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| Association | NCAA |
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| Founded | 1948 |
| Commissioner | Beth DeBauche (since 2009) |
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| Division | Division I |
| Subdivision | FCS |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Headquarters | Brentwood, Tennessee |
| Region | Midwest and South |
| Official website | ovcsports.com |
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The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in partnership with the Big South Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS; formerly known as Division I-AA), the lower of two levels of Division I football competition. The OVC has 11 members, seven of which compete in football in the conference.