Murray State has informed the Ohio Valley Conference that they will be leaving the conference as a full member, effective June 30, 2022.
The Racers are headed to the Missouri Valley Conference, where they will become official members on July 1, 2022.
Belmont announced their move from the OVC to the MVC last September.
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The Ohio Valley Conference has now lost five teams to other conferences in the past two years: Belmont, Murray State, Eastern Kentucky University, Austin Peay and Jacksonville State.
Here is a statement from OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche on membership transition:
“Murray State has informed the OVC office that they will be leaving the conference as a full member, effective June 30, 2022.