Ohio Valley Conference

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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

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 • Eastern Kentucky Colonels  • Evansville Purple Aces • Jacksonville State Gamecocks • Louisville Cardinals • Marshall Thundering Herd • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders • Samford Bulldogs • WKU Hilltoppers • Youngstown State Penguins

Ohio Valley Conference
Current Members Austin Peay Governors • Belmont Bruins • Eastern Illinois Panthers • Morehead State Eagles • Murray State Racers • SIU Edwardsville Cougars • Southeast Missouri State Redhawks • Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers • Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles • UT Martin Skyhawks
Associate Members Chattanooga Mocs (beach volleyball)
Basketball Venues
Football Venues


NCAA Division I all-sports conferences
FBS The American • Atlantic Coast • Big 12 • Big Ten • C-USA • Mid-American • Mountain West • Pac-12 • Southeastern • Sun Belt
FCS ASUN • Big Sky • Big South • CAA • Ivy • MEAC • Northeast • Ohio Valley • Patriot • SoCon • Southland • SWAC • WAC
Non-Football America East • Atlantic 10 • Big East • Big West • Horizon • MAAC • Missouri Valley • Summit • West Coast
Football-Only MVFC