Murray State Racers

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Murray State University, located in the town of Murray in Kentucky's far-western Jackson Purchase in the United States, is an approximately 10,000-student, four-year public university. Having recently adopted the moniker "Kentucky's Public Ivy University," the school has striven to maintain a strong academic reputation and has been rewarded with high marks when compared with other regional public universities in U.S. News & World Report and other college ranking publications. In addition to the main campus, Murray State University operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, and Henderson.

Murray State is particularly renowned for its men's basketball program, which has made 13 appearances in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2006. Its athletic teams are known as the Racers (men) and Lady Racers, with the exception of the baseball team which is known as the Thoroughbreds. All of its athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference, whose conference roster includes nine other regional public universities and one private university.