2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season

2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
Tournament
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Belmont182 .900264  .867
Morehead State173 .850238  .742
Eastern Kentucky155 .750227  .759
Jacksonville State136 .684189  .667
Austin Peay1010 .5001413  .519
Murray State1010 .5001313  .500
Southeast Missouri State911 .4501116  .407
SIU Edwardsville712 .368917  .346
Eastern Illinois614 .300918  .333
UT Martin614 .300816  .333
Tennessee Tech515 .250522  .185
Tennessee State317 .150419  .174
2021 OVC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and ended in March 2021.

This was the final season for Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State as OVC members. On January 29, 2021, the ASUN Conference announced that both schools would join that conference on July 1 of that year.