List of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball champions

Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
Sport	College basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Number of teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium	Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Current location	Nashville, Tennessee
Played	1949–present
Last contest	2016
Current champion	Austin Peay
Most championships	Murray State (15)
TV partner(s)	ESPN2, ESPNU
Official website	OVCSports.com Men's Basketball

This is a list of regular season and tournament champions in men's basketball of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Ohio Valley Conference.

Men's basketball conference champions

The Ohio Valley Conference basketball tournament was held in Louisville from 1949–55 and from 1964-67. From 1956-63 and 1968–74, no tournament was held. From 1975-1991, 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	Tournament Venue	Tournament City
1949	Western Kentucky (8–2)	Western Kentucky	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1950	Western Kentucky (8–0)	Eastern Kentucky	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1951	Murray State (9–3)	Murray State	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1952	Western Kentucky (9–1)	Western Kentucky	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1953	Eastern Kentucky (9–1)	Western Kentucky	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1954	Western Kentucky (9–1)	Western Kentucky	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1955	Western Kentucky (8–2)	Eastern Kentucky	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1956	Morehead St/Tennessee Tech/Western Kentucky (7–3)	None	None	None
1957	Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9–1)	None	None	None
1958	Tennessee Tech (8–2)	None	None	None
1959	Eastern Kentucky (10–2)	None	None	None
1960	Western Kentucky (10–2)	None	None	None
1961	Morehead St/Western Kentucky/Eastern Kentucky (9–3)	None	None	None
1962	Western Kentucky (11–1)	None	None	None
1963	Tennessee Tech/Morehead St (8–4)	None	None	None
1964	Murray State (11–3)	Murray State	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1965	Eastern Kentucky (13–1)	Western Kentucky	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1966	Western Kentucky (14–0)	Western Kentucky	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1967	Western Kentucky (13–1)	Tennessee Tech	Jefferson County Armory	Louisville, Kentucky
1968	East Tennessee/Murray St (11–3)	None	None	None
1969	Murray St/Morehead St (11–3)	None	None	None
1970	Western Kentucky (14–0)	None	None	None
1971	Western Kentucky (12–2)	None	None	None
1972	Eastern Kentucky/Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9–5)	None	None	None
1973	Austin Peay (11–3)	None	None	None
1974	Austin Peay/Morehead St (10–4)	None	None	None
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	E.A. Diddle Arena	Bowling Green, Kentucky
1982	Murray St/Western Kentucky (13–3)	Middle Tennessee	E.A. Diddle Arena	Bowling Green, Kentucky
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	Racer Arena	Murray, Kentucky
1992	Murray State (11–3)	Murray State	Rupp Arena	Lexington, Kentucky
1993	Tennessee State (13–3)	Tennessee State	Rupp Arena	Lexington, Kentucky
1994	Murray State (15–1)	Tennessee State	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
1995	Murray St/Tennessee St(11–5)	Murray State	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
1996	Murray State (12–4)	Austin Peay	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
1997	Murray St/Austin Peay (12–6)	Murray State	Gaylord Entertainment Center	Nashville, Tennessee
1998	Murray State (16–2)	Murray State	Gaylord Entertainment Center	Nashville, Tennessee
1999	Murray State (16–2)	Murray State	Gaylord Entertainment Center	Nashville, Tennessee
2000	Southeast Missouri/Murray St (14–4)	Southeast Missouri	Gaylord Entertainment Center	Nashville, Tennessee
2001	Tennessee Tech (13–3)	Eastern Illinois	Gaylord Entertainment Center	Nashville, Tennessee
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	Nashville, Tennessee
2005	Tennessee Tech (12–4)	Eastern Kentucky	Gaylord Entertainment Center	Nashville, Tennessee
2006	Murray State (17–3)	Murray State	First round games at campus sites; rest at Gaylord Entertainment Center	Nashville, Tennessee
2007	Austin Peay (16–4)	Eastern Kentucky	First round games at campus sites; rest at Gaylord Entertainment Center	Nashville, Tennessee
2008	Austin Peay (16–4)	Austin Peay	First round games at campus sites; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
2009	Tennessee Martin (14–4)	Morehead State	First round games at campus sites; rest at Sommet Center	Nashville, Tennessee
2010	Murray State (17–1)	Murray State	First round games at campus sites; rest at Sommet Center	Nashville, Tennessee
2011	Murray State (14–4)	Morehead State	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
2012	Murray State (15–1)	Murray State	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
2013	East: Belmont (14–2) West: Murray State (10–6)	Belmont	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
2014	East: Belmont (14–2) West: Murray State (13–3)	Eastern Kentucky	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
2015	East: Belmont (11–5) West: Murray State (16–0)	Belmont	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee
2016	East: Belmont (12–4) West: Tennessee-Martin/Murray State (10–6)	Austin Peay	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee

Tournament championships by school

School	# of Tournament Championships	Last Tournament Championship
Murray State	15	2012
Western Kentucky^†	10	1981
Eastern Kentucky	6	2014
Middle Tennessee^†	5	1989
Austin Peay	5	2016
Morehead State	4	2011
Tennessee State	2	1994
Belmont	2	2015
Tennessee Tech	1	1967
Akron^†	1	1986
Southeast Missouri State	1	2000
Eastern Illinois	1	2001

^†Former member of the OVC

Broadcasters

Main article: Ohio Valley Tournament Finals broadcasters

External links

Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference

Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball

Teams	East Division: Belmont Bruins Eastern Kentucky Colonels Jacksonville State Gamecocks Morehead State Eagles Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles West Division: Austin Peay Governors Eastern Illinois Panthers Murray State Racers SIU Edwardsville Cougars Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks

Championships and awards	List of champions Player of the Year

Seasons	1948–49 1949–50 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments (United States)

Division I

Pre-season	2K Sports Classic AdvoCare Invitational Barclays Center Classic Battle 4 Atlantis Cancún Challenge Cayman Islands Classic CBE Hall of Fame Classic Charleston Classic Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Diamond Head Classic Emerald Coast Classic Great Alaska Shootout Gulf Coast Showcase Hall of Fame Tip Off Las Vegas Classic Las Vegas Invitational Legends Classic Maui Invitational Men Who Speak Up Main Event NIT Season Tip-Off Paradise Jam Puerto Rico Tip-Off Savannah Invitational Wooden Legacy

Conference postseason	ACC America East The American Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy League MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast

Postseason	NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament National Invitation Tournament Vegas 16 College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament National Commissioners Invitational Tournament 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament

Division II

Conference postseason	CCAA GNAC Heartland Northern Sun RMAC

Postseason	NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship ECAC Tournaments

Division III

Postseason	NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship

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