCAA D-I) |
MVFC |
- Notes
Membership timeline
Full members (all sports) Full members (non-football) Associate members (football-only) Associate members (other) Other Conference Other Conference
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 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.
| 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.[24]
| Sport | Men's | Women's | Coed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | 10 |
– |
–
|
| Basketball | 11 |
11 |
–
|
| Beach Volleyball | – |
6 |
–
|
| Cross Country | 11 |
11 |
–
|
| Football | 6 |
– |
–
|
| Golf | 11 |
9 |
–
|
| Rifle | 0 |
0 |
3
|
| Soccer | 8 |
10 |
–
|
| Softball | – |
10 |
–
|
| Tennis | – |
7 |
–
|
| Track and Field (Indoor) | 8 |
10 |
–
|
| Track and Field (Outdoor) | 9 |
10 |
–
|
| Volleyball | – |
11 |
–
|
Men's sponsored sports by school
Departing members are displayed in red.
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country |
Football | Golf | Rifle[a] | Soccer | Track & Field (Indoor) |
Track & Field (Outdoor) |
Total OVC Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Lindenwood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[b] | Yes[b] | 8 |
| Little Rock | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 6 |
| Morehead State | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[c] | Yes | Yes[d] | 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 | 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[e] | No | No | No | 6 |
| Western Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[f] | Yes | No | No[g] | Yes | Yes | 6 |
| Associate members | ||||||||||
| Chicago State | Yes | Yes | 2 | |||||||
| Houston Christian | Yes | 1 | ||||||||
| Incarnate Word | Yes | 1 | ||||||||
| Liberty | Yes | 1 | ||||||||
| Murray State | Yes[d] | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 77 |
- Notes
- ^ Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other.
- ^ a b At the conclusion of the 2023-24 season Lindenwood will drop Men's Lacrosse, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field, and wrestling.
- ^ Morehead State football competes at the non-scholarship FCS level in the Pioneer Football League.
- ^ a b Fields a single coed rifle team.
- ^ Fields two separate rifle teams—one coed, and one women-only.
- ^ Western Illinois football is playing in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2023 before moving to the OVC in 2024.
- ^ Western Illinois men's soccer is playing in the Summit League in 2023 before moving to the OVC in 2024.
- Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference which are played by OVC schools
| School | Ice Hockey | Lacrosse | Swimming & Diving | Rodeo[a] | Tennis | Volleyball | Wrestling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | – | – | Summit | – | Horizon | – | – |
| Lindenwood | Independent[25] | ASUN[b] | Summit[b] | – | Horizon[b] | MIVA | Independent[b] |
| Little Rock | – | – | – | – | – | – | Pac-12 |
| SIU Edwardsville | – | – | – | – | – | – | MAC |
| Southern Indiana | – | – | Summit | – | Horizon | – | – |
| Tennessee State | – | – | – | – | Horizon | – | – |
| Tennessee Tech | – | – | – | – | Horizon | – | – |
| UT Martin | – | – | – | NIRA[c] | – | – | – |
- Notes
- ^ Rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), not the NCAA.
- ^ a b c d At the conclusion of the 2023-24 season Lindenwood will drop Men's Lacrosse, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field, and wrestling.
- ^ UT Martin considers rodeo to be a varsity sport.
Women's sponsored sports by school
Departing members in red.
| School | Basketball | Beach Volleyball | Cross Country | Golf | Rifle [a] | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track & Field (Indoor) |
Track & Field (Outdoor) |
Volleyball (Indoor) | Total OVC Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| 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† | 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 | 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 | Yesx2† | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 7 |
| Western Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| Associate members | ||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | Yes | 1 | ||||||||||
| Chicago State | Yes | 1 | ||||||||||
| Murray State | Yes† | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 99 |
- Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference which are played by OVC schools
| School | Equestrian[a] | Field Hockey | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Lacrosse | Rodeo[b] | Stunt[a] | Swimming & Diving | Wrestling[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Summit | – |
| Lindenwood | — | Independent[c] | MIC[c] | CHA | ASUN[26] | — | — | Summit[c] | Independent |
| Little Rock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MVC | – |
| Southeast Missouri | — | – | MIC | — | — | — | — | – | – |
| Southern Indiana | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | Summit | – |
| UT Martin | ECAC | — | — | — | — | NIRA | Independent | — | — |
- ^ a b c Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
- ^ Rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), not the NCAA. UT Martin considers rodeo to be a varsity sport.
- ^ a b c At the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, Lindenwood will discontinue women's field hockey, gymnastics, and swimming & diving.
Conference champions
Football conference champions
This is a list of the champions since 2010.[27] For the complete history, see List of Ohio Valley Conference football champions.
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Record | FCS Championship Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Southeast Missouri State | 7–1 | Second Round |
| 2011 | Tennessee Tech* Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State |
6–2 6–2 6–2 |
First Round First Round DNP |
| 2012 | Eastern Illinois | 6–1 | First Round |
| 2013 | Eastern Illinois | 8–0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2014 | Jacksonville State | 8–0 | Second Round |
| 2015 | Jacksonville State | 8–0 | FCS Championship Runner Up |
| 2016 | Jacksonville State | 7–0 | First Round |
| 2017 | Jacksonville State | 8–0 | Second Round |
| 2018 | Jacksonville State | 7–1 | Second Round |
| 2019 | Austin Peay** Southeast Missouri State |
7–1 | Quarterfinals First Round |
| 2020 | Jacksonville State | 6–1 | Quarterfinals |
| 2021 | UT Martin | 5–1 | Second Round |
| 2022 | Southeast Missouri State*** UT Martin |
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.
- – Austin Peay 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.
| Year | Men's | Women's | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Champion | Record | Tournament champion | Regular Season Champion | Record | Tournament champion | ||
| 2010–11 | Murray State | 14–4 | Morehead State Tourney | Tennessee Tech | 15–3 | UT Martin | |
| 2011–12 | Murray State | 15–1 | Murray State Tourney | UT Martin | 15–1 | UT Martin | |
| 2012–13 | East: Belmont West: Murray State |
14–2 10–6 |
Belmont Tourney | East: Tennessee Tech West: Eastern Illinois |
12–4 12–4 |
UT Martin | |
| 2013–14 | East: Belmont West: Murray State |
14–2 13–3 |
Eastern Kentucky Tourney | East: Belmont West: UT Martin |
10–6 15–1 |
UT Martin | |
| 2014–15 | East: Eastern Kentucky & Belmont West: Murray State |
11–5 16–0 |
Belmont Tourney | UT Martin | 16–0 | Tennessee State | |
| 2015–16 | East: Belmont West: UT Martin & Murray State |
12–4 10–6 |
Austin Peay Tourney | UT Martin | 14–2 | Belmont | |
| 2016–17 | East: Belmont West: UT Martin |
15–1 10–6 |
Jacksonville State Tourney | Belmont | 16–0 | Belmont | |
| 2017–18 | Murray State | 15–2 | Murray State Tourney | Belmont | 18–0 | Belmont Tourney | |
| 2018–19 | Belmont Murray State |
16–2 | Murray State Tourney | Belmont | 16–2 | Belmont Tourney | |
| 2019–20 | Belmont Murray State |
15–3 | Belmont Tourney | Belmont UT Martin |
16–2 | Southeast Missouri State Tourney | |
| 2020–21 | Belmont | 18–2 | Morehead State Tourney | UT Martin | 17–4 | Belmont Tourney | |
| 2021–22 | Murray State | 18–0 | Murray State Tourney | Belmont | 16–2 | Belmont Tourney | |
| 2022–23 | Morehead State | 14–4 | Southeast Missouri Tourney | Little Rock | 17–1 | Tennessee Tech Tourney | |
| 2023–24 | Little Rock Morehead State UT Martin |
14–4 | Morehead State Tourney | Southern Indiana | 17–1 | Southern Indiana Tourney | |
Baseball
This is a list of the champions since 2010.
| Year | Regular Season Champion | OVC record |
Season record |
Tournament champion | OVC record |
Season 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 Eastern Kentucky |
19–7 | 40–24 31–23 |
Austin Peay | 19–7 | 40–24 |
| 2013 | Tennessee Tech | 24–6 | 40–17 | Austin Peay | 22–7 | 47–15 |
| 2014 | Southeast Missouri | 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.
| Year | Regular Season Champion | OVC record |
Season record |
Tournament champion | OVC record |
Season 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 West– Eastern Illinois |
19–6 20–3 |
36–20 36–14 |
Jacksonville State | 11–11 | 30–27 |
| 2014 | East– Jacksonville State West– SIUE |
22–5 19–5 |
40–15 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 Jacksonville State |
17–5 | 46–18 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.[28]
| Year | Regular season champions | Tournament champions |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SIUE | SIUE |
Women's soccer
This is a list of champions since 2010.[29]
| 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
| School | Football stadium | Capacity | Soccer stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity | Softball stadium | Capacity | Volleyball arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | O'Brien Field | 10,000 | Lakeside Soccer Field | 1,000 | Lantz Arena | 5,300 | Coaches Stadium at Monier Field |
500 | Williams Field | 200 | Lantz Arena | 5,300 |
| Lindenwood | Hunter Stadium | 7,450 | Hunter Stadium | 7,450 | Hyland Arena | 3,270 | Lou Brock Sports Complex | 700 | Lou Brock Sports Complex | 300 | Hyland Arena | 3,270 |
| Little Rock | Non-football school | Coleman Sports Complex | 300 | Jack Stephens Center | 5,600 | Gary Hogan Field | 2,550 | Non-softball school | Jack Stephens Center | 5,600 | ||
| Morehead State | Jayne Stadium | 10,000 | Jayne Stadium | 10,000 | Ellis Johnson Arena | 6,500 | John "Sonny" Allen Field | 1,200 | University Field | 500 | Ellis Johnson Arena | 6,500 |
| Southeast Missouri State | Houck Stadium | 11,015 | Houck Stadium | 11,015 | Show Me Center | 6,972 | Capaha Field | 2,000 | Southeast Softball Complex | 1,000 | Houck Fieldhouse | 1,000 |
| Southern Indiana | Non-football school | Strassweg Field | — | Screaming Eagles Arena | 4,800 | USI Baseball Field | 1,200 | USI Softball Field | — | Screaming Eagles Arena | 4,800 | |
| SIU Edwardsville | Non-football school | Bob Guelker Field at Ralph Korte Stadium | 4,000 | First Community Arena | 4,000 | Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex | 1,500 | Cougar Field | 800 | First Community Arena | 4,000 | |
| Tennessee State | Nissan Stadium Hale Stadium |
68,000 10,000 |
Non-soccer school | Gentry Complex | 10,500 | Non-baseball school | Tiger Field | 500 | Kean Hall | 2,500 | ||
| Tennessee Tech | Tucker Stadium | 16,500 | Tech Soccer Field | 800 | Eblen Center | 9,280 | Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex | 1,100 | Tech Softball Field | 800 | Eblen Center | 9,280 |
| UT Martin | Graham Stadium | 7,500 | Skyhawk Soccer Field | 500 | Skyhawk Arena | 4,300 | Skyhawk Baseball Field | 500 | Bettye Giles Softball Field | 500 | Skyhawk Fieldhouse | 3,000 |
| Western Illinois | Hanson Field | 16,368 | John MacKenzie Alumni Field | 1,000 | Western Hall | 5,139 | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | 500 | Mary Ellen McKee Stadium | 550 | Western Hall | 5,139 |
| Men's soccer affiliates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Stadium | Capacity | ||
| Chicago State | SeatGeek Stadium | 20,000 | ||
| Houston Christian | Sorrels Field | 500 | ||
| Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium | 6,000 | ||
| Liberty | Osborne Stadium | 1,000 | ||
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