Template:1996 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

1996 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Murray State $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 16 Eastern Illinois ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Eastern Kentucky		6	–	2					6	–	5
Middle Tennessee		4	–	4					6	–	5
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tennessee State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Austin Peay		1	–	7					1	–	10
Tennessee–Martin		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll