Putting the Student in Student-Athlete

Although most of the time athletics takes center stage, there would not be college athletics with student-athletes.

Annually U.S. News & World Report puts out a list of the Best Colleges in the United States, breaking them down in several categories.

Most OVC schools fall in the Regional Universities Rankings. According to U.S. News & World Report "Regional Universities offer a full range of undergrad programs and some master's programs but few doctoral programs." The rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.

Including Belmont (who will join the OVC next season) here is where the OVC schools ranked (10 schools fell into the South category and 2 are in the Midwest ranking).

Regional Universities (South)
7. Belmont
25. Murray State
39. Tennessee Tech
49. UT Martin
51. Morehead State
63. Eastern Kentucky
68. Austin Peay
72. Southeast Missouri
85. Jacksonville State

Regional University (Midwest)
51. Eastern Illinois
51. SIUE

Historically Black College and Universities
18. Tennessee State

There are many other rankings that U.S. New & World Report breaks down. For a complete list click here: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges.