Ohio Valley Conference

Ohio Valley Conference

Status
Active
Years Active
1948-present
Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
n/a
Successor Conference(s)
n/a

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 the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS; formerly known as Division I-AA), the lower of two levels of Division I football competition. The OVC has 12 members, 9 of which compete in football in the conference.

Members

Current members

• East Division: Belmont Bruins • Eastern Kentucky Colonels (leaving in July 2021) • Jacksonville State Gamecocks (leaving in July 2021) • Morehead State Eagles • Tennessee State Tigers • Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
• West Division: Austin Peay Governors • Eastern Illinois Panthers • Murray State Racers • SIU Edwardsville Cougars • Southeast Missouri State Redhawks • UT Martin Skyhawks

Associate members

Caldwell Cougars (bowling) • Duquesne Dukes (bowling and football) • Fairfield Stags (field hockey) • Hobart Statesmen (men's lacrosse) • Howard Bison (men's and women's swimming & diving; women's golf, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer in 2021) • Rider Broncs (field hockey) • Saint Joseph's Hawks (men's lacrosse)

Former members

Akron Zips • East Tennessee State Buccaneers • Evansville Purple Aces • Louisville Cardinals • Marshall Thundering Herd • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders • Samford Bulldogs • WKU Hilltoppers • Youngstown State Penguins