Institutional Sportsmanship Awards


The award is presented to the Conference institution selected by its peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA.

2003-04 -- Southeast Missouri State University
2004-05 -- Samford University
2005-06 -- Samford University

2006-07 -- Morehead State University
2007-08 -- Austin Peay State University

2008-09 -- Eastern Kentucky University
2009-10 -- Eastern Kentucky University
2010-11 -- Southeast Missouri State University
2011-12 -- Tennessee Tech University

2012-13 -- Eastern Kentucky University
2013-14 -- Belmont University
2014-15 -- Belmont University
2015-16 -- Belmont University
2016-17 -- Austin Peay State University
2017-18 -- Murray State University
2018-19 -- Belmont University
2019-20 -- none awarded
2020-21 -- Austin Peay State University
2021-22 -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2022-23 -- Tennessee Tech University
2023-24 -- Eastern Illinois University
2024-25 -- Eastern Illinois University
2025-26 -- Eastern Illinois University