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List of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball champions

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Ohio Valley Conference
men's basketball tournament
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Number of teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumFord Center
Current locationEvansville, Indiana
Played1949–1955; 1964–1967; 1975–present
Last contest2024
Current championMorehead State
Most championshipsMurray State Racers (18)
TV partner(s)ESPN2, ESPNU
Official websiteovcsports.com/sports/mbball

This is a list of regular season and tournament champions in men's basketball of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference.

Men's basketball conference champions

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The Ohio Valley Conference basketball tournament was held in Louisville from 1949–55 and from 1964 to 1967. From 1956 to 1963 and from 1968 to 1974, no tournament was held. From 1975 to 1991, the tournament was held at the arena of the team that finished atop the conference standings. It has been held at a neutral site since 1992.

Season Regular season champion Tournament champion Venue City
1949 Western Kentucky (8–2) Western Kentucky Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
1950 Western Kentucky (8–0) Eastern Kentucky
1951 Murray State (9–3) Murray State
1952 Western Kentucky (9–1) Western Kentucky
1953 Eastern Kentucky (9–1) Western Kentucky
1954 Western Kentucky (9–1) Western Kentucky
1955 Western Kentucky (8–2) Eastern Kentucky
1956 Morehead St/Tennessee Tech/Western Kentucky (7–3) None None None
1957 Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9–1)
1958 Tennessee Tech (8–2)
1959 Eastern Kentucky (10–2)
1960 Western Kentucky (10–2)
1961 Morehead St/Western Kentucky/Eastern Kentucky (9–3)
1962 Western Kentucky (11–1)
1963 Tennessee Tech/Morehead St (8–4)
1964 Murray State (11–3) Murray State Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
1965 Eastern Kentucky (13–1) Western Kentucky
1966 Western Kentucky (14–0) Western Kentucky
1967 Western Kentucky (13–1) Tennessee Tech
1968 East Tennessee/Murray St (11–3) None None None
1969 Murray St/Morehead St (11–3)
1970 Western Kentucky (14–0)
1971 Western Kentucky (12–2)
1972 Eastern Kentucky/Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9–5)
1973 Austin Peay (11–3)
1974 Austin Peay/Morehead St (10–4)
1975 Middle Tennessee (12–2) Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1976 Western Kentucky (11–3) Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
1977 Austin Peay (13–1) Middle Tennessee Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
1978 Middle Tennessee/East Tennessee (10–4) Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
1979 Eastern Kentucky (9–3) Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
1980 Western Kentucky/Murray St (10–2) Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
1981 Western Kentucky (12–2) Western Kentucky
1982 Murray St/Western Kentucky (13–3) Middle Tennessee
1983 Murray State (11–3) Morehead State Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
1984 Morehead State (12–2) Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
1985 Tennessee Tech (11–3) Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1986 Akron/Middle Tennessee (10–4) Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
1987 Middle Tennessee (11–3) Austin Peay Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1988 Murray State (13–1) Murray State Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
1989 Middle Tennessee/Murray St (10–2) Middle Tennessee First round at campus locations; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
1990 Murray State (10–2) Murray State Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
1991 Murray State (10–2) Murray State
1992 Murray State (11–3) Murray State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
1993 Tennessee State (13–3) Tennessee State
1994 Murray State (15–1) Tennessee State Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
1995 Murray St/Tennessee St (11–5) Murray State
1996 Murray State (12–4) Austin Peay
1997 Murray St/Austin Peay (12–6) Murray State Gaylord Entertainment Center
1998 Murray State (16–2) Murray State
1999 Murray State (16–2) Murray State
2000 Southeast Missouri/Murray St (14–4) Southeast Missouri
2001 Tennessee Tech (13–3) Eastern Illinois
2002 Tennessee Tech (15–1) Murray State Commonwealth Convention Center Louisville, Kentucky
2003 Austin Peay/Morehead St (13–3) Austin Peay Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
2004 Austin Peay (16–0) Murray State Nashville Municipal Auditorium
2005 Tennessee Tech (12–4) Eastern Kentucky Gaylord Entertainment Center
2006 Murray State (17–3) Murray State First round games at campus sites; rest at Gaylord Entertainment Center
2007 Austin Peay (16–4) Eastern Kentucky
2008 Austin Peay (16–4) Austin Peay First round games at campus sites; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium
2009 Tennessee Martin (14–4) Morehead State First round games at campus sites; rest at Sommet Center
2010 Murray State (17–1) Murray State
2011 Murray State (14–4) Morehead State Nashville Municipal Auditorium
2012 Murray State (15–1) Murray State
2013 East: Belmont (14–2)
West: Murray State (10–6)
Belmont
2014 East: Belmont (14–2)
West: Murray State (13–3)
Eastern Kentucky
2015 East: Belmont (11–5)
West: Murray State (16–0)
Belmont
2016 East: Belmont (12–4)
West: Tennessee-Martin (10–6)
Austin Peay
2017 East: Belmont (15–1)
West: Tennessee-Martin (10–6)
Jacksonville State
2018 Murray State (15–2) Murray State Ford Center Evansville, Indiana
2019 Belmont/Murray State (16–2) Murray State
2020 Belmont/Murray State (15–3) Belmont
2021 Belmont (18–2) Morehead State
2022 Murray State (18–0) Murray State
2023 Morehead State (14–4) Southeast Missouri
2024 Little Rock/Tennessee Martin/Morehead St(14–4) Morehead State

Tournament championships by school

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Former OVC members are indicated in italics.

School Titles Last
Murray State 18 2022
Western Kentucky 10 1981
Eastern Kentucky 6 2014
Morehead State 6 2024
Middle Tennessee 5 1989
Austin Peay 5 2016
Belmont 3 2020
Tennessee State 2 1994
Southeast Missouri 2 2023
Tennessee Tech 1 1967
Akron 1 1986
Eastern Illinois 1 2001
Jacksonville State 1 2017

See also

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References

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