Ohio Valley Conference

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The Ohio Valley Conference is a twelve-university league for a variety of sports that play in NCAA Division I. In college football , the teams play in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) (formerly Division I-AA ).

The members are located in the midwestern United States. Its headquarters are in Brentwood , Tennessee .

Members

Location of full members
university place Team name founded Sponsorship students joined
Austin Peay State University Clarksville , Tennessee Governors 1927 state 9,192 1962
Belmont University Nashville , Tennessee Bruins 1890 Private 6.374 2012
Eastern Illinois University Charleston , Illinois Panthers 1895 state 11,651 1996
Eastern Kentucky University Richmond , Kentucky Colonels 1874 state 16,183 1948
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville , Alabama Gamecocks 1883 state 9,481 2003
Morehead State University Morehead , Kentucky Eagles 1922 state 9,509 1948
Murray State University Murray , Kentucky Racers 1922 state 10.156 1948
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau , Missouri Redhawks 1873 state 9,615 1991
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville , Illinois Cougars 1957 state 13,398 2008
Tennessee State University Nashville , Tennessee Tigers 1912 state 10,450 1986
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville , Tennessee Golden Eagles 1912 state 9,217 1949
University of Tennessee at Martin Martin , Tennessee Skyhawks 1901 state 5,810 1992

Associate members

university place Team name founded Sponsorship students sport in OVC since Main Conference
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
(Chattanooga)
Chattanooga ( TN ) Mocs 1886 state 11,388 Beach volleyball (women) 2019 Southern Conference

Conference venues

LP Field
Roy Kidd Stadium
university Football stadium capacity Basketball stadium capacity
Austin Peay Governors Stadium 10,000 Dunn Center 9,000
Belmont no football team - Curb Event Center 5,085
Eastern Illinois O'Brien Stadium 10,000 Lantz Arena 5,300
Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium 20,000 Alumni Coliseum 6,300
Jacksonville State JSU Stadium 24,000 Pete Mathews Coliseum 5,800
Morehead State Jayne Stadium 10,000 Ellis Johnson Arena 6,500
Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium 16,800 CFSB Center 8,602
Southeast Missouri Houck Stadium 11,015 Show Me Center 6,972
SIU-Edwardsville no football team - Vadalabene Center 4,000
UT Martin Graham Stadium 8,000 Skyhawk Arena 7,000
Tennessee State Nissan Stadium 68,000 Gentry Complex 10,500
Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium 16,500 Eblen Center 10.152

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