List of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball champions

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Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport College basketball
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Number of teams12
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Ford Center
Current location Evansville, Indiana
Played1949–1955; 19641967; 1975present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Morehead State
Most championships Murray State Racers (18)
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 NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference.

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Men's basketball conference champions

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.

SeasonRegular Season ChampionTournament championTournament VenueTournament City
1949Western Kentucky (8–2)Western Kentucky Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
1950Western Kentucky (8–0)Eastern Kentucky
1951Murray State (9–3)Murray State
1952Western Kentucky (9–1)Western Kentucky
1953Eastern Kentucky (9–1)Western Kentucky
1954Western Kentucky (9–1)Western Kentucky
1955Western Kentucky (8–2)Eastern Kentucky
1956Morehead St/Tennessee Tech/Western Kentucky (7–3)NoneNoneNone
1957Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9–1)
1958Tennessee Tech (8–2)
1959Eastern Kentucky (10–2)
1960Western Kentucky (10–2)
1961Morehead St/Western Kentucky/Eastern Kentucky (9–3)
1962Western Kentucky (11–1)
1963Tennessee Tech/Morehead St (8–4)
1964Murray State (11–3)Murray StateJefferson County ArmoryLouisville, Kentucky
1965Eastern Kentucky (13–1)Western Kentucky
1966Western Kentucky (14–0)Western Kentucky
1967Western Kentucky (13–1)Tennessee Tech
1968East Tennessee/Murray St (11–3)NoneNoneNone
1969Murray St/Morehead St (11–3)
1970Western Kentucky (14–0)
1971Western Kentucky (12–2)
1972Eastern Kentucky/Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9–5)
1973Austin Peay (11–3)
1974Austin Peay/Morehead St (10–4)
1975Middle Tennessee (12–2)Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1976Western Kentucky (11–3)Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
1977Austin Peay (13–1)Middle Tennessee Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
1978Middle Tennessee/East Tennessee (10–4)Western KentuckyE. A. Diddle ArenaBowling Green, Kentucky
1979 Eastern Kentucky (9–3)Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
1980 Western Kentucky/Murray St (10–2)Western KentuckyE. A. Diddle ArenaBowling 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 StateRacer ArenaMurray, Kentucky
1989 Middle Tennessee/Murray St (10–2)Middle TennesseeFirst round at campus locations; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
1990 Murray State (10–2)Murray StateRacer ArenaMurray, 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 StateNashville Municipal AuditoriumNashville, 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 PeayGaylord Entertainment CenterNashville, Tennessee
2004 Austin Peay (16–0)Murray StateNashville Municipal Auditorium
2005 Tennessee Tech (12–4)Eastern KentuckyGaylord Entertainment Center
2006 Murray State (17–3)Murray StateFirst round games at campus sites; rest at Gaylord Entertainment Center
2007 Austin Peay (16–4)Eastern Kentucky
2008 Austin Peay (16–4)Austin PeayFirst round games at campus sites; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium
2009 Tennessee Martin (14–4)Morehead StateFirst round games at campus sites; rest at Sommet Center
2010 Murray State (17–1)Murray State
2011 Murray State (14–4)Morehead StateNashville 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

Former OVC members are indicated in italics.

School# of Tournament ChampionshipsLast Tournament Championship
Murray State 182022
Western Kentucky 101981
Eastern Kentucky 62014
Morehead State 62024
Middle Tennessee 51989
Austin Peay 52016
Belmont 32020
Tennessee State 21994
Southeast Missouri 22023
Tennessee Tech 11967
Akron 11986
Eastern Illinois 12001
Jacksonville State 12017

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