List of Ohio Valley Conference football standings

This is a list of yearly Ohio Valley Conference football standings.

Ohio Valley standings

1948 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Murray State + 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 Evansville + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Louisville 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Western Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1949 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Marshall 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Louisville 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Evansville $ 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 Morehead State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Western Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Murray State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Tennessee Tech 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Evansville declared champion because Marshall and Louisville did not play required games in 1949	1950 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Murray State $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Western Kentucky 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Marshall 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Evansville 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Murray State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Marshall 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 Evansville 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 Western Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1952 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Kentucky + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Tennessee Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Murray State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Middle Tennessee 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Morehead State 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1953 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tennessee Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Middle Tennessee 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Western Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Murray State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1954 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Kentucky $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 Western Kentucky 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Murray State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Middle Tennessee 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2 Tennessee Tech 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2 Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tennessee Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Middle Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Eastern Kentucky 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Murray State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Western Kentucky 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1956 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Middle Tennessee $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Murray State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Western Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Eastern Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1957 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Middle Tennessee $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Tennessee Tech 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Western Kentucky 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Murray State 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 11 Middle Tennessee + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Tennessee Tech + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 East Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Western Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Murray State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from UPI small college poll	1959 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Middle Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1 Tennessee Tech + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 2 East Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Morehead State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Murray State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from UPI small college poll
1960 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tennessee Tech $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Murray State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 East Tennessee State 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2 Eastern Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Western Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1961 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tennessee Tech $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Middle Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Western Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Murray State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 East Tennessee State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1962 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Tennessee State + 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Eastern Kentucky + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Morehead State + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Middle Tennessee + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Murray State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Western Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1 Middle Tennessee 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 East Tennessee State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Tennessee Tech 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Murray State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Austin Peay 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll	1964 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Middle Tennessee $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Austin Peay 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Murray State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Morehead State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 East Tennessee State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Middle Tennessee $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Austin Peay 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Morehead State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Tennessee Tech 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Murray State 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 6 – 2 Western Kentucky 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 2 East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1966 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Morehead State $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Middle Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Austin Peay 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 No. 16 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Tennessee Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Western Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Murray State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll	1967 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5/11 Eastern Kentucky $ 5 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 2 Western Kentucky 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Middle Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Tennessee Tech 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Murray State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls	1968 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9/8 Eastern Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 19/17 Western Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 East Tennessee State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Middle Tennessee 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls
1969 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 20/16 East Tennessee State $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1 Western Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Tennessee Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Murray State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 Middle Tennessee 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls	1970 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12/9 Western Kentucky $ 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 East Tennessee State 4 – 1 – 2 7 – 1 – 2 Morehead State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Middle Tennessee 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Murray State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls	1971 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6/12 Western Kentucky $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Tennessee Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Middle Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Morehead State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Murray State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Eastern Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Austin Peay 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 East Tennessee State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls
1972 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Tennessee Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Western Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Morehead State 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Eastern Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Murray State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Austin Peay 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll	1973 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Western Kentucky $^ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Morehead State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Middle Tennessee 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1 Austin Peay 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll	1974 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Kentucky $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Western Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Tennessee Tech 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1 Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1975 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Western Kentucky ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Tennessee Tech $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 12 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Murray State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 East Tennessee State 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1 Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared Rankings from Associated Press poll	1976 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Tennessee Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Murray State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Western Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 East Tennessee State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Morehead State record adjusted for forfeit to Marshall Rankings from Associated Press poll	1977 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Austin Peay $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Tennessee Tech 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Murray State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Middle Tennessee 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2 East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Western Kentucky 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Tennessee Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Austin Peay 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Murray State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Middle Tennessee 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll	1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1 No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Austin Peay 2 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Middle Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Tennessee Tech 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 2 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll	1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. T–10 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 Austin Peay 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Akron 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Murray State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Youngstown State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Tennessee Tech 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Middle Tennessee 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Western Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Akron 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Austin Peay 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0 Akron 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Middle Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Youngstown State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Murray State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 No. 16 Middle Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Akron 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Murray State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Youngstown State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^ 5 – 2 – 0 11 – 3 – 0 No. 13 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Youngstown State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Austin Peay 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Akron 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Tennessee Tech 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. 10 Akron ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 No. 17 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Youngstown State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 1 No. 18 Murray State $^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 1 Akron 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Middle Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Youngstown State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Tennessee Tech 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Morehead State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 0 No. 17 Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Murray State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Tennessee State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1 Austin Peay 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0 No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Tennessee State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Murray State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Austin Peay 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1991 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Middle Tennessee ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0 Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Southeast Missouri State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Murray State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1992 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Middle Tennessee $^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Tennessee Tech 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Tennessee State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Austin Peay 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Tennessee–Martin 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Southeast Missouri State 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Murray State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1993 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 17 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 No. 22 Tennessee Tech 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Tennessee–Martin 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Middle Tennessee 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Murray State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Tennessee State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Morehead State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Southeast Missouri State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Austin Peay 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1994 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 No. 16 Middle Tennessee ^ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1 Southeast Missouri State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0 Tennessee State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Murray State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Tennessee Tech 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Austin Peay 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Tennessee–Martin 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Morehead State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1995 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Murray State $^ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 25 Middle Tennessee 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Southeast Missouri State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Tennessee–Martin 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Austin Peay 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Morehead State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Tennessee State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1996 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Murray State $^   8 – 0     11 – 2   No. 16 Eastern Illinois ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   Eastern Kentucky   6 – 2     6 – 5   Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     6 – 5   Tennessee Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6   Tennessee State   3 – 5     4 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8   Austin Peay   1 – 7     1 – 10   Tennessee–Martin   1 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^   7 – 0     8 – 4   No. 16 Eastern Illinois   5 – 2     8 – 3   Murray State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Tennessee Tech   4 – 3     6 – 5   Tennessee State   4 – 3     4 – 7   Middle Tennessee   2 – 5     4 – 6   Southeast Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7   Tennessee–Martin   0 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 12 Tennessee State $^   6 – 1     9 – 3   No. 24 Murray State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Middle Tennessee   5 – 2     5 – 5   Eastern Illinois   4 – 3     6 – 5   Eastern Kentucky   4 – 3     6 – 5   Tennessee Tech   2 – 5     4 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Tennessee–Martin   0 – 7     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 11 Tennessee State $^   7 – 0     11 – 1   Murray State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Eastern Kentucky   4 – 3     7 – 4   Western Kentucky   4 – 3     6 – 5   Tennessee Tech   4 – 3     5 – 5   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Eastern Illinois   2 – 5     2 – 10   Tennessee–Martin   0 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2000 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Western Kentucky $^   7 – 0     11 – 2   No. 17 Eastern Illinois ^   6 – 1     8 – 4   No. 22 Tennessee Tech   5 – 2     8 – 3   Murray State   4 – 3     6 – 5   Eastern Kentucky   3 – 4     6 – 5   Tennessee State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Southeast Missouri State   1 – 6     3 – 8   Tennessee–Martin   0 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2001 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 Eastern Illinois $^   6 – 0     9 – 1   No. 18 Eastern Kentucky   5 – 1     8 – 2   No. 23 Tennessee Tech   4 – 2     7 – 3   No. 25 Tennessee State   3 – 3     8 – 3   Murray State   2 – 4     4 – 6   Southeast Missouri State   1 – 5     4 – 7   Tennessee–Martin   0 – 6     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2002 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 13 Eastern Illinois +^   5 – 1     8 – 4   No. 20 Murray State +^   5 – 1     7 – 5   No. 21 Eastern Kentucky   4 – 2     8 – 4   No. 24 Southeast Missouri State   4 – 2     8 – 4   Tennessee Tech   2 – 4     5 – 7   Tennessee State   1 – 5     2 – 10   Tennessee–Martin   0 – 6     2 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2003 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 18 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 1     8 – 4   Eastern Kentucky   6 – 2     7 – 5   Samford   5 – 3     7 – 4   Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 5   Southeast Missouri State   5 – 3     5 – 7   Murray State   3 – 5     4 – 8   Eastern Illinois   3 – 5     4 – 8   Tennessee Tech   1 – 7     2 – 9   Tennessee–Martin   1 – 7     2 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2004 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 1     9 – 2   Murray State   6 – 2     7 – 4   Eastern Kentucky   6 – 2     6 – 5   Eastern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 6   Tennessee Tech   3 – 4     6 – 5   Samford   3 – 5     4 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8   Tennessee State   2 – 5     4 – 7   Tennessee–Martin   1 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 16 Eastern Illinois $^   8 – 0     9 – 3   Eastern Kentucky   7 – 1     7 – 4   Jacksonville State   6 – 2     6 – 5   Tennessee–Martin   4 – 4     6 – 5   Samford   4 – 4     5 – 6   Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     4 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     2 – 9   Tennessee State   1 – 6     2 – 9   Murray State   0 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2006 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 15 Eastern Illinois +^   7 – 1     8 – 5   No. 13 Tennessee–Martin +^   6 – 1     9 – 3   Tennessee State   5 – 2     6 – 5   Jacksonville State   5 – 3     6 – 5   Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     6 – 5   Tennessee Tech   4 – 4     4 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     4 – 7   Samford   1 – 7     3 – 8   Murray State   0 – 8     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2007 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 13 Eastern Kentucky $^   8 – 0     9 – 3   No. 18 Eastern Illinois ^   7 – 1     8 – 4   Austin Peay   5 – 3     7 – 4   Jacksonville State   5 – 3     6 – 5   Tennessee State   4 – 3     5 – 6   Tennessee–Martin   4 – 4     4 – 7   Samford   2 – 6     4 – 7   Tennessee Tech   2 – 6     4 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   1 – 6     3 – 8   Murray State   1 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2008 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^   7 – 1     8 – 4   Jacksonville State   6 – 2     8 – 3   Tennessee–Martin   6 – 2     8 – 4   Tennessee State   5 – 3     8 – 4   Murray State   4 – 4     5 – 7   Eastern Illinois   3 – 5     5 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     4 – 8   Austin Peay   2 – 6     2 – 9   Tennessee Tech   1 – 7     3 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2009 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 16 Jacksonville State   6 – 1     8 – 3   No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^   6 – 2     8 – 4   Tennessee Tech   5 – 3     6 – 5   Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     5 – 6   UT Martin   4 – 4     5 – 6   Tennessee State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Austin Peay   3 – 5     4 – 7   Murray State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Southeast Missouri State   1 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations. Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2010 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 13 Southeast Missouri State $^   7 – 1     9 – 3   No. 12 Jacksonville State ^   6 – 2     9 – 3   Eastern Kentucky   5 – 2     6 – 5   Murray State   5 – 3     6 – 5   UT Martin   5 – 3     6 – 5   Tennessee Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6   Eastern Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 9   Austin Peay   1 – 7     2 – 9   Tennessee State   0 – 7     3 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^   6 – 2     7 – 4   Eastern Kentucky +^   6 – 2     7 – 5   Jacksonville State +   6 – 2     7 – 4   Murray State   5 – 3     7 – 4   Tennessee State   4 – 4     5 – 6   UT Martin   4 – 4     5 – 6   Austin Peay   2 – 6     3 – 8   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Eastern Illinois   1 – 7     2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Illinois $^   6 – 1     7 – 5   No. 22 Eastern Kentucky   6 – 2     8 – 3   UT Martin   6 – 2     8 – 3   Jacksonville State   5 – 3     6 – 5   Tennessee State   4 – 3     8 – 3   Murray State   4 – 4     5 – 6   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Tennessee Tech   1 – 7     3 – 8   Austin Peay   1 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^   8 – 0     12 – 2   No. 17 Tennessee State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4   No. 10 Jacksonville State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4   UT Martin   5 – 3     7 – 5   Eastern Kentucky   4 – 4     6 – 6   Murray State   4 – 4     6 – 6   Tennessee Tech   2 – 6     5 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 9   Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 12   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 Jacksonville State $^   8 – 0     10 – 2   No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   UT Martin   5 – 3     6 – 6   Eastern Illinois   5 – 3     5 – 7   Tennessee Tech   4 – 4     5 – 7   Tennessee State   3 – 5     6 – 6   SE Missouri State   3 – 5     5 – 7   Murray State   1 – 7     3 – 9   Austin Peay   1 – 7     1 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2015 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Jacksonville State $^   8 – 0     13 – 2   No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^   7 – 1     7 – 5   UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 4   Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     6 – 5   SE Missouri State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     4 – 7   Murray State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Tennessee State   1 – 6     4 – 6   Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 0     10 – 2   UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5   Tennessee Tech   5 – 3     5 – 6   Tennessee State   4 – 3     7 – 4   Eastern Illinois   4 – 4     6 – 5   Murray State   4 – 4     4 – 7   SE Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8   Eastern Kentucky   2 – 6     3 – 8   Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll
2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 Jacksonville State $^   8 – 0     10 – 2   Austin Peay   7 – 1     8 – 4   Eastern Illinois   5 – 3     6 – 5   UT Martin   4 – 4     6 – 5   Eastern Kentucky   3 – 5     4 – 7   Southeast Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8   Tennessee State   2 – 5     6 – 5   Murray State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Tennessee Tech   1 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2018 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 10 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 1     8 – 3   No. 15 Southeast Missouri State ^   6 – 2     8 – 3   Eastern Kentucky   5 – 2     7 – 4   Murray State   5 – 3     5 – 6   Tennessee State   3 – 4     4 – 5   Eastern Illinois   3 – 5     3 – 8   Austin Peay   3 – 5     5 – 6   UT Martin   2 – 6     2 – 9   Tennessee Tech   1 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Austin Peay +^   7 – 1     9 – 3   No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^   7 – 1     9 – 3   UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5   Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     7 – 5   Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     6 – 6   Jacksonville State   3 – 5     6 – 6   Murray State   2 – 6     4 – 8   Tennessee State   2 – 6     3 – 9   Eastern Illinois   1 – 7     1 – 11   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll
2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Jacksonville State $^   6 – 1     10 – 3   No. 19 Murray State   5 – 2     5 – 2   No. 21 Austin Peay   4 – 2     4 – 5   Southeast Missouri State   4 – 3     4 – 4   UT Martin   3 – 4     3 – 4   Tennessee Tech   2 – 5     2 – 5   Tennessee State   2 – 5     2 – 5   Eastern Illinois   1 – 5     1 – 5   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season. Rankings from STATS Poll	2021 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 13 UT Martin $^   5 – 1     10 – 3   Southeast Missouri State   4 – 2     4 – 7   Austin Peay   4 – 2     6 – 5   Tennessee State   3 – 3     5 – 6   Murray State   3 – 3     6 – 5   Eastern Illinois   1 – 5     1 – 10   Tennessee Tech   1 – 5     3 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^   5 – 0     9 – 3   UT Martin +   5 – 0     7 – 4   Tennessee State   2 – 3     4 – 7   Tennessee Tech   2 – 3     4 – 7   Lindenwood *   1 – 3     7 – 3   Eastern Illinois   1 – 4     2 – 9   Murray State   1 – 4     2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0   Lindenwood *   0 – 0     0 – 0   Southeast Missouri State   0 – 0     0 – 0   Tennessee State   0 – 0     0 – 0   Tennessee Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0   UT Martin   0 – 0     0 – 0   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll