OVC Rothstein

TODAYS GAMES TO WATCH: Tennessee State Vs. UT Martin Eastern Illinois Vs. SIUE Tennessee Tech Vs. SEMO Southern Indiana Vs. Little Rock Lindenwood Vs. Western Illinois

Eastern Illinois. Marty Masterclass.

TODAYS GAMES TO WATCH: Western Illinois Vs. Iowa SIUE Vs. UTSA Tennessee Tech Vs. Charlotte Morehead State Vs. Wake Forest SEMO Vs. Missouri Eastern Illinois Vs. Nicholls Southern Indiana Vs. VMI

TODAYS GAMES TO WATCH: Lindenwood Vs. Texas Tech SIUE Vs. East West Little Rock Vs. Arkansas Baptist Eastern Illinois Vs. Valparaiso UT Martin Vs. UNLV

TODAYS GAMES TO WATCH: Tennessee Tech Vs. Western Kentucky Western Illinois Vs. Radford Tennessee State Vs. Fisk SEMO Vs. Saint Louis Morehead State Vs. Midway

Little Rock guard Kellen Robinson is out with an ACL injury.

Little Rock will be leaving the OVC after this athletic season and joining the United Athletic Conference starting July 1, 2026.

KK Robinson is out for the season. Kellen Robinson is also out at the moment with a knee injury. Not good news for the OVC preseason favorites.

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Several teams that it would make sense for the OVC to add: Lincoln Memorial, UIndy, Chicago State, Northwest Missouri State, Bellarmine.

Source: Tennessee Tech will be leaving the OVC and will be joining the SoCon beginning in the 2026-27 season.

Here is the OVC conference schedule: (Via @RoccoMiller8)

Source: Nolan Smith, Memphis Assistant, will be the next Tennessee State Head Men’s Basketball Coach.

OVC Rothstein’s Way-Too-Early Rankings: 1: Little Rock 2. SIUE 3. SEMO 4. Morehead State 5. Lindenwood 6. UT Martin 7. Southern Indiana 8. Tennessee State 9. Western Illinois 10. Tennessee Tech 11. Eastern Illinois

Source: Several OVC schools have been in recent talks with several different conferences about realignment.

Tennessee State now has an open head coach position. Head coach Brian "Penny" Collins has stepped down to accept an NBA coaching position, effective immediately.

Lindenwood and Southern Indiana have both earned full NCAA Division 1 membership. Both can now compete in NCAA Division 1 postseason tournaments, effective August 1, 2025.

SEMO will play at Saint Louis on Monday November 3rd as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule per @madeformarch. $100,000 buy in game guarantee.

I already miss the Ford Center. The back and forth between SEMO and SIUE fans was a must watch. SE- MO SI- UE Chants breaking out and then both fanbases doing it at the same time. The OVC is the most underrated conference. It Spreads.