OVC Releases 2026-27 Conference Basketball Schedule
The Ohio Valley Conference has announced its men’s and women’s basketball conference schedules for the 2026-27 season on Friday.
This season the league membership includes nine teams (Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Morehead State, Southeast Missouri, SIUE, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, UT Martin and Western Illinois) and features a round-robin slate of 16 games.
Except for a one-off men's game on December 11, Conference play fully gets underway with games on December 30 and 31. Conference play wraps on Saturday, February 27.
The 2027 OVC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament is slated for March 3-6 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. It marks the 10th year in a row the event will be held at the venue, and the event is contracted to be there through 2032.
All Conference games and home non-conference contests can be seen on ESPN networks, with the majority of games broadcast on ESPN+. Additional linear exposures on ESPNU and ESPN2 will be announced at a later date.
All dates are subject to change.
2026-27 OVC Basketball Schedule
Friday, December 11
Tennessee State at Western Illinois
(MEN’S ONLY)
Wednesday, December 30
Lindenwood at SIUE
Morehead State at UT Martin
Thursday, December 31
Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois
Tennessee State at Southern Indiana
Saturday, January 2
SIUE at Western Illinois
Southern Indiana at Southeast Missouri
Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois
UT Martin at Lindenwood
Thursday, January 7
Eastern Illinois at Morehead State
Lindenwood at Southern Indiana
Southeast Missouri at UT Martin
Western Illinois at Tennessee State
Saturday, January 9
Lindenwood at Morehead State
SIUE at Tennessee State
Southern Indiana at UT Martin
Western Illinois at Southeast Missouri
Wednesday, January 13
Southern Indiana at Morehead State
Thursday, January 14
Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois
Southeast Missouri at Lindenwood
UT Martin at SIUE
Saturday, January 16
Lindenwood at Eastern Illinois
Morehead State at Tennessee State
Southeast Missouri at SIUE
UT Martin at Western Illinois
Thursday, January 21
Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri
SIUE at Southern Indiana
Tennessee State at Lindenwood
Western Illinois at Morehead State
Saturday, January 23
SIUE at Morehead State
Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri
UT Martin at Eastern Illinois
Western Illinois at Southern Indiana
Thursday, January 28
Morehead State at Lindenwood
Southeast Missouri at Western Illinois
SIUE at UT Martin
Southern Indiana at Tennessee State
Saturday, January 30
Eastern Illinois at Lindenwood
Morehead State at Southern Indiana
UT Martin at Tennessee State
Western Illinois at SIUE
Thursday, February 4
Lindenwood at Tennessee State
Southeast Missouri at Morehead State
Southern Indiana at Eastern Illinois
Western Illinois at UT Martin
Saturday, February 6
Lindenwood at UT Martin
Southeast Missouri at Southern Indiana
SIUE at Eastern Illinois
Tennessee State at Morehead State
Thursday, February 11
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State
Lindenwood at Western Illinois
Morehead State at SIUE
UT Martin at Southeast Missouri
Saturday, February 13
Eastern Illinois at UT Martin
Morehead State at Western Illinois
SIUE at Southeast Missouri
Southern Indiana at Lindenwood
Wednesday, February 17
Lindenwood at Southeast Missouri
(MEN’S ONLY)
Tennessee State at SIUE
(MEN’S ONLY)
Thursday, February 18
Lindenwood at Southeast Missouri
(WOMEN’S ONLY)
Tennessee State at SIUE
(WOMEN’S ONLY)
UT Martin at Southern Indiana
Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois
Saturday, February 20
Tennessee State at Western Illinois
(WOMEN’S ONLY)
Eastern Illinois at Southern Indiana
SIUE at Lindenwood
UT Martin at Morehead State
Thursday, February 25
Eastern Illinois at SIUE
Morehead State at Southeast Missouri
Southern Indiana at Western Illinois
Tennessee State at UT Martin
Saturday, February 27
Morehead State at Eastern Illinois
Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State
Southern Indiana at SIUE
Western Illinois at Lindenwood
Wednesday, March 3 - Saturday, March 6
OVC Tournament - Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
Dates and times subject to change