![]() Head coach Preston Spradlin will lead Morehead State for the seventh season. The Morehead State Eagles will look to fill the void left by OVC defectors for the 2022-2023 season.įavored for the first time since the 2009-2010 season, the Eagles are situated to ascend to the top of the conference following the departures of both Murray State and Belmont. Morehead State Eagles Overall Record 2021-22 ![]() SIU Edwardsville and new-addition Little Rock are sleeper candidates that could shake things up in conference play. Tennessee State and UT Martin will look to be competitive for the regular season championship, garnering favor from the media. Morehead State enters the 2022-2023 season as the clear-cut favorite after winning 20-plus games in the past two seasons. This season will mark the 75th anniversary of the conference and although this offseason brought great turmoil, the recent additions of three programs brings the total number of schools in conference history to just 24. The 10-member league will now be spearheaded by existing constituents that are hungry for their shot at an automatic bid now that the old guards have moved onto greener pastures. With change comes terrific opportunity for the remaining and new members of the conference. Murray State and Belmont had been the biggest draws in the conference in recent years, winning the conference tournament four of the last five seasons.Īdditionally, Belmont and Murray State have had a stranglehold on the regular season in the OVC, with each program winning (or tying) the regular season title for the last five seasons. The loss of these three programs is especially devastating for the reputation of the conference, with the three fleeing former members accounting for 14 conference tournament championships since the turn of the century. Previously, the OVC lost Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State to earlier rounds of realignment. The new additions replaced departing Murray State (Missouri Valley), Belmont (Missouri Valley) and Austin Peay (ASUN). The OVC welcomed Little Rock, Lindenwood and USI (Southern Indiana) as official members of the conference. The league added three new teams to the conference ranks while bidding adieu to three former members. As the clock struck midnight on July 1, 2022, the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) unveiled a fresh look.
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