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Murray State University officials voted today to become members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Racers program will leave the Ohio Valley Conference-where they had been charter members since 1948-and join The Valley effective July 1, 2022. Murray State will become the 11th member of the Missouri Valley. The Racers will join Belmont, Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois and Valparaiso in the new league.
Murray State will play football in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2022, but all other sports will compete in The Valley. The Racer football program will join the Missouri Valley Football Conference-which is independent of the Missouri Valley Conference in 2023.