The Ohio Valley Conference is the nation's eighth
oldest conference. Founded in 1948, the conference originally
contained Murray, Eastern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Morehead, Evansville,
and Louisville. Roy Stewart, the Murray State athletic director in the
early 1940s, began talks with ADs from WKU and EKU about forming a new
conference. The Ohio Valley Conference became a reality on February
27-28, 1948 in Louisville.
Today, the OVC is proud
to be associated with eleven schools and sponsors a dozen sports. Two
new members, Jacksonville State and Samford, joined the OVC in 2003 and are
now competing in the conference.
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OVC Basketball Champions |
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1948-49 Western
Kentucky
1949-50 Eastern Kentucky
1950-51 Murray State
1951-52 Western Kentucky
1952-53 Western Kentucky
1953-54 Western Kentucky
1954-55 Eastern Kentucky
1963-64 Murray State
1964-65 Western Kentucky
1965-66 Western Kentucky
1966-67 Tennessee Tech
1974-75 Middle Tennessee
1975-76 Western Kentucky
1976-77 Middle Tennessee
1977-78 Western Kentucky
1978-79 Eastern Kentucky
1979-80 Western Kentucky
1980-81 Western Kentucky
1981-82 Middle Tennessee
1982-83 Morehead State
1983-84 Morehead State
1984-85 Middle Tennessee
1985-86 Akron
1986-87 Austin Peay
1987-88 Murray State
1988-89 Middle Tennessee
1989-90 Murray State
1990-91 Murray State
1991-92 Murray State
1992-93 Tennessee State
1993-94 Tennessee State
1994-95 Murray State
1995-96 Austin Peay
1996-97 Murray State
1997-98 Murray State
1998-99 Murray State
1999-00 Southeast Missouri
2000-01 Eastern Illinois
2001-02 Murray State
2002-03 Austin Peay
2003-04 Murray State
2004-05 |
Regular Season Conference Champs
1948-49 Western Kentucky (8-2)
1949-50 Western Kentucky (8-0)
1950-51 Murray State (9-3)
1951-52 Western Kentucky (9-1)
1952-53 Eastern Kentucky (9-1)
1953-54 Western Kentucky (9-1)
1954-55 Western Kentucky (8-2)
1955-56 Morehead State (7-3)
Tennessee Tech (7-3)
Western Kentucky (7-3)
1956-57 Morehead State (9-1)
Western Kentucky (9-1)
1957-58 Tennessee Tech (8-2)
1958-59 Eastern Kentucky (10-2)
1959-60 Western Kentucky (10-2)
1960-61 Morehead State (9-3)
Western Kentucky (9-3)
Eastern Kentucky (9-3)
1961-62 Western Kentucky (11-1)
1962-63 Tennessee Tech (8-4)
Morehead State (8-4)
1963-64 Murray State (11-3)
1964-65 Eastern Kentucky (13-1)
1965-66 Western Kentucky (14-0)
1966-67 Western Kentucky (13-1)
1967-68 East Tennessee (10-4)
Murray State (10-4)
1968-69 Murray State (11-3)
Morehead State (11-3)
1969-70 Western Kentucky (14-0)
1970-71 Western Kentucky (12-2)
1971-72 Eastern Kentucky (9-5)
Morehead State (9-5)
Western Kentucky (9-5)
1972-73 Austin Peay (11-3)
1973-74 Austin Peay (10-4)
Morehead State (10-4)
1974-75 Middle Tennessee (12-2)
1975-76 Western Kentucky (11-3)
1976-77 Austin Peay (13-1)
1977-78 Middle Tennessee (10-4)
East Tennessee (10-4)
1978-79 Eastern Kentucky (9-3)
1979-80 Western Kentucky (10-2)
Murray State (10-2)
1980-81 Western Kentucky (12-2)
1981-82 Murray State (13-3)
Western Kentucky (13-3)
1982-83 Murray State (11-3)
1983-84 Morehead State (12-2)
1984-85 Tennessee Tech (11-3)
1985-86 Akron (10-4)
Middle Tennessee (10-4)
1986-87 Middle Tennessee (11-3)
1987-88 Murray State (13-1)
1988-89 Middle Tennessee (10-2)
Murray State (10-2)
1989-90 Murray State (10-2)
1990-91 Murray State (10-2)
1991-92 Murray State (11-3)
1992-93 Tennessee State (13-3)
1993-94 Murray State (15-1)
1994-95 Murray State (11-5)
Tennessee State (11-5)
1995-96 Murray State (12-4)
1996-97 Murray State (12-6)
Austin Peay (12-6)
1997-98 Murray State (16-2)
1998-99 Murray State (16-2)
1999-00 Southeast Missouri (14-4)
Murray State (14-4)
2000-01 Tennessee Tech (13-3)
2001-02 Tennessee Tech (15-1)
2002-03 Austin Peay (13-3)
Morehead State (13-3)
2003-04 Austin Peay (16-0)
2004-05 Tennessee Tech (15-1)
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1948 Murray State
1949 Evansville
1950 Murray State
1951 Murray State
1952 Tennessee Tech
Western Kentucky
1953 Tennessee Tech
1954 Eastern Kentucky
1955 Tennessee Tech
1956 Middle Tennessee
1957 Middle Tennessee
1958 Middle Tennessee
Tennessee Tech
1959 Middle Tennessee
Tennessee Tech
1960 Tennessee Tech
1961 Tennessee Tech
1962 Eastern Kentucky
East Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Morehead State
1963 Western Kentucky
1964 Middle Tennessee
1965 Middle Tennessee
1966 Morehead State
1967 Eastern Kentucky
1968 Eastern Kentucky
1969 East Tennessee
1970 Western Kentucky
1971 Western Kentucky
1972 Tennessee Tech
1973 Western Kentucky
1974 Eastern Kentucky
1975 Tennessee Tech
1976 Eastern Kentucky
1977 Austin Peay
1978 Western Kentucky
1979 Murray State
1980 Western Kentucky
1981 Eastern Kentucky
1982 Eastern Kentucky
1983 Eastern Kentucky
1984 Eastern Kentucky
1985 Middle Tennessee
1986 Eastern Kentucky
Murray State
1987 Eastern Kentucky
Youngstown State
1988 Eastern Kentucky
1989 Middle Tennessee
1990 Eastern Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
1991 Eastern Kentucky
1992 Middle Tennessee
1993 Eastern Kentucky
1994 Eastern Kentucky
1995 Murray State
1996 Murray State
1997 Eastern Kentucky
1998 Tennessee State
1999 Tennessee State
2000 Western Kentucky
2001 Eastern Illinois
2002 Eastern Illinois
Murray State
2003 Jacksonville State
2004 Jacksonville State
