Template:1996–97 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

1996–97 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Austin Peay	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Murray State †	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Middle Tennessee	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Tennessee Tech	10	–	8		.556			15	–	13		.536
Eastern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			12	–	15		.444
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	18		.400
UT Martin	8	–	10		.444			11	–	16		.407
Tennessee State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
Morehead State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	19		.296
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	12		.333			8	–	18		.308
† 1997 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll