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 The Ohio Valley Conference basketball tournament was held in Louisville from 1949–55 and from 1964 to 1967. The tournaments held from 1948 to 1967 were done at the beginning of the season rather than after conference play. 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 Score Tournament runner-up Venue City1949Western Kentucky (8–2)Western Kentucky74–68LouisvilleJefferson County ArmoryLouisville, Kentucky1950Western Kentucky (8–0)Eastern Kentucky62–50Western Kentucky1951Murray State (9–3)Murray State92–50Eastern Kentucky1952Western Kentucky (9–1)Western Kentucky47–45Murray State1953Eastern Kentucky (9–1)Western Kentucky70–60Eastern Kentucky1954Western Kentucky (9–1)Western Kentucky85–69Eastern Kentucky1955Western Kentucky (8–2)Eastern Kentucky76–59Murray State1956Morehead State/Tennessee Tech/Western Kentucky (7–3)NoneNoneNoneNoneNone1957Morehead State/Western Kentucky (9–1)1958Tennessee Tech (8–2)1959Eastern Kentucky (10–2)1960Western Kentucky (10–2)1961Morehead State/Western Kentucky/Eastern Kentucky (9–3)1962Western Kentucky (11–1)1963Tennessee Tech/Morehead State (8–4)1964Murray State (11–3)Murray State77–68Western KentuckyJefferson County ArmoryLouisville, Kentucky1965Eastern Kentucky (13–1)Western Kentucky83–67Eastern Kentucky1966Western Kentucky (14–0)Western Kentucky72–59East Tennessee1967Western Kentucky (13–1)Tennessee Tech67–60Murray State1968East Tennessee/Murray St (11–3)NoneNoneNone1969Murray State/Morehead State (11–3)1970Western Kentucky (14–0)1971Western Kentucky (12–2)1972Eastern Kentucky/Morehead State/Western Kentucky (9–5)1973Austin Peay (11–3)1974Austin Peay/Morehead State (10–4)1975Middle Tennessee (12–2)Middle Tennessee89–75Austin Peay Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee1976Western Kentucky (11–3)Western Kentucky65–60Morehead State E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky1977Austin Peay (13–1)Middle Tennessee77–65Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee1978Middle Tennessee/East Tennessee (10–4)Western Kentucky77–69Austin Peay E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky1979Eastern Kentucky (9–3)Eastern Kentucky78–77Western Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky1980Western Kentucky/Murray St (10–2)Western Kentucky54–51Murray StateE. A. Diddle ArenaBowling Green, Kentucky1981Western Kentucky (12–2)Western Kentucky71–67Murray State1982Murray State/Western Kentucky (13–3)Middle Tennessee54–52Western Kentucky 1983 Murray State (11–3) Morehead State81–65Akron Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky 1984 Morehead State (12–2) Morehead State47–44Youngstown State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 1985 Tennessee Tech (11–3) Middle Tennessee66–63Youngstown State Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1986 Akron/Middle Tennessee (10–4) Akron68–63Middle Tennessee James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 1987 Middle Tennessee (11–3) Austin Peay71–68Eastern Kentucky Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1988 Murray State (13–1) Murray State73–70Austin Peay Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky 1989 Middle Tennessee/Murray St (10–2) Middle Tennessee82–79Austin Peay First round at campus locations; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee 1990 Murray State (10–2) Murray State73–67Eastern KentuckyRacer ArenaMurray, Kentucky1991Murray State (10–2)Murray State79–67Middle Tennessee1992Murray State (11–3)Murray State81–60Eastern KentuckyRupp ArenaLexington, Kentucky1993Tennessee State (13–3)Tennessee State82–68Murray State1994Murray State (15–1)Tennessee State73–72Murray StateNashville Municipal AuditoriumNashville, Tennessee1995Murray State/Tennessee State (11–5)Murray State92–84 Austin Peay1996Murray State (12–4)Austin Peay70–68Murray State1997Murray State/Austin Peay (12–6)Murray State88–85 (OT)Austin PeayGaylord Entertainment Center1998Murray State (16–2)Murray State92–69Tennessee State1999Murray State (16–2)Murray State62–61Southeast Missouri State2000Southeast Missouri/Murray St (14–4)Southeast Missouri67–56Murray State2001Tennessee Tech (13–3)Eastern Illinois84–83Austin Peay2002Tennessee Tech (15–1)Murray State70–69Tennessee Tech Commonwealth Convention Center Louisville, Kentucky2003Austin Peay/Morehead State (13–3)Austin Peay63–57Tennessee Tech Gaylord Entertainment CenterNashville, Tennessee2004Austin Peay (16–0)Murray State66–60Austin Peay Nashville Municipal Auditorium2005Tennessee Tech (12–4)Eastern Kentucky52–46Austin Peay Gaylord Entertainment Center2006Murray State (17–3)Murray State74–57SamfordFirst round games at campus sites; rest at Gaylord Entertainment Center2007Austin Peay (16–4)Eastern Kentucky63–62Austin Peay2008Austin Peay (16–4)Austin Peay82–64Tennessee StateFirst round games at campus sites; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium2009Tennessee Martin (14–4)Morehead State67–65 (2OT)Austin PeayFirst round games at campus sites; rest at Sommet Center2010Murray State (17–1)Murray State62–51Morehead State2011Murray State (14–4)Morehead State80–73Tennessee TechNashville Municipal Auditorium2012Murray State (15–1)Murray State54–52Tennessee State2013East: Belmont (14–2)West: Murray State (10–6) Belmont70–68 (OT)Murray State2014East: Belmont (14–2)West: Murray State (13–3) Eastern Kentucky79–73Belmont2015East: Belmont (11–5)West: Murray State (16–0) Belmont88–87Murray State2016East: Belmont (12–4)West: Tennessee-Martin (10–6) Austin Peay83–73Tennessee–Martin2017East: Belmont (15–1)West: Tennessee-Martin (10–6) Jacksonville State66–55UT Martin2018Murray State (15–2) Murray State68–51BelmontFord CenterEvansville, Indiana2019Belmont/Murray State (16–2) Murray State77–65Belmont2020Belmont/Murray State (15–3) Belmont76–75Murray State2021Belmont (18–2) Morehead State86–71Belmont 2022 Murray State (18–0) Murray State71–67Morehead State2023 Morehead State (14–4) Southeast Missouri89–82 (OT)Tennessee Tech2024 Little Rock/Tennessee Martin/Morehead State (14–4) Morehead State69–55Little Rock2025Southeast Missouri State (15–5) SIU Edwardsville69–48Southeast Missouri State2026 Morehead State/Tennessee State (15–5) Tennessee State93–67Morehead State
Tournament championships by school Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Ohio Valley Conference. Tournament Championships are indicated in bold. School Number of Tournament Championships Last Tournament Championship Final Appearances (since 1975) Murray State 18 2022 1980, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 Western Kentucky 10 19811976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Eastern Kentucky 6 20141979, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2014 Morehead State 6 20241976, 1983, 1984, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026 Middle Tennessee 5 19891975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991 Austin Peay 5 20161975, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016 Belmont 3 20202013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Tennessee State 3 20261993, 1994, 1998, 2008, 2012, 2026 Southeast Missouri 2 20231999, 2000, 2023, 2025 Tennessee Tech 1 19672002, 2003, 2011, 2023 Akron 1 1986 1983, 1986 Eastern Illinois 1 2001 2001 Jacksonville State 1 2017 2017 SIU Edwardsville 1 2025 2025 UT Martin 0 –2016, 2017 Little Rock0 –2024 Samford0–2006 Youngstown State 0 –1984, 1985
Currently, Lindenwood, Western Illinois, Southern Indiana have never appeared in an OVC Tournament Final or won the conference championship.
NCAA Tournament Appearances Year OVC Team Opponent Result 1953 Eastern Kentucky Notre Dame L 57–72 1956 Morehead State MarshallIowaWayne State W 107–92L 83–97W 95–84 1957 Morehead State Pittsburgh L 85–86 1958 Tennessee Tech Notre Dame L 61–94 1959 Eastern Kentucky Louisville L 63–77 1960 Western Kentucky Miami (FL)Ohio StateOhio W 107–84L 79–98W 97–87 1961 Morehead State XavierKentuckyLouisville W 71–66L 64–71L 61–83 1962 Western Kentucky DetroitOhio StateButler W 90–81L 73–93L 86–87OT 1963 Tennessee Tech Loyola–Chicago L 42–111 1964 Murray State Loyola–Chicago L 91–101 1965 Eastern Kentucky DePaul L 52–99 1966 Western Kentucky Loyola–ChicagoMichiganDayton W 105–86L 79–80W 82–62 1967 Western Kentucky Dayton L 67–69OT 1968 East Tennessee State FloridaOhio StateMarquette W 79–69L 72–79L 57–69 1969 Murray State Marquette L 62–82 1970 Western Kentucky Jacksonville L 96–109 1971 Western Kentucky JacksonvilleKentuckyOhio StateVillanovaKansas W 74–72W 107–83W 81–78OTL 89–922OTW 77–75 1972 Eastern Kentucky Florida State L 81–83 1973 Austin Peay JacksonvilleKentuckyMarquette W 77–75L 100–106OTL 73–88 1974 Austin Peay Notre Dame L 66–108 1975 Middle Tennessee Oregon State L 67–78 1976 Western Kentucky Marquette L 60–79 1977 Middle Tennessee Detroit L 76–93 1978 Western Kentucky SyracuseMichigan State W 87–86OTL 69–90 1979 (9) Eastern Kentucky (8) Tennessee L 81–97 1980 (10) Western Kentucky (7) Virginia Tech L 85–89OT 1981 (10) Western Kentucky (7) UAB L 68–93 1982 (11) Middle Tennessee (6) Kentucky(3) Louisville W 50–44L 56–81 1983 (6) Morehead State (6) Syracuse L 59–74 1984 (12) Morehead State (12) North Carolina A&T(5) Louisville W 70–69L 59–72 1985 (15) Middle Tennessee (2) North Carolina L 57–76 1986 (15) Akron (2) Michigan L 64–70 1987 (14) Austin Peay (3) Illinois(6) Providence W 68–67L 87–90OT (12) Middle Tennessee (5) Notre Dame L 71–84 1988 (14) Murray State (3) North Carolina State(6) Kansas W 78–75L 58–61 1989 (13) Middle Tennessee (4) Florida State(5) Virginia W 97–83L 88–104 1990 (16) Murray State (1) Michigan State L 71–75OT 1991 (13) Murray State (4) Alabama L 79–89 1992 (14) Murray State (3) Arkansas L 69–80 1993 (15) Tennessee State (2) Seton Hall L 59–81 1994 (14) Tennessee State (3) Kentucky L 70–83 1995 (15) Murray State (2) North Carolina L 70–80 1996 (14) Austin Peay (3) Georgia Tech L 79–90 1997 (15) Murray State (2) Duke L 68–71 1998 (9) Murray State (8) Rhode Island L 74–97 1999 (13) Murray State (4) Ohio State L 58–72 2000 (13) Southeast Missouri (4) LSU L 61–64 2001 (15) Eastern Illinois (2) Arizona L 76–101 2002 (14) Murray State (3) Georgia L 68–85 2003 (13) Austin Peay (4) Louisville L 64–86 2004 (12) Murray State (5) Illinois L 53–72 2005 (15) Eastern Kentucky (2) Kentucky L 64–72 2006 (14) Murray State (3) North Carolina L 65–69 2007 (16) Eastern Kentucky (1) North Carolina L 65–86 2008 (15) Austin Peay (2) Texas L 54–74 2009 (16) Morehead State (16) Alabama State(1) Louisville W 58–43L 54–74 2010 (13) Murray State (4) Vanderbilt(5) Butler W 66–65L 52–54 2011 (13) Morehead State (4) Louisville(12) Richmond W 62–61L 48–65 2012 (6) Murray State (11) Colorado State(3) Marquette W 58–41L 53–62 2013 (11) Belmont (6) Arizona L 64–81 2014 (15) Eastern Kentucky (2) Kansas L 69–80 2015 (15) Belmont (2) Virginia L 67–79 2016 (16) Austin Peay (1) Kansas L 79–105 2017 (15) Jacksonville State (2) Louisville L 63–78 2018 (12) Murray State (5) West Virginia L 68–85 2019 (11) Belmont (11) Temple(6) Maryland W 81–70L 77–79 (12) Murray State (5) Marquette(4) Florida State W 83–64L 62–90 2021 (14) Morehead State (3) West Virginia L 67–84 2022 (7) Murray State (10) San Francisco(15) Saint Peter’s W 92–87OTL 60–70 2023 (16) Southeast Missouri (16) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 71–75 2024 (14) Morehead State (3) Illinois L 69–85 2025 (16) SIUE (1) Houston L 40–78 2026 (15) Tennessee State (2) Iowa State L 74–108 2020 NCAA tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.
See also Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
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