Belmont joins OVC

The Ohio Valley Conference announced that Belmont University will become the 12th team in the OVC.

Belmont’s teams will begin competing in the OVC in 2012-2013 season.

The Belmont Bruins participate in 16 of the 18 sports currently offered in the OVC.

Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has approximately 6,000 students. Belmont is leaving the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Bruins athletic teams have made recent NCAA Tournament appearances in men's and women's basketball, women's soccer, men's tennis and volleyball. The men's basketball program has made four NCAA Tournament appearances in the past six seasons.

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