Non-conference wins

[boomerang]

Just looking at the OVC games against other mid-major teams so far -- pretty good start.

Martin (preseason #11) beat Maine (America East preseason #8)

Samford (preseason #7) wins AT Evansville (Mo Valley preseason #10)

Murray (preseason #4) beats Rider (MAAC preseason #4)

Morehead (preseason #10) beats Western Ill (Summit preseason #8)

EIU (preseason #8) lost at home to Loyola (Il) (Horizon preseason #5)

OVC: 4-1 against non-major conference teams so far. That's an improvement from last season. Still very early, but hopefully a good sign of things to come.

[eaglephil]

Good start so far. Morehead has a tough stretch coming up with games against Bowling Green, Oklahoma, and Marshall all on the road. Unfortunately, Western Illinois is the only D-I non-conference home game for us this year. Next year's home schedule should be much improved....and there's a very good chance that LSU could pay a visit to Morehead next year as well.

[rbm1]

What in the heck has happened to the Purple Aces? Geez they're no where near the radar screen and haven't been in several years now.

[ekumaroons]

This Saturday certainly did not help with the OOC performance...

[ekumaroons]

Here's the No-Co report since the original post...

11/14 SEMO got whipped by Illinois State of the MVC
11/15 Samford dropped one to Belmont of the A-Sun
11/15 UTM fell to Central Arkansas of the Southland
11/15 TSU beat non-DI Alaska-Fairbanks
11/16 JaxState dropped one to Kennesaw State of the A-Sun
11/16 SEMO beat non-DI Culver Stockton
11/17 WKU of the Sun Belt crushed Murray
11/17 Bowling Green of the MAC beat Morehead
11/17 Colorado State of the Mountain West crushed Tennessee State
11/17 ETSU of the A-Sun whipped EKU
11/17 Mississppi State (SEC) beat down UTM
11/17 JaxSt dropped a heartbreaker to Texas State of the Southland
11/17 Austin Peay crushed Belmont of the Atlantic Sun
11/19 TTU suffered an 18 point loss to NDSU of the Summit
11/19 UTM crushed non-DI Covenant

As you can see... hasn't been too pretty since that (relatively) promising start.

[drj0183]

Current OOC Division 1 record is 6-23 as of this morning if I did my math right.

[eaglephil]

Nice win for SEMO last night against Louisiana Tech of the WAC. Congrats!

[boomerang]

Semo is a tough team to figure - they have now beaten a Mo Valley team and a WAC team, but lost to a MEAC team (a game that Semo led by as many as 14 in the 2nd half and 8 in OT) ans struggled against a below-average NAIA team.

I think they actually play better when they slow it down, but Edgar wants to run and run and run....

[ekumaroons]

I'd also like to congratulate Murray on their victory over Arkansas State of the SunBelch. Hey... every little bit helps. It's more than the Colonels have managed.

[eaglephil]

EKU beats former OVC school Youngstown State and Martin beats St. Peter's.

[ekumaroons]

What non-conference games are left for the OVC besides the Bracket Busters? EKU hosts WKU Saturday... and that is it for the Colonels. All OVC action remaining in the regular season...

[rbm1]

Murray State plays IUSB somewhere .... not sure why they are playing them but oh well ....

[drj0183]

List of all the games remaining...


Saturday, Dec. 8

*Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

Western Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

Austin Peay at Evansville, 7:05 p.m.

*Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Morehead State at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Saturday, Dec. 15

Reinhardt at Samford, 2:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

Akron at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Sunday, Dec. 16

Tennessee Tech at Oregon State, TBA



Monday, Dec. 17

*UT Martin at Morehead State, TBA (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

Tennessee State at Belmont, 7:00 p.m.




Tuesday, Dec. 18

*Murray State at Jacksonville State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Southeast Missouri at Samford, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Wednesday, Dec. 19

*Eastern Illinois at Morehead State, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

Austin Peay at Belmont, 7:00 p.m.



Thursday, Dec. 20

*Murray State at Samford, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)




Saturday, Dec. 22

Tennessee Tech at Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (TV: FSN-South)

Southeast Missouri at Tulsa, 4:00 p.m.

UT Martin at UNLV, 6:00 p.m.

*Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

Tennessee State at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m.




Wednesday, Dec. 26

Morehead State at Louisville, TBA



Thursday, Dec. 27

Tennessee Tech at Georgia Tech, 6:00 p.m.



Saturday, Dec. 29

Samford at Clemson, 3:00 p.m.

Norfolk State at Jacksonville State, 4:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

Eastern Illinois at Bowling Green, 6:00 p.m.

Austin Peay at Middle Tennessee, 7:00 p.m.

8Murray State at Chattanooga, 7:00 p.m.

UT Martin at Vanderbilt, TBA



Sunday, Dec. 30

Tennessee State at Illinois, 1:00 p.m.

Central Methodist at Southeast Missouri, TBA (OVCSports.TV)

8Murray State vs. Belmont/Wright State, 6:00 or 8:00 p.m.



Wednesday, Jan. 2

*Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Thursday, Jan. 3

*Samford at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Murray State at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Austin Peay at UT Martin, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Morehead State at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Saturday, Jan. 5

*Samford at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee State at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Monday, Jan. 7

*Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Morehead State at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Samford at Jacksonville State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*UT Martin at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Thursday, Jan. 10

*Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Austin Peay at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee State at Samford, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Saturday, Jan. 12

*Morehead State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)

*Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 4:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee Tech at Samford, 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Tuesday, Jan. 15

Indiana-South Bend at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Thursday, Jan. 17

*Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Samford at Morehead State, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*UT Martin at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Saturday, Jan. 19

*Jacksonville State at Morehead State, 3:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 4:30 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)

*Murray State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Samford at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Thursday, Jan. 24

*Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Morehead State at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*UT Martin at Samford, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee Tech at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Austin Peay at Jacksonville State, 8:00 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)



Saturday, Jan. 26

*Southeast Missouri at Murray State, 2:00 p.m. (TV: ESPN2)

*UT Martin at Jacksonville State, 4:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Austin Peay at Samford, 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Morehead State at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Tuesday, Jan. 29

*Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)

*Tennessee Tech at Morehead State, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Jacksonville State at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Samford at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Thursday, Jan. 31

*Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Murray State at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Samford at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Saturday, Feb. 2

Kentucky Christian at Morehead State, TBA (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech, 1:00 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)

*Eastern Illinois at Samford, 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Jacksonville State at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*UT Martin at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Thursday, Feb. 7

*Southeast Missouri at Morehead State, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee State at UT Martin, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Murray State at Eastern Kentucky, 8:00 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)



Saturday, Feb. 9

*Murray State at Morehead State, 3:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Samford at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Thursday, Feb. 14

*Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Morehead State at Samford, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Murray State at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)


Saturday, Feb. 16

*Morehead State at Jacksonville State, 4:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Southeast Missouri at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Kentucky at Samford, 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Monday, Feb. 18

*Austin Peay at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Wednesday, Feb. 20
*Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Saturday, Feb. 23

O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters

Home Teams: Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Jacksonville State

Away Teams: Morehead State, Samford, Southeast Missouri, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin



Thursday, Feb. 28

*Murray State at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)

*Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Tennessee State at Morehead State, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Samford at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Saturday, March 1

*Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Austin Peay at Morehead State, 6:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Samford at Eastern Illinois, 7:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)

*UT Martin at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)



Tuesday, March 4

9OVC Tournament First Round (campus sites) (OVCSports.TV)



Friday, March 7

10OVC Tournament Semifinals, 6 & 8 p.m. (TV: ESPNU) (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.)



Saturday, March 8

10OVC Tournament Championship, 3:00 p.m. (TV: ESPN) (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.)