Ohio Valley Conference

Ohio Valley Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded1948 (1948)
CommissionerMatt Wilson (since 2026)
Sports fielded
  • 20
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 10
    • coeducational: 1
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFCS
No. of teams9
HeadquartersBrentwood, Tennessee
RegionMidwest and South
BroadcasterESPN
Websiteovcsports.com
Locations
Location of teams in
Ohio Valley Conference
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110km
68miles
Western
Illinois
UT
Martin
Tenn
State
USI
SIUE
SEMO
Morehead
State
Lindenwood
Eastern
Illinois
Location of member schools:
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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, with its football programs competing in the Football Championship Subdivision, the lower of two levels of Division I football competition. The OVC has 11 members, six of which (plus two football-only members) compete in football in the conference.