MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Murray State will become the 11th member of the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1.
University officials announced Friday the Board of Regents accepted an invitation from the Missouri Valley Conference and will be leaving the Ohio Valley Conference.
The MVC does not include football or rifle, so Murray State is working to join the Missouri Valley Football Conference in that sport. Murray State's rifle program, which is sixth in the nation, will continue competing in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Murray State is the second OVC program to announce plans to join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1.