Editing Ohio Valley Conference (section)

==Sports offered==
The Ohio Valley Conference currently offers championship competition in 19 NCAA sanctioned sports, with eight for men, 10 for women, and rifle for men's, women's, and coed teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ovcsports.com/ |title=Official Web Site of the Ohio Valley Conference |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |access-date=September 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001509/http://www.ovcsports.com/ |archive-date=October 2, 2015 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''Teams in OVC competition'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's||Coed
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| [[College baseball|Baseball]] || {{center|10}} || {{center|–}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| [[College basketball|Basketball]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|11}}|| {{center|–}}
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| [[Beach volleyball|Beach Volleyball]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|6}} || {{center|–}}
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| [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|11}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[College football|Football]] || {{center|6}} || {{center|–}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Golf]] || {{center|11}}|| {{center|9}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]] || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|3}}
|-
| |[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{center|8}} || {{center|10}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[College softball|Softball]] || {{center|–}}||{{center|10}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[College tennis|Tennis]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|7}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| |[[Track and field#Indoor|Track and Field (Indoor)]] || {{center|8}} || {{center|10}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Track and field#Outdoor|Track and Field (Outdoor)]] || {{center|9}} || {{center|10}}|| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Volleyball]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|11}}|| {{center|–}}
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
Departing members are displayed in red.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! School !! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross<br>Country !! Football !! Golf !! Rifle{{efn|group=m|[[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]] is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other.}} 
!Soccer!! Track<br>& Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track<br>& Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Total<br>OVC<br>Sports
|-
| Eastern Illinois ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} 
|{{yes}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8 
|-
| Lindenwood || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{yes}}|| {{no}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| Little Rock || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{no}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6 
|-
| Morehead State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}{{efn|group=m|Morehead State football competes at the non-scholarship FCS level in the [[Pioneer Football League]].}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}{{efn|group=m|name="Coed rifle"|Fields a single coed rifle team.}} 
|{{no}}|| {{no}} || {{yes}} || 6 
|-
| SIU Edwardsville ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} 
|{{yes}}||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||7 
|-
| Southeast Missouri ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} 
|{{no}}||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||6 
|-
| Southern Indiana || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{yes}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Tennessee State ||{{no}}{{efn|group=m|Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring baseball by no later than 2028.<ref name="tsu">{{cite news|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-organ/2024/04/23/tennessee-state-baseball-hbcu-ncaa-mikki-allen-soccer-swimming-hockey/73388243007/|title=Tennessee State is bringing baseball back as an NCAA-sanctioned sport|last=Organ|first=Mike|publisher=[[The Tennessean]]|date=April 23, 2024|access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref>}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{no}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Tennessee Tech || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{no}} 
|{{no}}|| {{no}} || {{no}} || 5
|-
| UT Martin || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}{{efn|group=m|Fields two separate rifle teams—one coed, and one women-only.}} 
|{{no}}|| {{no}} || {{no}} ||6 
|-
| Western Illinois || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" | '''Associate members'''
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|Bryant
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|{{yes}}
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|1
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|Houston Christian
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|{{yes}}
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|1
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|Incarnate Word
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|{{yes}}
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|1
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|Liberty
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|{{yes}}
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|1
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| Murray State
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|{{yes}}{{efn|group=m|name="Coed rifle"}}
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| 1
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! Totals || 10 || 11 || 11 || 7 || 11 || 3 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 77
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| colspan=10 align=center | '''Future members''' -->
|}

;Notes
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;Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference which are played by OVC schools

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"
|-
! School 
!Ice Hockey !! Swimming & Diving  !! Rodeo{{efn|group=mn|Rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), not the NCAA.}} !! Tennis !! Volleyball !! Wrestling
|-
| Eastern Illinois 
| – || [[Summit League|Summit]] || – || [[Horizon League|Horizon]] || – || –
|-
| Lindenwood 
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)|Independent]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lindenwoodlions.com/news/2022/3/23/mens-ice-hockey-lindenwood-adds-ncaa-mens-division-i-hockey.aspx |title=Lindenwood Adds NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey|date=23 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> || – || – || – || [[Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association|MIVA]] || –
|-
| Little Rock 
| – || – || – || – || – || [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
|-
| SIU Edwardsville 
| – || – || – || – || – || [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
| Southern Indiana 
| – || [[Summit League|Summit]] || – || [[Horizon League|Horizon]] || – || –
|-
| Tennessee State 
|{{efn|group=mn|Tennessee State will add men's ice hockey for the 2025–26 season. They will compete as an [[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)|independent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsutigers.com/sports/2023/6/27/HockeyFAQ.aspx|title=Tennessee State University Hockey FAQ|publisher=Tennessee State Tigers|access-date=August 27, 2024}}</ref>}} || – || – || [[Horizon League|Horizon]] || – || –
|-
| Tennessee Tech 
| – || – || – || [[Horizon League|Horizon]] || – || –
|-
| UT Martin 
| – || – || NIRA{{efn|group=mn|UT Martin considers rodeo to be a varsity sport.}} || – || – || –
|}

;Notes
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===Women's sponsored sports by school===
Departing members in red.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Beach Volleyball !! Cross Country !! Golf !! Rifle{{efn|group=ws|[[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]] is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. All competing OVC schools have coed teams, and UT Martin has both a women's and a coed team.}} !! Soccer !! Softball !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Volleyball (Indoor) !! Total OVC Sports
|-
| Eastern Illinois || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 10 
|-
| Lindenwood || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10 
|-
| Little Rock || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7 
|-
| Morehead State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}<sup>†</sup> ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 10 
|-
| Southeast Missouri ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8 
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| Southern Indiana || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| SIU Edwardsville ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8 
|-
| Tennessee State || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}{{efn|group=w|Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring women's soccer by no later than 2028.<ref name="tsu" />}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8 
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| Tennessee Tech ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8 
|-
| UT Martin || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}x2<sup>†</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Western Illinois || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| colspan=13 align=center | '''Associate members'''
|-
| Bryant ||  ||  ||  || {{yes}} ||  ||  ||  || {{yes}} ||  ||  ||  || 2
|-
| Chattanooga ||  || {{yes}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1
|-
| Murray State ||  ||  ||  ||  || {{yes}}<sup>†</sup> ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1
|-
! Totals || 11 || 6 || 11 || 9 || 4 || 10 || 10 || 8 || 10 || 10 || 11 || 101
|}

{{notelist|group=ws}}

;Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference which are played by OVC schools

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"
|-
! School !! Equestrian{{efn|group=wns|name=ESW|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program.}} !! Gymnastics !! Ice Hockey !! Lacrosse !! Rodeo{{efn|group=wns|Rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), not the NCAA. UT Martin considers rodeo to be a varsity sport.}}!! Stunt{{efn|group=wns|name=ESW}} !! Swimming & Diving !! Wrestling{{efn|group=ws|name=ESW}}
|-
| Eastern Illinois || — || — || — || — || — || — || [[Summit League|Summit]] || –
|-
| Lindenwood || — || — || [[Atlantic Hockey America|AHA]] || [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://asunsports.org/sports/wlax/2021-22/releases/20220429kfmz1o |title=#ASUNWLAX Announces Addition of Lindenwood for 2023 Season |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=May 2, 2022 |accessdate=May 7, 2022}}</ref> || — || — || — || Independent
|-
| Little Rock || — || — || — || — || — || — || [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] || –
|-
| Southeast Missouri || — || [[Midwest Independent Conference|MIC]] || — || — || — || — || – || –
|-
| Southern Indiana || – || – || – || – || – || — || [[Summit League|Summit]] || –
|-
| Tennessee State || – || – || – || – || – || — ||{{efn|group=w|Tennessee State plans to begin sponsoring women's swimming & diving by no later than 2028.<ref name="tsu" />}} || –
|-
| UT Martin || [[Eastern College Athletic Conference|ECAC]] || — || — || — || NIRA || Independent ||— || — 
|}

{{notelist|group=wns}}