Editing Ohio Valley Conference (section)

===Former full members===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Left
! Type
! Nickname
! class="unsortable|Colors
! Conference<br />they joined<br />after leaving<br />the OVC
! Current<br />conference
|-
| {{sort|Akron|'''[[University of Akron]]'''}}
| [[Akron, Ohio]]
| 1870
| 1980
| 1987
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[Akron Zips|Zips]]
| {{college color boxes|Akron Zips}}
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools#Full independents|NCAA D-I Independent]]
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
| '''[[Austin Peay State University]]'''
| [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]
| 1927
| 1962
| rowspan="2"| 2022
| [[Austin Peay Governors|Governors]]
| {{college color boxes|Austin Peay Governors}}
| colspan="2"| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
| '''[[Belmont University]]'''
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1890
| 2012
| Private
| [[Belmont Bruins|Bruins]]
| {{college color boxes|Belmont Bruins}}
| colspan="2"| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[East Tennessee State University]]'''
| [[Johnson City, Tennessee]]
| 1911
| 1958
| 1978
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[East Tennessee State Buccaneers|Buccaneers/<br />Lady Buccaneers]]{{efn|group=former|Since leaving the OVC, ETSU has dropped the word "Lady" from its women's team nicknames.}}
| {{college color boxes|East Tennessee State Buccaneers}}
| colspan="2"| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|-
| '''[[Eastern Kentucky University]]'''
| [[Richmond, Kentucky]]
| 1906
| rowspan="2"|1948
| 2021
| [[Eastern Kentucky Colonels|Colonels]]
| {{college color boxes|Eastern Kentucky Colonels}}
| colspan="2"| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
| {{sort|Evansville|'''[[University of Evansville]]'''}}
| [[Evansville, Indiana]]
| 1854
| 1952
| Private
| [[Evansville Purple Aces|Purple Aces]]
| {{college color boxes|Evansville Purple Aces}}
| [[Indiana Collegiate Conference|ICC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II]])}}
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Jacksonville State University]]''' 
| [[Jacksonville, Alabama]]
| 1883
| 2003
| 2021
| rowspan="5"|Public
| [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks|Gamecocks]]
| {{college color boxes|Jacksonville State Gamecocks}}
| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[University of Louisville]]'''
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1798
| 1948
| 1949
| [[Louisville Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| {{college color boxes|Louisville Cardinals}}
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools#Full independents|NCAA Independent]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| '''[[Marshall University]]'''
| [[Huntington, West Virginia]]
| 1837
| 1949
| 1952
| [[Marshall Thundering Herd|Thundering Herd]]
| {{college color boxes|Marshall Thundering Herd}}
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools#Full independents|NCAA Independent]]{{efn|group=former|Marshall left the OVC to become an Independent for one year prior to joining the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) effective with the 1953–54 school year.}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Middle Tennessee State University]]'''
| [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]
| 1911
| 1952
| 2000
| [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|Blue Raiders]]
| {{college color boxes|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[Murray State University]]'''
| [[Murray, Kentucky]]
| 1922
| 1948
| 2022
| [[Murray State Racers|Racers]]
| {{college color boxes|Murray State Racers}}
| colspan="2"|[[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Samford University]]'''
| [[Homewood, Alabama]]
| 1841
| 2003
| 2008
| Private
| [[Samford Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Samford Bulldogs}}
| colspan="2"| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|-
| '''[[Western Kentucky University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Western Kentucky rejoined the OVC for football only in the 1999 and 2000 football seasons (1999–2000 and 2000–01 school years).}}
| [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]]
| 1906
| 1948
| 1982
| rowspan="3"|Public
| [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers|Hilltoppers/<br />Lady Toppers]]
| {{college color boxes|WKU Hilltoppers}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''[[Youngstown State University]]'''
| rowspan="2"|[[Youngstown, Ohio]]
| rowspan="2"| 1908
| rowspan="2"| 1981
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| rowspan="2"| [[Youngstown State Penguins|Penguins]]
| rowspan="2"| {{college color boxes|Youngstown State Penguins}}
| [[Summit League|Mid-Continent]]
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|NCAA I-AA Independent]]<br />(football)
| [[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]]<br />(football)
|}

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