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{{short description|U.S. college sports conference}}
{{Distinguish|Middle Atlantic Conferences}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name            = Mid-American Conference
| color           = #002B5C; {{box-shadow border|a|#00A363|2px}}
| font_color      = white
| title           = 
| logo            = Mid-American Conference logo.svg
| logo_size       = 160
| founded         = {{start date and age|1946}}
| association     = [[NCAA]]
| division        = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision     = [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]]
| teams           = 13  (12 in 2026)
| sports          = 24
| mens            = 11
| womens          = 13
| region          = [[Great Lakes region (North America)|Great Lakes]], [[New England]]
| headquarters    = [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
| commissioner    = [[Jon Steinbrecher]]
| since           = 2009
| TV              = [[ESPN]]<br/>
[[CBS Sports]] (via ESPN)
| website         = {{URL|https://getsomemaction.com/| getsomemaction.com}}
| map             = Mac States.svg
| map_size        = 250
}}

The '''Mid-American Conference''' ('''MAC''') is a collegiate [[List of NCAA conferences|athletic conference]] with a membership base in the [[Great Lakes region (North America)|Great Lakes region]] that stretches from Western Massachusetts to [[Illinois]]. Its members compete in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]. For [[College football|football]], the conference participates in the NCAA's [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]]. Nine of the thirteen full member schools are in [[Ohio]] and [[Michigan]], with single members located in Illinois, [[Indiana]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[New York (state)|New York]].

The MAC is headquartered in the [[Public Square, Cleveland|Public Square]] district in downtown [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]], and has two members in the nearby [[Akron, Ohio, metropolitan statistical area|Akron area]]. The conference ranks highest among all ten NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates.<ref>{{cite press release |title=MAC Football Programs Lead I-A Public Institutions In Graduation Success Rates |url= https://owlsports.com/story.aspx?filename=092906aaa_298&file_date=9-29-2006|publisher=Temple Owls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627221142/https://owlsports.com/story.aspx?filename=092906aaa_298&file_date=9-29-2006|date=September 29, 2006 |archive-date=June 27, 2020|access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The five charter members of the Mid-American Conference were [[Ohio University]], [[Butler University]], the [[University of Cincinnati]], [[Wayne University]] (now Wayne State University), and Western Reserve University, one of the predecessors to today's [[Case Western Reserve University]]. Wayne University left after the first year. [[Miami University]] and [[Western Michigan University]] took the place of those charter members for the 1948 season. The MAC added the [[University of Toledo]] (1950), [[Kent State University]] (1951), and [[Bowling Green State University]] (1952). The University of Cincinnati resigned its membership February 18, 1953, with an effective date of June 1, 1953. Cincinnati's decision was based on a new requirement that at least 5 conference football games would have to be scheduled each season, university president [[Raymond Walters]] saying they "...regretfully resign...as the university could not continue under the present setup..."<ref>'''The Lima News''', February 19, 1953</ref>

The membership was steady for the next two decades except for the addition of [[Marshall University]] in 1954 and the departure of Western Reserve in 1955.<ref>{{cite web |title=Volume high, but conference movement itself not unprecedented |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/2003/Division+I/volume%2Bhigh,%2Bbut%2Bconference%2Bmovement%2Bitself%2Bnot%2Bunprecedented%2B-%2B12-8-03.html |publisher=NCAA |access-date=December 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224211547/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/2003/Division+I/volume%2Bhigh,%2Bbut%2Bconference%2Bmovement%2Bitself%2Bnot%2Bunprecedented%2B-%2B12-8-03.html |archive-date=February 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Marshall was expelled from the conference in 1969 due to NCAA violations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Tracy|title=The Real Story Behind We Are Marshall|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/we-are-marshall2.htm|access-date=November 8, 2011|date=2006-12-15}}</ref> The first major expansion since the 1950s took place in the mid-1970s with the addition of [[Central Michigan University]] and [[Eastern Michigan University]] in 1972 and [[Ball State University]] and [[Northern Illinois University]] in 1973. NIU left after the 1985–86 season. The [[University of Akron]] joined the conference in 1992. The conference became the largest in Division I-A with the re-admittance of Marshall and NIU in 1997 and addition of the [[Buffalo Bulls|Bulls]] from the [[University at Buffalo]] in 1998. The [[University of Central Florida]], a non-football all-sports member in the [[Atlantic Sun Conference]] at the time, joined for football only in 2002, becoming the first football-only member in conference history. Marshall and Central Florida left after the 2004–05 academic year, both joining [[Conference USA]] in all sports.

In May 2005, the [[Temple Owls football|Temple Owls]] in [[Philadelphia]] signed a six-year contract with the MAC as a football-only school and began play in the East Division in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/we91ugx6xfbim5u/2016+MAC+Football+Media+Guide+--+History+&+Records.pdf?dl=0|title=2016 MAC Football Media Guide -- History & Records.pdf|website=Dropbox}}</ref>

The [[Louisville Cardinals]] were a MAC affiliate for field hockey for a number of years when Louisville was a member of the [[Metro Conference]] and Conference USA, winning two MAC tourney titles in 2003 and 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/documents/2015/8/17/2015_Season_Field_Hockey.pdf|title=2015 FH Record Book|website=Mid-American Conference}}</ref>

The [[Missouri State Bears]], [[Evansville Purple Aces]], and [[Southern Illinois Salukis]] participate in the MAC for men's swimming and diving.<ref>{{cite web|title=Missouri State Will Join Mid-American Conference in Men's Swimming |url=https://missouristatebears.com/news/2009/8/7/Missouri_State_Will_Join_Mid_American_Conference_in_Men_s_Swimming.aspx |publisher=Missouri State University |access-date=June 25, 2020 |date=August 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211044949/http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/c-swim/spec-rel/080709aaa.html|archive-date=December 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2012, the [[West Virginia Mountaineers]] joined the [[Florida Atlantic Owls]] and [[Hartwick Hawks|Hartwick College Hawks]] as men's soccer affiliates.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carvelli |first=Michael |title=West Virginia men's soccer team to join the Mid-American Conference next season |url=http://www.thedaonline.com/a-e/west-virginia-men-s-soccer-team-to-join-the-mid-american-conference-next-season-1.2836883 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912021743/http://www.thedaonline.com/a-e/west-virginia-men-s-soccer-team-to-join-the-mid-american-conference-next-season-1.2836883 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |publisher=The Daily Athenaeum |access-date=July 7, 2012 |date=April 3, 2012}}</ref> Florida Atlantic departed upon joining Conference USA in 2013. Hartwick's contract was not renewed by the MAC in 2015. Nine schools are wrestling affiliates; most became affiliates when the MAC absorbed the former [[Eastern Wrestling League]] in 2019. [[Appalachian State University]] and [[Longwood University]] are associates in field hockey; Missouri State had also been a member in that sport from 2005 until dropping field hockey after the 2016 season. [[Binghamton University]] is an affiliate in men's tennis. In June 2017, [[SIU Edwardsville]] (SIUE) was invited to become an affiliate member in both men's soccer and wrestling in 2018.<ref name="Hustle Belt/Vox Media, Inc">{{cite web |publisher=Hustle Belt/[[Vox Media, Inc]] |title=SIU-Edwardsville joins Mid-American Conference as affiliate member in two sports |url=http://www.hustlebelt.com/2017/6/2/15729058/siu-edwardsville-joins-mid-american-conference-affiliate-member-mens-soccer-wrestling |date=June 2, 2017 |access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref> When Buffalo suddenly dropped four sports, including men's soccer, SIUE's move in that sport was made immediately.<ref name= "Cougars soccer">{{cite news |newspaper=The Telegraph |title=SIUE men's soccer to join MAC immediately |url=http://thetelegraph.com/sports/103613/siue-mens-soccer-to-join-mac-immediately |date=June 8, 2017 |access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>

The [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass Minutemen]] joined the MAC as a football-only member in July 2012; the university announced that the team would leave the MAC at the end of the 2015 season due to contractual issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2011/04/university_of_massachusetts_fo.html |title=University of Massachusetts football to join Mid-American Conference, sources say |author=Elton Alexander |date=April 19, 2011 |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |access-date=April 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032614aaa.html UMass Football Will Leave Mid-American Conference at End of 2015 - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093834/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032614aaa.html |date=March 4, 2016}}. Umassathletics.com (2014-03-26). Retrieved on 2014-04-12.</ref> Meanwhile, Temple ended its affiliation with the MAC in football and joined the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] for football in July 2012. Following the [[2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment|split of the Big East]] into football-sponsoring and non-football conferences in July 2013, Temple became a full member of the football-sponsoring portion, the [[American Athletic Conference]], ending its membership in the [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]] at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/03/temple-officially-joining-big-east-for-football-2012/1/|title=Temple joining Big East for football in 2012, other sports in 2013|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/temple-owls-join-big-east-football-2012-sports-2013-article-1.1034896/|title=Temple to play Big East football next season|website=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> The [[Chicago State Cougars]] were an affiliate for men's tennis until joining the [[Western Athletic Conference]], which sponsors that sport, in July 2013.

The conference unveiled the addition of women's lacrosse to its sport sponsorship in November 2019.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff |title=MAC adding women's lacrosse for 2020-21 |url=https://apnews.com/3996973775494eaa8005f06b93b38778 |date=November 6, 2019 |access-date=February 4, 2020 |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Lacrosse began competing under the MAC banner with six teams in the 2021 season with MAC members Akron, Central Michigan and Kent State joined by associate members Detroit Mercy, Robert Morris, and Youngstown State. Eastern Michigan became the seventh women's lacrosse member when it added the sport in the 2022 season.<ref name=MACWLAXAdd>{{cite news |last=Logue |first=Brian |title=MAC Starts Division I Women's Lacrosse League; Eastern Michigan To Add Program |url=https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/eastern-michigan-to-add-women-s-lacrosse-mac-to-start-di-lacrosse-league/55544 |access-date=February 4, 2020 |publisher=US Lacrosse Magazine |date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>

At the end of the 2022 season, the MAC discontinued men's soccer as a sponsored sport. While the [[2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment|conference realignment]] of the early 2020s did not affect the MAC's core membership up to that time, it significantly impacted the amount of men's soccer sponsoring programs within the conference, and ultimately led to the conference lacking enough teams to maintain its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.<ref name=MSoc23>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11/11/mac-to-suspend-sponsoring-mens-soccer-following-2022-season.aspx |title=MAC to Suspend Sponsoring Men's Soccer Following 2022 Season |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref> Of the four full MAC members that sponsored men's soccer in the 2022 season, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan moved the sport to the [[Missouri Valley Conference]],<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/11/11/missouri-valley-conference-to-expand-in-mens-soccer-for-2023.aspx |title=Missouri Valley Conference To Expand in Men's Soccer for 2023 |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref> and Akron moved it to the [[Big East Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.bigeast.com/news/2022/11/16/big-east-adds-akron-for-mens-soccer.aspx |title=BIG EAST Adds Akron For Men's Soccer |publisher=Big East Conference |date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>

The MAC eliminated its East and West divisions for football in January 2024. The divisions had already been eliminated for other sports in 2020.<ref>{{cite press release|title=MAC Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024-26|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/1/25/mac-announces-future-football-schedule-formats-for-2024-26.aspx|date=January 25, 2024|publisher=Mid-American Conference|access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Strack"/> Later that year, in late February, it was announced that the [[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen]] will join the conference as a full member beginning in 2025, returning UMass football to the MAC.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/umass-mac-realignment-519f806947a7f597cc783290546b585e|first=Tom|last=Withers|title=UMass will join Mid-American Conference as a full sports member in 2025, MAC commissioner says|date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/02/26/umass-to-join-mac-conference/72752755007/|first=Victoria|last=Hernandez|title=UMass to join MAC conference, including previously independent football, per reports|date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> In July, the conference announced that it would begin sponsoring women's rowing for the 2025–26 season; full members Eastern Michigan, Toledo, and UMass would be joined by affiliate members Delaware, High Point, and Temple.<ref name="row">{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/7/18/general-mid-american-conference-to-add-womens-rowing-in-2025-26.aspx|title=Mid-American Conference to add Women's Rowing in 2025-26 |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=July 19, 2024 |access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref>

On January 3, 2025, it was reported that Northern Illinois had accepted an invitation from the [[Mountain West Conference]] to join as an affiliate member for football in 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/northern-illinois-set-to-move-to-mountain-west-as-football-only-member-221640586.html |title=Northern Illinois set to move to Mountain West as football-only member |first=Nick |last=Bromberg |website=Yahoo Sports |date=January 3, 2025 |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> This move was made official on January 7, after approval by NIU's governing board.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://niuhuskies.com/news/2025/1/7/niu-football-joins-mountain-west-conference.aspx |title=NIU Football Joins Mountain West Conference |publisher=Northern Illinois Huskies |date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=January 7, 2025}}</ref> Current MAC bylaws stipulate that all members must play football within the conference; correspondingly, multiple media reports in February 2025 indicated that NIU was set to rejoin the [[Horizon League]], a non-football conference in which it had been a member from 1994 to 1997, in 2026. This move was also made official on February 27, after approval by NIU's governing board. NIU applied to maintain MAC affiliate membership in women's gymnastics and men's wrestling, neither of which the Horizon sponsors.<ref name=NIUHorizonAth>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6157419/2025/02/24/northern-illinois-horizon-league/ |title=Northern Illinois plans to move non-football programs to Horizon League in 2026 |first1=Chris |last1=Vannini |first2=Matt |last2=Baker |work=The Athletic |publisher=The New York Times |date=February 24, 2025 |access-date=February 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name=NIUHorizonSI>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/northern-illinois-intends-jump-mac-horizon-league-non-football-teams-2026 |title=Northern Illinois Intends Jump to Horizon League for All Non-Football Teams |first=Blake |last=Silverman |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=February 24, 2025 |access-date=February 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://horizonleague.org/news/2025/2/27/general-horizon-league-welcomes-niu.aspx|title=Horizon League Welcomes NIU|publisher=Horizon League|date=February 27, 2025|access-date=February 27, 2025}}</ref> However, this did not come to pass, and NIU instead joined the Mountain West and the [[Pac-12 Conference]] as an affiliate for those respective sports.

==Member universities==
===Membership map===
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===Current full members===
There are thirteen public universities with full membership:

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! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Type
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Enrollment<br/>{{small|(Fall 2020)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page, part of the U.S. Department of Education |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=nces.ed.gov |language=EN}}</ref>
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Endowment<br/>{{small|(millions)}}
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Nickname
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}<ref name="mac_history">{{cite web |url=https://getsomemaction.com/sports/2014/5/29/MACHistory.aspx?path=general | title = History of the MAC | access-date=June 25, 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120603001002/http://www.mac-sports.com/MAC/MACHistory.aspx | archive-date=June 3, 2012 | url-status = live| df = mdy-all}}</ref>
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|-
| '''[[University of Akron]]'''
| [[Akron, Ohio]]
| 1870
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 16,094
| $235
| [[Akron Zips|Zips]]
| 1992
| {{college color boxes|Akron Zips}}
|-
| '''[[Ball State University]]'''
| [[Muncie, Indiana]]
| 1918
| Public
| 21,597
| $325
| [[Ball State Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| 1973
| {{college color boxes|Ball State Cardinals}}
|-
| '''[[Bowling Green State University]]'''
| [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]
| 1910
| Public
| 18,142
| $155
| [[Bowling Green Falcons|Falcons]]
| 1952
| {{college color boxes|Bowling Green Falcons}}
|-
| '''[[University at Buffalo]]'''
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| 1846
| Public
| 32,347
| $1,020
| [[Buffalo Bulls|Bulls]]
| 1998
| {{college color boxes|Buffalo Bulls}}
|-
| '''[[Central Michigan University]]'''
| [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan]]
| 1892
| Public
| 17,311
| $246
| [[Central Michigan Chippewas|Chippewas]]
| 1971
| {{college color boxes|Central Michigan Chippewas}}
|-
| '''[[Eastern Michigan University]]'''
| [[Ypsilanti, Michigan]]
| 1849
| Public
| 16,294
| $94
| [[Eastern Michigan Eagles|Eagles]]
| 1971
| {{college color boxes|Eastern Michigan Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[Kent State University]]'''
| [[Kent, Ohio]]
| 1910
| Public
| 26,822
| $301
| [[Kent State Golden Flashes|Golden Flashes]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Kent State Golden Flashes}}
|-
| '''[[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]'''<br />{{small|(UMass)}}
| [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
| 1863
| Public
| 27,420
| $1,500
| [[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen|Minutemen &<br />Minutewomen]]
| 2025{{efn|group=future|UMass was a MAC affiliate in football from the 2012 to 2015 fall seasons (2012–13 to 2015–16 school years).}}
| {{college color boxes|UMass Minutemen}}
|-
| '''[[Miami University]]'''
| [[Oxford, Ohio]]
| 1809
| Public
| 18,880
| $814
| [[Miami RedHawks|RedHawks]]
| 1947
| {{college color boxes|Miami RedHawks}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| '''[[Northern Illinois University]]'''{{efn|group=full|Northern Illinois (NIU) announced it will join the [[Mountain West Conference]] for football and the [[Horizon League]] for other sports no later than July 1, 2026.}}<br />{{small|(NIU)}}
| [[DeKalb, Illinois]]
| 1895
| Public
| 16,769
| $99
| [[Northern Illinois Huskies|Huskies]]
| 1975,<br/>1997{{efn|group=full|Northern Illinois left the MAC after the 1985–86 school year; before rejoining in 1997–98.}}
| {{college color boxes|Northern Illinois Huskies}}
|-
| '''[[Ohio University]]'''
| [[Athens, Ohio]]
| 1804
| Public
| 25,714
| $1,007
| [[Ohio Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| 1946
| {{college color boxes|Ohio Bobcats}}
|-
| '''[[University of Toledo]]'''
| [[Toledo, Ohio]]
| 1872
| Public
| 18,319
| $551
| [[Toledo Rockets|Rockets]]
| 1950
| {{college color boxes|Toledo Rockets}}
|-
| '''[[Western Michigan University]]'''
| [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
| 1903
| Public
| 19,887
| $495
| [[Western Michigan Broncos|Broncos]]
| 1947
| {{college color boxes|Western Michigan Broncos}}
|}

;Notes:
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===Current affiliate members===
Eighteen schools have MAC affiliate membership status as of 2025. On July 1, 2012, Temple joined the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]] for football only (the school's other sports would join the Big East/[[American Athletic Conference|American]] for 2013–14), and Massachusetts replaced Temple as a football-only member in the MAC East Division. On September 19, 2012, the MAC announced [[University of Missouri|Missouri]], [[University of Northern Iowa|Northern Iowa]] and [[Old Dominion University|Old Dominion]] would join as [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]] affiliates; as the Southeastern and Missouri Valley Conferences do not sponsor wrestling. Missouri and Northern Iowa participated only in the conference tournament in the 2012–13 school year, and began full conference play in 2013–14. Old Dominion did not begin MAC competition until 2013–14, when it left the [[Coastal Athletic Association|Colonial Athletic Association]] (which had sponsored wrestling, but [[2010–2013 Colonial Athletic Association realignment#Wrestling|no longer does so]]) for [[Conference USA]] (which has never sponsored the sport).<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/163766/MAC-Adds-Three-Affiliate-Members-In-Wrestling.aspx |title=MAC Adds Three Affiliate Members In Wrestling |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=August 29, 2012 |access-date=September 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020212436/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/163766/MAC-Adds-Three-Affiliate-Members-In-Wrestling.aspx |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 19, 2012 |title=MAC adds Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion as wrestling members |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mac-adds-missouri-northern-iowa-and-old-dominion-as-wrestling-members |access-date=October 22, 2023 |website=Fox News}}</ref> Old Dominion discontinued wrestling in April 2020.<ref name="wrestledrop">{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=Brian |title=Old Dominion eliminates wrestling program effective immediately |url=https://www.wavy.com/ncaa/old-dominion-eliminates-wrestling-program-effective-immediately/ |access-date=April 3, 2020 |publisher=WAVY TV 10 |date=April 3, 2020}}</ref>

On July 1, 2013, Florida Atlantic's men's soccer program moved with the rest of its athletic program to Conference USA, and Chicago State's men's tennis team followed the rest of its sports to the [[Western Athletic Conference]].

The 2014–15 school year saw one affiliate member leave for another conference and two new affiliates join. The Hartwick men's soccer team left the MAC for the [[Sun Belt Conference]], which had announced in February 2014 that it would reinstate men's soccer, a sport that it last sponsored in 1995, for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/2/11/GENERAL_0211145401.aspx |title=Sun Belt Men's Soccer to Re-Debut in Fall 2014 |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |date=February 11, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2014}}</ref> The new affiliates for 2014–15 were [[Binghamton University|Binghamton]] in men's tennis and [[Longwood University|Longwood]] in field hockey.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/341747/Binghamton-Joins-in-Men-s-Tennis-and-Longwood-in-Field-Hockey.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615094842/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/341747/Binghamton-Joins-in-Men-s-Tennis-and-Longwood-in-Field-Hockey.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |title=Binghamton Joins in Men's Tennis and Longwood in Field Hockey |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=April 21, 2014 |access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref>

On July 1, 2017, one associate member left the MAC, another associate member dropped one of its two MAC sports, and two new schools became associate members. Northern Iowa wrestling moved from the MAC to the [[Big 12 Conference]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://iawrestle.com/2017/06/08/official-uni-and-fresno-state-joining-big-12/ |title=Official: UNI and Fresno State Joining Big 12 |first=Nic |last=Ryder |publisher=IAWrestle.com |date=June 8, 2017 |access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref> [[Missouri State University|Missouri State]] dropped field hockey,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://missouristatebears.com/news/2017/4/3/general-missouri-state-athletics-to-restructure-sport-offerings-reduce-expenses.aspx|title=Missouri State Athletics to Restructure Sport Offerings, Reduce Expenses |publisher=Missouri State Athletics |date=April 3, 2017 |access-date=September 16, 2018}}</ref> but remained a MAC member in men's swimming & diving. [[Appalachian State University|Appalachian State]] joined MAC field hockey,<ref>{{cite press release|url= https://getsomemaction.com/news/2016/6/30/fh_0630162011.aspx|title=Appalachian State Joins MAC as Affiliate Member in Field Hockey |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> and [[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|SIU Edwardsville]] (SIUE) joined in men's soccer.<ref name="SIUE soccer">{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2017/6/1/mac-adds-siu-edwardsville-as-affiliate-member-in-mens-soccer-and-wrestling.aspx |title=MAC Welcomes SIU Edwardsville as Men's Soccer Affiliate Member in 2017 |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=June 8, 2017 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> SIUE was initially announced as joining in both men's soccer and wrestling in 2018, but less than a week after the initial announcement, the conference indicated that SIUE men's soccer would immediately join.<ref name="SIUE soccer"/><ref name= "Cougars soccer" /> SIUE wrestling joined on its originally announced schedule.

On March 5, 2019, the conference announced that it would be adding the seven former members of the [[Eastern Wrestling League]] as affiliate members in wrestling, making the MAC the second-largest wrestling conference for academic year 2019–20.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schofield |first1=Paul |title=Division I Eastern Wrestling League to merge with MAC next season |url=https://triblive.com/sports/division-i-eastern-wrestling-league-to-merge-with-mac-next-season/ |access-date=February 4, 2020 |publisher=Trib Total Media |date=March 5, 2019}}</ref>

With the addition of women's lacrosse, the MAC added affiliate members [[University of Detroit Mercy|Detroit Mercy]], [[Robert Morris University|Robert Morris]], and [[Youngstown State University|Youngstown State]] in the 2020–21 academic year. UDM and YSU, all-sports members of the [[Horizon League]], were announced as incoming associates at the same time the MAC announced the addition of lacrosse.<ref name="MACWLAXAdd"/> RMU was announced as an incoming associate in late June 2020, shortly after the school announced it would join the Horizon League in July 2020.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2020/6/23/general-robert-morris-to-join-mac-as-affiliate-member-in-womens-lacrosse.aspx |title=Robert Morris to Join MAC as Affiliate Member in Women's Lacrosse |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=June 23, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref>

In June 2020, SIUE announced that it would leave the MAC men's soccer league in 2021 to rejoin its previous men's soccer home of the [[Missouri Valley Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mvc-sports.com/news/2020/6/12/mvc-add-siue-as-mens-soccer-affiliate.aspx |title=MVC Adds SIUE as Men's Soccer Affiliate |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=June 24, 2020}}</ref> It remains in MAC wrestling to this day.

Also in 2021, Missouri left MAC wrestling and returned to its [[2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment|former home]] of the [[Big 12 Conference]] as a wrestling-only member.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://big12sports.com/news/2021/4/22/big-12-adds-missouri-as-affiliate-member-in-wrestling.aspx |title=Big 12 Adds Missouri as Affiliate Member in Wrestling |publisher=Big 12 Conference |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> At the same time, four schools became single-sport MAC members—[[Bellarmine University|Bellarmine]] in field hockey,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2020/6/7/bellarmine-to-join-mac-as-affiliate-member-in-field-hockey.aspx |title=Bellarmine to Join MAC as Affiliate Member in Field Hockey |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=June 9, 2020 |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> [[Georgia Southern University|Georgia Southern]] and [[Georgia State University|Georgia State]] in men's soccer,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2021/5/21/georgia-southern-georgia-state-added-as-affiliate-members-in-mens-soccer.aspx |title=Georgia Southern, Georgia State Added As Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 27, 2021}}</ref> and [[Valparaiso University|Valparaiso]] in men's swimming (the school does not include diving in its men's aquatics program).<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2021/3/3/valparaiso-to-join-mac-as-affiliate-member-in-mens-swimming-diving.aspx |title=Valparaiso To Join MAC As Affiliate Member In Men's Swimming & Diving |publisher=Mid=American Conference |date=March 4, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, West Virginia men's soccer was scheduled to leave the MAC for single-sport membership in [[Conference USA]] (CUSA).<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://conferenceusa.com/news/2021/6/13/mens-soccer-msoc-west-virginia-added-as-c-usa-soccer-member-for-2022.aspx |title=MSOC: West Virginia Added as C-USA Soccer Member for 2022 |publisher=Conference USA |date=June 14, 2021 |access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref> However, due to the tenuous future of CUSA at that time, West Virginia opted instead to join the [[Sun Belt Conference]] (SBC) in 2022 as that league reinstated men's soccer. Georgia Southern and Georgia State, both full SBC members, also returned men's soccer to their home conference in 2022.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2022/4/6/sun-belt-conference-announces-return-of-mens-soccer-this-fall.aspx |title=Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |date=April 6, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> In response, the MAC announced that [[Chicago State University|Chicago State]] would join as a men's soccer affiliate as of the 2022–23 season, as the Cougars prepared to depart the [[Western Athletic Conference]] in all sports, including soccer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2022/5/27/general-chicago-state-mens-soccer-joins-mid-american-conference-as-an-affiliate-member.aspx |title=Chicago State Men's Soccer Joins Mid-American Conference as an Affiliate Member |website=gocsucougars.com |date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> Also in 2022, the MAC gained another affiliate when another Chicago institution, [[University of Illinois Chicago|UIC]], joined for men's swimming & diving.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/8/30/uic-to-join-mac-as-affiliate-member-in-mens-swimming-diving.aspx |title=UIC to Join MAC As Affiliate Member in Men's Swimming & Diving |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=August 30, 2022 |access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> Ultimately, Chicago State's tenure as a MAC affiliate lasted only for the 2022 season, as the conference dropped men's soccer at season's end.<ref name=MSoc23/> 2023 saw UIC adding men's tennis to its affiliate membership, as well as the announcement that [[James Madison University|James Madison]] would be joining as an affiliate for field hockey in 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/6/4/university-of-illinois-chicago-to-join-mac-as-affiliate-member-in-mens-tennis.aspx |title=University of Illinois Chicago to Join MAC As Affiliate Member in Men's Tennis |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/4/26/james-madison-to-join-mac-as-affiliate-member-in-field-hockey.aspx |title=James Madison To Join MAC As Affiliate Member in Field Hockey |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, the [[Missouri Valley Conference]] announced it would begin sponsoring men's swimming & diving for the 2024–25 season. At the time, the MAC men's swimming programs consisted of 2 MAC schools and 5 affiliates from the MVC; correspondingly, all of these programs would move to the MVC for the following season, with the 2 MAC schools (Ball State and Miami) joining the MVC as affiliates for that sport.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2024/4/11/swimming-and-diving-mvc-to-sponsor-mens-swimming-diving-in-2024-25.aspx|title=MVC To Sponsor Men's Swimming & Diving in 2024-25|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference|date=April 11, 2024|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref> However, shortly after dropping men's swimming, the MAC announced it would begin sponsoring a new sport, women's rowing, in 2025–26. Accordingly, it brought on 3 new affiliates for that sport: [[University of Delaware|Delaware]], [[High Point University|High Point]], and former football affiliate [[Temple University|Temple]].<ref name="row" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Institution
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Location
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Founded
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Type
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Enrollment
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Nickname
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Joined{{efn|group=aff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! class="unsortable" ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Colors
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | MAC<br/>sport(s)
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Primary<br/>conference
|-
| '''[[Appalachian State University]]'''
| [[Boone, North Carolina]]
| 1899
| Public
| 19,089
| [[Appalachian State Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
| 2017
| {{college color boxes|Appalachian State Mountaineers}}
| Field hockey
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Bellarmine University]]'''
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1950
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Archdiocese of Louisville|Archdiocese<br>of Louisville]])}}
| 3,973
| [[Bellarmine Knights|Knights]]
| 2021
| {{college color boxes|Bellarmine Knights}}
| Field hockey
| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
| '''[[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]
| 1839
| Public
| 9,950
| [[Bloomsburg Huskies|Huskies]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Bloomsburg Huskies}}
| {{sortname|Men's|wrestling|nolink=y}}
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=aff|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''{{sort|Lock Haven|[[Commonwealth University-Lock Haven]]}}'''<br>{{small|(Lock Haven)}}
| [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]]
| 1870
| Public
| 4,607
| [[Lock Haven Bald Eagles|Bald Eagles]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Lock Haven Bald Eagles}}
| {{sortname|Men's|wrestling|nolink=y}}
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=aff|name=D2}}
|-
| '''{{sort|Delaware|[[University of Delaware]]}}'''
| [[Newark, Delaware]]
| 1743
| Public{{efn|group=aff|Delaware is officially chartered as a "privately-governed, state-assisted" institution. This status is broadly similar to that of New York State's [[statutory colleges]], most of which are housed at [[Cornell University]], or institutions in Pennsylvania's [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education]].}}
| 23,774
| [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|Blue Hens]]
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens}}
| Rowing
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''{{sort|Detroit|[[University of Detroit Mercy]]}}'''
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| 1877
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Jesuits|Jesuit]]<br>& [[Sisters of Mercy|R.S.M.]])}}
| 5,700
| [[Detroit Mercy Titans|Titans]]
| 2020
| {{college color boxes|Detroit Mercy Titans}}
| {{sortname|Women's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| '''[[George Mason University]]'''
| [[Fairfax, Virginia]]{{efn|group=aff|The main campus has a Fairfax mailing address but is in unincorporated [[Fairfax County, Virginia]].}}
| 1957
| Public
| 35,047
| [[George Mason Patriots|Patriots]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|George Mason Patriots}}
| {{sortname|Men's|wrestling|nolink=y}}
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[High Point University]]'''
| [[High Point, North Carolina]]
| 1924
| [[United Methodist Church|United<br>Methodist]]
| 4,545
| [[High Point Panthers|Panthers]]
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|High Point Panthers}}
| Rowing
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
|-
| '''[[James Madison University]]'''
| [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]]
| 1908
| Public
| 21,496
| [[James Madison Dukes|Dukes]]
| 2024
| {{college color boxes|James Madison Dukes}}
| Field hockey
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Longwood University]]'''
| [[Farmville, Virginia]]
| 1839
| Public
| 4,800
| [[Longwood Lancers|Lancers]]
| 2014
| {{college color boxes|Longwood Lancers}}
| Field hockey
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
|-
| '''{{sort|Clarion|[[Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion]]}}'''{{efn|group=aff|name=PennWest|Clarion and Edinboro, previously separate institutions in the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] formally named "''Location'' University of Pennsylvania", became campuses of the new [[Pennsylvania Western University]] (PennWest) on July 1, 2022. Both continue to have their own athletic programs, branded solely with their location (as was the case before the PennWest merger).}}<br>{{small|(Clarion)}}
| [[Clarion, Pennsylvania]]
| 1867
| Public
| 5,225
| [[Clarion Golden Eagles|Golden Eagles]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Clarion Golden Eagles}}
| {{sortname|Men's|wrestling|nolink=y}}
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=aff|name=D2}}
|-
| '''{{sort|Edinboro|[[Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro]]}}'''{{efn|group=Affiliate|name=PennWest}}<br>{{small|(Endiboro)}}
| [[Edinboro, Pennsylvania]]
| 1857
| Public
| 4,834
| [[Edinboro Fighting Scots|Fighting Scots]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Edinboro Fighting Scots}}
| {{sortname|Men's|wrestling|nolink=y}}
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=aff|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Rider University]]'''
| [[Lawrenceville, New Jersey]]
| 1865
| Nonsectarian
| 5,400
| [[Rider Broncs|Broncs]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Rider Broncs}}
| {{sortname|Men's|wrestling|nolink=y}}
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
| '''[[Robert Morris University]]'''
| [[Moon Township, Pennsylvania]]
| 1921
| Nonsectarian
| 4,895
| [[Robert Morris Colonials|Colonials]]
| 2020
| {{college color boxes|Robert Morris Colonials}}
| {{sortname|Women's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]]'''{{efn|group=aff|SIUE competed in the MAC as an affiliate member for men's soccer from the 2017 to 2020 fall seasons (2017–18 to 2020–21 school years).}}<ref name="Hustle Belt/Vox Media, Inc" /><br>{{small|(SIUE)}}
| [[Edwardsville, Illinois]]
| 1957
| Public
| 14,142
| [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars wrestling|Cougars]]
| 2018
| {{college color boxes|SIU Edwardsville Cougars}}
| {{sortname|Men's|wrestling|nolink=y}}
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
|-
| '''[[Temple University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1884
| [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education|State-related]]
| 37,365
| [[Temple Owls|Owls]]
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|Temple Owls}}
| Rowing
| [[American Conference (NCAA)|American]]
|-
| '''{{sort|UIC|[[University of Illinois Chicago]]}}'''<br>{{small|(UIC)}}
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1859
| Public
| 34,199
| [[UIC Flames|Flames]]
| 2023
| {{college color boxes|UIC Flames}}
| {{sortname|Men's|tennis|nolink=y}}
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Youngstown State University]]'''
| [[Youngstown, Ohio]]
| 1908
| Public
| 15,058
| [[Youngstown State Penguins|Penguins]]
| 2020
| {{college color boxes|Youngstown State Penguins}}
| {{sortname|Women's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|}
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|-
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Institution
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Location
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Founded
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Joining{{efn|group=futaff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Type
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Enrollment
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Nickname
!class="unsortable" ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Colors
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | MAC<br/>sport
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Primary<br />conference
|-
|}

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===Former full members===
School names, nicknames, and colors listed here reflect those used during each school's MAC tenure.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Institution
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Location
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Founded
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Type
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Nickname
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! class="unsortable" ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Colors 
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Butler University]]'''
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| 1855
| Nonsectarian
| [[Butler Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| 1946
| 1950
| {{college color boxes|Butler Bulldogs}}
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]{{efn|group=former|For football, Butler competes in the [[Pioneer Football League]] (PFL).}}
|-
| {{sort|Cincinnati|'''[[University of Cincinnati]]'''}}
| [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| 1819
| Public
| [[Cincinnati Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| 1946
| 1953
| {{college color boxes|Cincinnati Bearcats}}
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Marshall University]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Huntington, West Virginia]]
| rowspan="2" | 1837
| rowspan="2" | Public
| rowspan="2" | [[Marshall Thundering Herd|Thundering Herd]]
| 1954
| 1969
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Marshall Thundering Herd}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| 1997
| 2005
|-
| '''[[Wayne State University|Wayne University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as [[Wayne State University]] since 1956.}}
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| 1868
| Public
| [[Wayne State Warriors|Tartars]]{{efn|group=former|Wayne State's athletic teams changed from [[Wayne State Tartars|Tartars]] to Warriors in 1999.}}
| 1946
| 1947
| {{college color boxes|Wayne State Warriors}}
| [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Western Reserve University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Western Reserve merged with [[Case Institute of Technology]] in 1967 to form [[Case Western Reserve University]], with the athletic programs merging in 1971.}}
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1826
| Nonsectarian
| [[Western Reserve Red Cats|Red Cats]]{{efn|group=former|Western Reserve's teams were known as the Red Cats during their time in the MAC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Colors, Mascots, Names |url=http://case.edu/its/archives/Sports/teams.htm |publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]] |access-date=June 2, 2017 |year=2012}}</ref> With the athletic merger, Case Western Reserve abandoned the nicknames of both former institutions and adopted [[Case Western Reserve Spartans|Spartans]].}}
| 1946
| 1955
| {{color box|red}} {{color box|white}}
| [[University Athletic Association|UAA]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|}

;Notes:
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===Former affiliate members===
School names, nicknames, and colors listed here reflect those used during each school's MAC tenure.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Institution
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Location
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Founded
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Type
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Nickname
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Joined{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Left{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! class="unsortable" ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Colors
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | MAC<br/>sport(s)
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Current<br/>primary<br/>conference
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}" | Current<br/>conference<br/>in former<br/>MAC sport(s)
|-
| '''[[Binghamton University]]'''
| [[Vestal, New York]]{{efn|group=faff|The campus is physically located in Vestal but has a [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] mailing address.}}
| 1946
| Public
| [[Binghamton Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| 2014
| 2024
| {{college color boxes|Binghamton Bearcats}}
| Men's tennis
| [[America East Conference|America East]]
| [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
|-
| '''{{sort|UCF|[[University of Central Florida]]}}'''<br>{{small|(UCF)}}
| [[Orlando, Florida]]{{efn|group=faff|The main campus has an Orlando mailing address but is entirely located in unincorporated [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]].}}
| 1963
| Public
| [[UCF Knights football|Golden<br />Knights]]{{efn|group=faff|Central Florida (UCF), known as the Golden Knights during its MAC tenure, dropped "Golden" from the athletic nickname in 2007 as part of its rebrand to the [[UCF Knights]].}}
| 2002
| 2005
| {{college color boxes|UCF Knights}}
| Football
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Chicago State University]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| rowspan=2 | 1867
| rowspan=2 | Public
| rowspan=2 | [[Chicago State Cougars|Cougars]]
| 2007
| 2013
| rowspan=2 | {{college color boxes|Chicago State Cougars}}
| Men's tennis
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
|-
| 2022{{efn|group=faff|name=ChicagoSt|On November 11, 2022, the MAC announced that it was suspending men's soccer as a conference sport effective at the end of the 2022 fall season (2022–23 school year).<ref name=MSoc23/>}}
| 2024
| Men's soccer
|-
| '''[[Cleveland State University]]'''
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1964
| Public
| [[Cleveland State Vikings|Vikings]]
| 2019
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|Cleveland State Vikings}}
| Wrestling
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
| ''Dropped sport''
|-
|-
| {{sort|Evansville|'''[[University of Evansville]]'''}}
| [[Evansville, Indiana]]
| 1854
| [[United Methodist Church|United<br />Methodist]]
| [[Evansville Purple Aces|Purple Aces]]
| 2009
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|Evansville Purple Aces}}
| Men's swimming{{efn|group=faff|name=diving|Institution also has diving.}}
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|-
| '''[[Florida Atlantic University]]'''<br>{{small|(FAU)}}
| [[Boca Raton, Florida]]
| 1961
| Public
| [[Florida Atlantic Owls|Owls]]
| 2008<ref name="Men's soccer membership"/>
| 2013
| {{college color boxes|Florida Atlantic Owls}}
| Men's soccer
| colspan=2 align=center | [[American Conference (NCAA)|American]]
|-
| '''[[Georgia Southern University]]'''
| [[Statesboro, Georgia]]
| 1906
| Public
| [[Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer|Eagles]]
| 2021
| 2023
| {{college color boxes|Georgia Southern Eagles}}
| Men's soccer
| colspan=2 | [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Georgia State University]]'''
| [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 1913
| Public
| [[Georgia State Panthers men's soccer|Panthers]]
| 2021
| 2023
| {{college color boxes|Georgia State Panthers}}
| Men's soccer
| colspan=2 | [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Hartwick College]]'''{{efn|group=faff|In early 2014, the MAC made the decision "... to move forward without multi-divisional institutions." The conference then informed Hartwick that their contract as an affiliate member would not be renewed.}}
| [[Oneonta, New York]]
| 1797
| Nonsectarian
| [[Hartwick Hawks|Hawks]]
| 2007
| 2014<!--Since soccer is a fall sport, its last MAC season was 2013; it formally left the conference in June 2014.-->
| {{college color boxes|Hartwick Hawks}}
| Men's soccer<ref name="Men's soccer membership">{{cite web|url=http://mac-sports.com/documents/2014/7/1/2013_MAC_Men_s_Soccer_Media_Guide.pdf |title=Year-By-Year Standings |work=2013 MAC Men's Soccer Media Guide |publisher=Mid-American Conference |pages=25–26 |access-date=July 8, 2014}}</ref>
| colspan="2" | [[Empire 8]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{sort|IPFW|'''[[Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne|Indiana University–Purdue University<br>Fort Wayne]]'''}}{{efn|group=faff|Currently known as [[Purdue University Fort Wayne]] since 2018.}} {{small|(IPFW)}}<!--Rebranding as "Fort Wayne" wasn't official until 2016, although the Summit League started using it in 2012.-->
| rowspan="2" | [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
| rowspan="2" | 1917
| rowspan="2" | Public
| rowspan="2" | [[Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons|Mastodons]]{{efn|group=faff|[[Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne]] (IPFW), known as the IPFW Mastodons during their affiliation with the MAC for men's soccer and men's tennis, rebranded their athletic program as the Fort Wayne Mastodons in 2016. Following IPFW's split into two separate institutions in July 2018, the Fort Wayne athletic program transferred to the larger of the two new institutions, [[Purdue University Fort Wayne]], and the athletic program rebranded again as the [[Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons]]. The school colors changed to the old gold and black used by the other members of the [[Purdue University system|Purdue system]], most notably the [[Purdue Boilermakers|main campus]].}}<!--The PFW athletic program is the direct heir of the former IPFW program.-->
| 2002<!--Since tennis is a spring sport, its first MAC season was 2003; it formally joined the conference in July 2002.-->
| 2007<!--Since soccer is a fall sport, its last MAC season was 2006; it formally left the conference in June 2007.-->
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Fort Wayne Mastodons}}<!--Reflects colors used during the IPFW era.-->
| Men's tennis<ref name="Men's tennis membership">{{cite web|url=http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/Tennis/men's%20Tennis%20History-Record%20Book.pdf |title=MAC Men's Tennis Tournament History |work=2012 MAC Men's Tennis Record Book |publisher=Mid-American Conference |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| 2005
| 2007
| Men's soccer<ref name="Men's soccer membership"/>
|-
| {{sort|Kentucky|'''[[University of Kentucky]]'''}}
| [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| 1865
| Public
| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's soccer|Wildcats]]
| 1995
| 2005<!--Since men's soccer and women's field hockey are fall sports, the last MAC season for both UK and U of L was 2004; both formally left the conference in June 2005.-->
| {{college color boxes|Kentucky Wildcats}}
| Men's soccer<ref name="Men's soccer membership"/>
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| {{sort|Louisville|'''[[University of Louisville]]'''}}
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1798
| Public
| [[Louisville Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| 1994
| 2005<!--Since men's soccer and women's field hockey are fall sports, the last MAC season for both UK and U of L was 2004; both formally left the conference in June 2005.-->
| {{college color boxes|Louisville Cardinals}}
| Field hockey<ref name="FH RB">{{cite web|url=http://getsomemaction.com/documents/2014/7/1/2013_Season_-_Field_Hockey.pdf |title=Annual MAC Standings |work=2018 MAC Field Hockey Record Book |publisher=Mid-American Conference |access-date=September 16, 2018}}</ref>
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| {{sort|Massachusetts|'''[[University of Massachusetts Amherst|University of Massachusetts]]'''}}<br>{{small|(UMass)}}
| [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
| 1863
| Public
| [[UMass Minutemen|Minutemen]]
| 2012
| 2016
| {{college color boxes|UMass Minutemen}}
| Football
| colspan=2 align=center | '''MAC'''
|-
| {{sort|Missouri|'''[[University of Missouri]]'''}}
| [[Columbia, Missouri]]
| 1839
| Public
| [[Missouri Tigers|Tigers]]
| 2012
| 2021
| {{college color boxes|Missouri Tigers}}
| Wrestling
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Missouri State University]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Springfield, Missouri]]
| rowspan="2" | 1905
| rowspan="2" | Public
| rowspan="2" | [[Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears|Bears &<br>Lady Bears]]
| 2005
| 2017<!--Since field hockey is a fall sport, its last MAC season was 2016; it formally left MAC field hockey in June 2017.-->
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Missouri State Bears}}
| Field hockey<ref name="FH RB"/>
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
| {{sort|0|''Dropped sport''}}
|-
| 2009
| 2025
| Men's swimming{{efn|group=faff|name=diving}}
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|-
| {{sort|Northern Iowa|'''[[University of Northern Iowa]]'''}}
| [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]]
| 1876
| Public
| [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Panthers]]
| 2012
| 2017
| {{college color boxes|Northern Iowa Panthers}}
| Wrestling
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Old Dominion University]]'''
| [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
| 1930
| Public
| [[Old Dominion Monarchs|Monarchs]]
| 2013
| 2020
| {{college color boxes|Old Dominion Monarchs}}
| Wrestling
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| ''Dropped sport''<ref name="wrestledrop"/>
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Carbondale]]'''
| [[Carbondale, Illinois]]
| 1869
| Public
| [[Southern Illinois Salukis|Salukis]]
| 2009
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|Southern Illinois Salukis}}
| Men's swimming{{efn|group=faff|name=diving}}
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]]'''<ref name="Hustle Belt/Vox Media, Inc"/>{{efn|group=faff|SIUE remains in the MAC as an affiliate member for wrestling.}}<br>{{small|(SIUE)}}
| [[Edwardsville, Illinois]]
| 1957
| Public
| [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer|Cougars]]
| 2017
| 2021
| {{college color boxes|SIU Edwardsville Cougars}}
| Men's soccer<ref name="Cougars soccer"/>
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
|-
| '''[[Temple University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1884
| Public
| [[Temple Owls football|Owls]]
| 2007
| 2012
| {{college color boxes|Temple Owls}}
| Football
| colspan=2 align=center | [[American Conference (NCAA)|American]]
|-
| '''{{sort|UIC|[[University of Illinois Chicago]]}}'''<br>{{small|(UIC)}}
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1859
| Public
| [[UIC Flames|Flames]]
| 2022
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|UIC Flames}}
| Men's swimming{{efn|group=faff|name=diving}}
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|-
| '''[[Valparaiso University]]'''
| [[Valparaiso, Indiana]]
| 1859
| [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]]
| [[Valparaiso Beacons|Beacons]]
| 2021
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|Valparaiso Beacons}}
| Men's swimming
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|-
| '''[[West Virginia University]]'''
| [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]
| 1867
| Public
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
| 2012
| 2023
| {{college color boxes|West Virginia Mountaineers}}
| Men's soccer
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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          id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only
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   bar:1 color:FullxF from:1946 till:1947 text:[[Wayne State University|Wayne]] (1946–1947)
   bar:1 color:Ind from:1947 till:1954
   bar:1 color:Ind from:1954 till:1955 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:1 color:OtherC1 from:1955 till:1967 text:    [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|PAC]]
   bar:1 color:Ind from:1967 till:1975 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:1 color:OtherC2 from:1975 till:End text:[[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]]

   bar:2 color:FullxF from:1946 till:1947 text:[[Butler University|Butler]] (1946–1950)
   bar:2 color:Full from:1947 till:1950
   bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1950 till:1954
   bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1954 till:1978 text:[[Indiana Collegiate Conference|ICC]]
   bar:2 color:OtherC2 from:1978 till:2007 text:[[Horizon League|Horizon]] (non-football)
   bar:2 color:OtherC2 from:2007 till:2012 text:[[Atlantic 10|A-10]] (non-fb)
   bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:2013
   bar:2 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:End text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]] (non-football)

   bar:3 color:FullxF from:1946 till:1947 text:[[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] (1946–1953)
   bar:3 color:Full from:1947 till:1953
   bar:3 color:Ind from:1953 till:1955
   bar:3 color:Ind from:1955 till:1957 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:1957 till:1970 text:[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
   bar:3 color:Ind from:1970 till:1975 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:3 color:OtherC2 from:1975 till:1991 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]] (non-football)
   bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1995 text:[[Great Midwest Conference|GMC]] (non-fb)
   bar:3 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:1997
   bar:3 color:OtherC2 from:1997 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2013 text:[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
   bar:3 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2023 text:[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
   bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:End text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:4 color:FullxF from:1946 till:1947 text:[[Western Reserve University|Western Reserve]] (1946–1955)
   bar:4 color:Full from:1947 till:1955
   bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1955 till:1958
   bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1958 till:1971 text:[[Presidents' Athletic Conference|PAC]]

   bar:5 color:FullxF from:1946 till:1947 text:[[Ohio University|Ohio]] (1946–present)
   bar:5 color:Full from:1947 till:End text:

   bar:6 color:Ind from:1946 till:1947 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:6 color:Full from:1947 till:1948
   bar:6 color:Full from:1948 till:End text:[[Miami University|Miami]] (1947–present)

   bar:7 color:Ind from:1946 till:1947 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:7 color:Full from:1947 till:1948
   bar:7 color:Full from:1948 till:End text:[[Western Michigan University|Western Michigan]] (1947–present)

   bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:1946 till:1948 text:[[Ohio Athletic Conference|OAC]]
   bar:8 color:Ind from:1948 till:1951 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:8 color:FullxF from:1950 till:1952 text:[[University of Toledo|Toledo]] (1950–present)
   bar:8 color:Full from:1952 till:End

   bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1946 till:1951 text:[[Ohio Athletic Conference|OAC]]
   bar:9 color:Full from:1951 till:End text:[[Kent State University|Kent State]] (1951–present)

   bar:10 color:Ind from:1946 till:1952 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:10 color:Full from:1952 till:End text:[[Bowling Green State University|Bowling Green]] (1952–present)

   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1946 till:1949 text:[[West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|WVIAC]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1949 till:1952 text:[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
   bar:11 color:Ind from:1952 till:1954 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:11 color:Full from:1954 till:1969 text:[[Marshall University|Marshall]] (1954–1969)
   bar:11 color:Ind from:1969 till:1977 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1977 till:1997 text:[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
   bar:11 color:Full from:1997 till:2005 text:(1997–2005)
   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:2005 till:2022 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:End text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]

   bar:12 color:Ind from:1946 till:1950 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1950 till:1971 text:[[Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|IIAC]]
   bar:12 color:FullxF from:1971 till:1975 text:[[Central Michigan University|Central Michigan]] (1971–present)
   bar:12 color:Full from:1975 till:End

   bar:13 color:Ind from:1946 till:1950 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1950 till:1961 text:[[Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|IIAC]]
   bar:13 color:Ind from:1961 till:1971 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:13 color:FullxF from:1971 till:1976 text:[[Eastern Michigan University|Eastern Michigan]] (1971–present)
   bar:13 color:Full from:1976 till:End

   bar:14 color:Ind from:1946 till:1950 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1950 till:1968 text:[[Indiana Collegiate Conference|ICC]]
   bar:14 color:Ind from:1968 till:1969 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:14 color:Ind from:1969 till:1971
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1971 till:1972 text:[[Midwestern Conference|MC]] (non-fb)
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1972 till:1973
   bar:14 color:FullxF from:1973 till:1975 
   bar:14 color:Full from:1975 till:1976
   bar:14 color:Full from:1976 till:End text:[[Ball State University|Ball State]] (1973–present)

   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1946 till:1966 text:[[Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|IIAC]]
   bar:15 color:Ind from:1966 till:1975 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:15 color:Full from:1975 till:1986 text:[[Northern Illinois University|Northern Illinois]] (1975–1986)
   bar:15 color:Ind from:1986 till:1993 text:  [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1993 till:1996 text:[[Big West Conference|BWC]]
   bar:15 color:Ind from:1996 till:1997 text: [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:15 color:Full from:1997 till:2026 text:     (1997–2026)
   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:2026 till:end text: [[Horizon League|Horizon]] (non-football)

   bar:16 color:Ind from:1946 till:1948 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1966 text:[[Ohio Athletic Conference|OAC]]
   bar:16 color:Ind from:1966 till:1978 text:[[List of NCAA Division II football programs|Independent]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1978 till:1980 text:[[Summit League|MCC]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1980 till:1987 text:  [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
   bar:16 color:Ind from:1987 till:1992 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:16 color:Full from:1992 till:End text:[[University of Akron|Akron]] (1992–present)

   bar:17 color:Ind from:1946 till:1978 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:1988 text:[[State University of New York Athletic Conference|SUNYAC]] (non-fb)
   bar:17 color:Ind from:1988 till:1991 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1994 text:[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]] (non-fb)
   bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:1994 till:1998 text:          [[Summit League|MCC]] (non-fb)
   bar:17 color:Full from:1998 till:End text:                 [[University at Buffalo|Buffalo]] (1998–present)

   bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1946 till:1947 text:[[New England Conference|NECCIA]]
   bar:18 color:OtherC2 from:1947 till:1976 text:            [[Yankee Conference|Yankee]]
   bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1976 till:2025 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]] (non-football 1976–1997 & 2007–2025; football 1997–2007)
   bar:18 color:AssocF from:2012 till:2015 text:[[University of Massachusetts Amherst|UMass]] (2012–2015)
   bar:18 color:Full from:2025 till:End text:(2025–present)

   bar:19 color:AssocF from:2002 till:2005 text:[[University of Central Florida|Central Florida]] (2002–2005)

   bar:20 color:AssocF from:2007 till:2012 text:[[Temple University|Temple]] (2007–2012)
   bar:20 color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:(rowing; 2025–present)

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==Academics==
One of the current full member schools, the [[University at Buffalo]], is a member of the [[Association of American Universities]] (AAU).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476|title=AAU Member Institutions and Years of Admission|publisher=[[Association of American Universities]]|access-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref> All members of the MAC are [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research spending and doctorate production" except for the University at Buffalo, [[Kent State University]], the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]], and [[Ohio University]], which are classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production".<ref name="carnegie">{{cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/resources/ |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |publisher=[[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]] |year=2022 |access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> Member schools are also ranked nationally and globally by various groups, including ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' and ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education]]''.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto; font-size:95%;"
|-
! University
! Location
! Affiliation
! [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie]]<ref name="carnegie"/>
! [[Financial endowment|Endowment]]<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ohio.edu/sites/default/files/sites/finance/budget/files/FY21%20Budget%20Book%20Final.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015032626/https://www.ohio.edu/sites/default/files/sites/finance/budget/files/FY21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! [[U.S. News and World Report#Best Colleges|''USN'' Nat.]]<ref name="US News Rankings">{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |title=Best College Rankings and Lists |year=2016 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521210513/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref>
! [[University Ranking by Academic Performance|URAP Global]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.urapcenter.org/2016/country.php?ccode=US&rank=all |title=University Ranking by Academic Performance – United States of America 2016–2017 |publisher=Informatics Institute, Middle East Technical University |year=2017 |access-date=June 30, 2017 |archive-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823070406/http://www.urapcenter.org/2016/country.php?ccode=US&rank=all |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! {{sort|Akron|[[University of Akron]]}}
| [[Akron, Ohio]]
| Public
| Research (High)
| $236,000,000
| 293–381
| 763
|-
! {{sort|Ball State|[[Ball State University]]}}
| [[Muncie, Indiana]]
| Public
| Research (High)
| $325,000,000
| 192
| 1,437
|-
! [[Bowling Green State University]]
| [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]
| Public
| Research (High)
| $200,000,000
| 246
| 1,443
|-
! {{sort|Buffalo|[[University at Buffalo]]}}
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| Public
| Research (Very High)
| $1,020,000,000
| 79
| 279
|-
! {{sort|Central Michigan|[[Central Michigan University]]}}
| [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan]]
| Public
| Research (High)
| $246,000,000
| 240
| 1,335
|-
! {{sort|Eastern Michigan|[[Eastern Michigan University]]}}
| [[Ypsilanti, Michigan]]
| Public
| Research (High)
| $78,000,000
| 293–381
| 2,187
|-
! [[Kent State University]]
| [[Kent, Ohio]]
| Public
| Research (Very High)
| $188,000,000
| 211
| 801
|-
! [[Miami University]]
| [[Oxford, Ohio]]
| Public
| Research (High)
| $736,000,000
| 91
| 1,061
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
! [[Northern Illinois University]]
| [[DeKalb, Illinois]]
| Public
| Research (High)
| $99,000,000
| 293–381
| 1,078
|-
! {{sort|Ohio|[[Ohio University]]}}
| [[Athens, Ohio]]
| Public
| Research (Very High)
| $943,400,000
| 176
| 701
|-
! [[University of Toledo]]
| [[Toledo, Ohio]]
| Public
| Research (Very High)
| $551,000,000
| 293–381
| 745
|-
! [[Western Michigan University]]
| [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
| Public
| Research (High)
| $495,000,000
| 246
| 1,292
|}

==Sports==
The Mid-American Conference sponsors championship competition in 9 men's and 13 women's NCAA sanctioned sports, with women's lacrosse becoming the newest sport in 2020–21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com |title=MAC > Home |publisher=getsomemaction.com |access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> As of the 2024–25 school year, 16 schools are associate members for four sports.

As the MAC is an FBS conference, its full members are subject to the NCAA requirement that FBS members field teams in at least 16 NCAA-recognized sports. However, as of 2017, the MAC itself required sponsorship of only four sports: football, men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball.<ref name="UB drops four sports">{{cite press release |url=http://www.ubbulls.com/general/2016-17/releases/20170403cae0jo |title=UB Reduces its Intercollegiate Sports Teams from 20 to 16 |publisher=Buffalo Bulls |date=April 3, 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054450/http://www.ubbulls.com/general/2016-17/releases/20170403cae0jo |url-status=dead }}</ref> This may have since changed, as UMass was accepted as a new conference member effective in 2025 despite not sponsoring women's volleyball.

{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+ '''Teams in MAC competition'''
! Sport || Men's || Women's
|-
| align=left | [[Baseball]] || 11 || –
|-
| align=left | [[Basketball]] || 12 || 12
|-
| align=left | [[Cross country running|Cross country]] || 9 || 12
|-
| align=left | [[Field hockey]] || – || 8
|-
| align=left | [[American football|Football]] || 12 || –
|-
| align=left | [[Golf]] || 8 || 10
|-
| align=left | [[Artistic gymnastics|Gymnastics]] || – || 7
|-
| align=left | [[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] || – || 7
|-
| align=left | [[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || – || 12
|-
| align=left | [[Softball]] || – || 12
|-
| align=left | [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]] || – || 8
|-
| align=left | [[Tennis]] || 6 || 7
|-
| align=left | [[Indoor athletics|Track and field (indoor)]] || 4 || 12
|-
| align=left | [[Track and field#Outdoor|Track and field (outdoor)]] || 5 || 12
|-
| align=left | [[Volleyball]] || – || 12
|-
| align=left | [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] || 13 || –
|}

{{notelist|group=t}}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
|-
! School || Baseball || Basketball || Cross country || Football || Golf  || Tennis || Track and field<br/>(indoor) || Track and field<br/>(outdoor) || Wrestling || Total MAC sports
|-
| Akron || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| Ball State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 5
|-
| Bowling Green || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 5
|-
| Buffalo || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Central Michigan || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Eastern Michigan || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||7
|-
| Kent State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| Miami (OH) ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| Northern Illinois || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Ohio || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Toledo || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| UMass || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| Western Michigan || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 4
|-
| Totals || 12 || 13 || 10 || 13 || 8 || 5+1{{efn|group=a|Affiliate member UIC}}|| 5 || 6 || 5+7{{efn|group=a|Affiliates Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, George Mason, Lock Haven, Rider, and SIUE}}|| 76+8
|}

{{notelist|group=a}}

====Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the MAC====
Future members in gray.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School || Ice hockey || Lacrosse || Rifle{{efn|group=mn|Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Akron fields a coed team.}} || Soccer || Swimming & diving || Volleyball
|-
| Akron || No || No || [[Great America Rifle Conference|GARC]] || [[Big East Conference|Big East]] || No || No
|-
| Ball State || No || No || No || No || [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] || [[Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association|MIVA]]
|-
| Bowling Green || [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]] || No || No || [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] || No || No
|-
| Miami || [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference|NCHC]] || No || No || No  || [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] || No
|-
| Northern Illinois || No || No || No || [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] || No || No
|-
| UMass || [[Hockey East]] || [[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]] || No || [[Summit League|Summit]] || [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] || No
|-
| Western Michigan || [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference|NCHC]] || No || No || [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] || No || No
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=mn}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:90%;"
|-
! School || Basketball || Cross country || Field hockey || Golf || Gymnastics || Lacrosse || Rowing || Soccer || Softball || Swimming || Tennis || Track and field<br/>(indoor) || Track and field<br/>(outdoor) || Volleyball || Total MAC sports
|-
| Akron || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| Ball State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 12
|-
| Bowling Green || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
|-
| Buffalo || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| Central Michigan || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
|-
| Eastern Michigan || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
|-
| Kent State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
|-
| Miami || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| Northern Illinois || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| Ohio || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| Toledo || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
|-
| UMass || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 11
|-
| Western Michigan || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| Totals || 13 || 13 || 6+4{{efn|group=b|Affiliate members Appalachian State, Bellarmine, James Madison, and Longwood. }} || 10 || 7 || 5+3{{efn|group=b|Affiliate members Detroit Mercy, Robert Morris, and Youngstown State}}|| 3+3{{efn|group=b|Affiliate members Delaware, High Point, and Temple}}|| 13 || 12 || 9 || 8 || 13 || 13 || 12 || 137+10
|}

{{notelist|group=b}}

====Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the MAC====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School || Lightweight rowing{{efn|group=wn|Lightweight rowing is sanctioned by the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]], not the NCAA.}} || Rifle{{efn|group=wn|Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Akron fields a coed team.}} || Synchronized skating{{efn|group=wn|[[Synchronized skating]] is sanctioned by [[U.S. Figure Skating]], not by the NCAA. Most synchronized skating teams are clubs not affiliated with any college or university; Miami is one of about 15 schools that sponsor varsity or club teams.}}
|-
| Akron || No || [[Great America Rifle Conference|GARC]] || No
|-
| Eastern Michigan || No{{efn|group=wn|Eastern Michigan will add women's lightweight rowing in 2026–27.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://emueagles.com/news/2025/7/8/general-eastern-michigan-to-add-womens-lightweight-rowing-in-2026-27 |title=Eastern Michigan To Add Women's Lightweight Rowing In 2026-27 |publisher=Eastern Michigan Eagles |date=July 9, 2025 |access-date=August 13, 2025}}</ref>}} || No || No
|-
| Miami || No || No || Independent
|}

Notes:
{{notelist|group=wn}}

==Football==
===Scheduling===
On November 30, 2023, the MAC approved a new scheduling format for football effective for the 2024 season, eliminating its East and West Divisions for the first time since 1996 in favor of a pod-based protected rivalry system. Under the new system, teams will be divided into 4 pods of 3 teams each, and each team will be guaranteed to face the other 2 teams in its pod every season. Additionally, every team in the MAC will be guaranteed to face every other team in the MAC at least once every three years. The [[MAC Football Championship Game]], which previously matched the winner of the East Division against the winner of the West Division, will instead put the two teams in the MAC with the highest conference winning percentage. The pods are as follows:<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/11/30/mac-establishes-new-football-schedule-model.aspx |title=MAC Establishes New Football Schedule Model |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=November 30, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2023/11/30/23982931/mid-american-conference-to-scrap-divisions-in-football-starting-in-2024 |title=Mid-American Conference to scrap divisions starting in 2024 in favor of 3-team pods |last1=Jimenez |first1=James |last2=Helwick |first2=Steve |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |date=November 30, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ MAC Pods
|-
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" | School 1
! scope="col" | School 2
! scope="col" | School 3
|-
! '''Pod 1'''
| Akron
| Buffalo
| Kent State
|-
! '''Pod 2'''
| Ball State
| Miami (OH)
| Ohio
|-
! '''Pod 3'''
| Bowling Green
| Northern Illinois
| Toledo
|-
! '''Pod 4'''
| Central Michigan
| Eastern Michigan
| Western Michigan
|}

===All-time results===
: [[File:AmericanFootball current event.svg|40px|alt=|link=2025 Mid-American Conference football season]] ''For the current season, see [[2025 Mid-American Conference football season]].''
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{{Update|section|date=June 2017}}
<ref>[http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_ia_wins.php All time Division I-A football records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040406131740/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_ia_wins.php |date=April 6, 2004}}, College Football Data Warehouse</ref>{{when|date=June 2017}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Team
! First season
! All-time record
! All-time win %
! Bowl appearances
! Bowl record
! MAC titles
! Other conference titles
! Stadium
! Head coach
|-
| '''[[Akron Zips football|Akron]]'''
| 1891
| 534–602–36
| {{Winning percentage|534|602|36}}
| 3
| 1–2
| 1
| 0
| [[InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field]]
| [[Joe Moorhead]]
|-
| '''[[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State]]'''
| 1924
| 479–461–32
| {{Winning percentage|479|461|32}}
| 9
| 1–8
| 5
| 5
| [[Scheumann Stadium]]
| [[Mike Uremovich]]
|-
| '''[[Bowling Green Falcons football|Bowling Green]]'''
| 1919
| 570–432–52
| {{Winning percentage|570|432|52}}
| 15
| 5–10
| 12
| 5
| [[Doyt Perry Stadium]]
| [[Eddie George]]
|-
| '''[[Buffalo Bulls football|Buffalo]]'''
| 1894
| 415–561–28
| {{Winning percentage|415|561|28}}
| 7*
| 4–3
| 1
| 1
| [[University at Buffalo Stadium]]
| [[Pete Lembo]]
|-
| '''[[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]]'''
| 1896
| 651–454–37
| {{Winning percentage|651|454|37}}
| 13
| 4–9
| 7
| 9
| [[Kelly/Shorts Stadium]]
| [[Jim McElwain]]
|-
| '''[[Eastern Michigan Eagles football|Eastern Michigan]]'''
| 1891
| 495–630–47
| {{Winning percentage|495|630|47}}
| 8
| 2–6
| 1
| 9
| [[Rynearson Stadium]]
| [[Chris Creighton]]
|-
| '''[[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]]'''
| 1920
| 365–608–28
| {{Winning percentage|365|608|28}}
| 5
| 1–4
| 1
| 0
| [[Dix Stadium]]
| [[Kenni Burns]]
|-
| '''[[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]]'''
| 1888
| 743–489–44
| {{Winning percentage|743|489|44}}
| 16
| 9–7
| 15
| 7
| [[Yager Stadium (Miami University)|Yager Stadium]]
| [[Chuck Martin (American football)|Chuck Martin]]
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| '''[[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Northern Illinois]]'''
| 1899
| 617–531–51
| {{Winning percentage|617|531|51}}
| 16
| 6–10
| 6
| 8
| [[Huskie Stadium]]
|[[Thomas Hammock]]
|-
| '''[[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]]'''
| 1894
| 608–587–47
| {{Winning percentage|608|587|47}}
| 16
| 8–8
| 5
| 6
| [[Peden Stadium]]
| [[Tim Albin]]
|-
| '''[[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo]]'''
| 1917
| 588–456–24
| {{Winning percentage|588|456|24}}
| 22
| 12–10
| 12
| 3
| [[Glass Bowl]]
| [[Jason Candle]]
|-
| '''[[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]]'''
| 1905
| 603–488–24
| {{Winning percentage|603|488|24}}
| 12
| 2–10
| 3
| 1
| [[Waldo Stadium]]
| [[Tim Lester (American football coach)|Tim Lester]]

|}
* - Buffalo invited to Tangerine Bowl in 1958 / Declined due to Florida's segregation laws at the time which would not have allowed Buffalo's two black players to participate.

===MAC champions===
{{main|MAC Championship Game}}

'''Bowl games'''

In 2017, the MAC was contracted to provide a team for each of five college football [[bowl games]]: the [[Bahamas Bowl]], [[LendingTree Bowl]], [[Famous Idaho Potato Bowl]], [[Camellia Bowl (2014–present)|Camellia Bowl]] (later renamed the [[Salute to Veterans Bowl]]) and [[Quick Lane Bowl]] (later renamed the GameAbove Sports Bowl). The MAC also has secondary agreements with several [[ESPN Events#Events|ESPN-owned bowls]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:200px;"| Name
! style="width:200px;"| Location
! style="width:200px;"| Opposing conference
|-
| '''[[Bahamas Bowl]]'''
| [[Nassau, Bahamas]]
| [[C-USA]]
|-
| '''[[LendingTree Bowl]]'''
| [[Mobile, Alabama]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Famous Idaho Potato Bowl]]'''
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| '''[[Salute to Veterans Bowl]]'''
| [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[GameAbove Sports Bowl]]'''
| [[Detroit, Michigan]]
| [[Big Ten]]
|}

;Notes
* The MAC champion (if not invited to the College Football Playoff or its associated bowls) is not contractually obligated to any specific bowl. The conference and the universities select which teams will play in which of the league's affiliated bowls.

===College Football Playoff===
The MAC champion, like the other "Group of 5" conferences receives an automatic berth in one of the so-called [[New Year's Six]] bowl games associated with the [[College Football Playoff]] under either of the following circumstances:
* Selected as one of the top four teams overall by the CFP selection committee, in which case the team will play in a CFP national semifinal.
* Ranked by the committee as the top champion among the five conferences ([[American Athletic Conference|American]], [[C-USA]], MAC, [[Mountain West Conference|MW]], [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]) given access to one of the CFP bowls, in which case the team will play in the so-called "Access Bowl" as an at-large selection.

The first "Access Bowl" berth in 2014 went to Boise State (MW); the 2015 berth went to Houston (American). The MAC got its first berth in 2016 with Western Michigan, who had an undefeated regular season that year and finished ranked at No. 15 in the [[AP Poll]].

During the era of the now-defunct [[Bowl Championship Series]] (BCS), one MAC team appeared in a BCS bowl game. In [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2012]], [[2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] qualified by being ranked in the top 16 (15th) in the season's final BCS standings, and also higher than at least one champion of a conference that received an automatic berth in a BCS game. In the 2012 season, two such conference champions were ranked below NIU: [[2012 Big East Conference football season|Big East]] champion [[2012 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]], who was ranked 22nd, and [[2012 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]] champion [[2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]], who was unranked. NIU lost to [[2012 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] in the [[2013 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]].

===Rivalries===
Football rivalries involving MAC teams include:

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=2|Teams !! Rivalry name !! Trophy !! Meetings 
!First Played!! Record !! Series leader !! Current streak
|-
| [[Akron Zips football|Akron]] || [[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]]
| –
| [[Wagon Wheel (trophy)|Wagon Wheel]] || 67 
|1923|| 37–28–2 || Akron || Akron won 2
|-
| [[Akron Zips football|Akron]] || [[Youngstown State Penguins football|Youngstown State]]
| –
| [[Steel Tire]] || 35 
|1982|| 19–14–2 || Youngstown State || Youngstown State won 3
|-
| [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State]] || [[Indiana State Sycamores football|Indiana State]]
| –
| [[Blue Key Victory Bell]] || 64 
|1924|| 39–24–1 || Ball State || Ball State won 1
|-
| [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State]] || [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami]]
| The Redbird Rivalry
| Redbird Rivalry Trophy || 38 
|1931|| 13–24–1 || Miami || Miami won 5
|-
| [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State]] || [[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Northern Illinois]]
| Battle for the Bronze Stalk
| [[Bronze Stalk Trophy]] || 53 
|1941|| 25–25–2 || Tie || Ball State won 3
|-
| [[Bowling Green Falcons football|Bowling Green]] || [[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]]
| –
| [[Anniversary Award]] || 92 
|1920|| 62–24–6 || Bowling Green || Bowling Green won 2
|-
| [[Bowling Green Falcons football|Bowling Green]] || [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo]]
| [[Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry|Battle of I-75]]
| Battle of I-75 Trophy || 90 
|1919|| 43–42–4 || Toledo || Bowling Green won 1
|-
| [[Buffalo Bulls football|Buffalo]]|| [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass]]
| The Flagship Cup
| – || 16 
|1964|| 9–6 || Buffalo || Buffalo won 2
|-
| [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]]
| [[Eastern Michigan Eagles football|Eastern Michigan]]
| [[Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan football rivalry|Rivalry]]
|– || 102 
|1902|| 64–32–6 || Central Michigan || Eastern Michigan won 1
|-
| [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]] || [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]]
| [[Central Michigan–Western Michigan football rivalry|Battle of the Cannon Trohpy]]
| Victory Cannon || 95 
|1907|| 53–40–2 || Western Michigan || Central Michigan won 1
|-
| [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami]] || [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]]
| Battle for the Bell
| [[Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)|Victory Bell]] || 128 
|1888|| 61–60–7 || Cincinnati || Cincinnati won 1
|-
| [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami]] || [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]]
| [[Battle of the Bricks]]
| – || 101 
|1908|| 56–43–2 || Miami || Ohio won 1
|-
|[[Miami RedHawks football|Miami]]
|[[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Northern Illinois]]
|Battle for the Mallory Cup
|Mallory Cup
|21
|1970
|12-9
|Miami
|Miami won 4
|-
| [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]] || [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]]
| [[Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio)|Battle for the Bell]]
| The Bell || 60 
|1905|| 33–21–6 || Ohio || Marshall won 1
|-
| [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass]] || [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| [[Boston College–UMass football rivalry|Rivalry]]
| – || 27 
|1899|| 23–4–1 || Boston College || Boston College won 11
|-
| [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass]] || [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|New Hampshire]]
| [[Colonial Clash]]
| – || 74 
|1897|| 43–28–3 || UMass || New Hampshire won 2
|-
| [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass]] || [[UConn Huskies football|UConn]]
| [[UConn–UMass rivalry|Rivalry]]
| The Southwick Jug || 78 
|1897|| 38–38–2 || Tie || UConn won 3
|}

In addition, [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]], [[Eastern Michigan Eagles football|Eastern Michigan]], and [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] compete for the [[Michigan MAC Trophy]], which is awarded to the team with the best head-to-head record each year. Since the inception of the trophy in 2005, Western Michigan has won 7 times, Central Michigan has won 5 times, and Eastern Michigan has won the trophy 4 times. Western Michigan has won the trophy three straight years (2018–2020) as well as six of seven years from 2014 to 2020 (2014–2016, 2018–2020).


==Basketball==
{{main|Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament|Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament}}
{{see also|Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year}}

In August 2010, Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher and the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] announced that the Mid-American Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments would remain in Cleveland at the venue then known as Quicken Loans Arena and now as [[Rocket Arena]] through 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mid-American Conference and Quicken Loans Arena Announce Extension to Hold FirstEnergy Mac Tournament at The Q Through 2017 |url=http://www.theqarena.com/news/mac_100811/ |year=2010 |publisher=Quicken Loans Arena |access-date=March 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717022952/http://www.theqarena.com/news/mac_100811/ |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> Both tournaments have flourished since moving to Cleveland in 2000, with the men's semi-finals and championship regularly drawing large crowds at Quicken Loans Arena.<ref>{{cite web|title= MAC Tournament History|url= https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf5/153033.pdf?ATCLID=1620714&SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400 |format=PDF |year=2008|work= 2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher= Mid-American Conference |access-date=September 26, 2009|pages=62–63 |url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090716163044/https://www.nmnathletics.com/ |archive-date=July 16, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2007, the MAC also announced a format change for both tournaments, bringing all twelve men's and women's teams to Cleveland. The MAC also co-hosted the [[2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2007 Women's Final Four]] at Quicken Loans Arena after successfully hosting the [[2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2006 NCAA Women's Basketball Regional]] at the same facility.

On May 12, 2020, Steinbrecher announced a suite of major changes to the conference's competitive format across multiple sports in response to fallout from the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Specific to men's and women's basketball, the following changes took effect in 2020–21 and will continue through at least 2023–24:<ref name=Strack>{{cite news|url=https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/major-changes-coming-to-mid-american-conference/512-0e4f0d45-546b-432f-89a1-67a5a6d8fe3c |title=Major changes coming to Mid-American Conference |first=Jordan |last=Strack |publisher=[[WTOL]] |location=Toledo, OH |date=May 12, 2020 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>
* The conference adopted a single league table, eliminating the divisional standings.
* The conference schedule increased from 18 to 20 games.
* Only the top eight men's and women's teams advance to their respective conference tournaments.

==Championships==
{{main|List of Mid-American Conference champions}}

===Current MAC champions===
The following are the most recent conference champions of each MAC sport. Champions from the previous academic year are indicated with the calendar year of their title.

In sports in which regular-season and tournament champions are recognized, "RS" indicates regular-season champion and "T" indicates tournament champion.

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''Fall 2025'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:150px;"| Sport
! style="width:150px;"| School
|-
| Football
| [[2024 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]] (2024 RS & [[2024 MAC Football Championship Game|Championship Game]]), [[2024 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami]] (2024 RS)
|-
| Soccer (W)
| Western Michigan (2025 RS, 2024 T)
|-
| Volleyball (W)
| Bowling Green (2024 RS), Western Michigan (2024 T)
|-
| Cross country (M)
| Toledo
|-
| Cross country (W)
| Toledo
|-
| Field hockey (W)
| Miami (2025 RS, 2024 T), UMass (2025 RS)
|}
{{col-break}}
'''Winter 2024–25'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:150px;"| Sport
! style="width:150px;"| School
|-
| Basketball (M)
| Akron (Rs, T)
|-
| Basketball (W)
| Ball State (Rs, T)
|-
| Indoor track and field (M)
| Akron 
|-
| Indoor track and field (W)
| Bowling Green
|-
| Swimming and diving (W)
| Akron 
|-
| Gymnastics (W)
|  Kent State (Rs), Central Michigan (T)
|-
| Wrestling (M)
| Lock Haven(East Rs, T), Northern Illinois (west Rs), Central Michigan (west Rs)
|}
{{col-break}}
'''Spring 2025'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:150px;"| Sport
! style="width:150px;"| School
|-
| Baseball
|  Miami Ohio (Rs, T), Kent State (Rs)
|-
| Softball
| Miami Ohio (Rs, T)
|-
| Outdoor track and field (M)
| Akron 
|-
| Outdoor track and field (W)
| Bowling Green 
|-
| Golf (M)
|  Kent State
|-
| Golf (W)
| Kent State
|-
| Tennis (M)
|  Buffalo (Rs, T)
|-
| Tennis (W)
| Miami Ohio (East Rs), Northern Illinois (west Rs), Buffalo (T)
|-
| Lacrosse
| Akron (Rs, T), Eastern Michigan (Rs), Robert Morris (Rs)
|-
| Rowing
| ''First championship in spring 2026''
|}
{{col-end}}
{{notelist|group=cc}}

==Facilities==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mid-American Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity }}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Akron Zips}}"| [[Akron Zips|{{color|white|'''Akron'''}}]]
|[[InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field]]
|30,000
|[[James A. Rhodes Arena]]
|5,500
| [[Skeeles Field]]
| {{nts|1500}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Ball State Cardinals}}"| [[Ball State Cardinals|{{color|white|'''Ball State'''}}]]
|[[Scheumann Stadium]]
|22,500<ref>{{cite web|title=Scheumann Stadium|url=http://www.ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14200&ATCLID=204778457|publisher=Ball State University|access-date=June 26, 2016|quote=The most recent renovation transformed the stadium into a major community asset, while increased its capacity to 22,500 and added permanent lighting for night games.}}</ref>
|[[John E. Worthen Arena]]
| {{nts|11500}}
|[[Shebek Stadium]]
|{{nts|1700}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Bowling Green Falcons}}"| [[Bowling Green Falcons|{{color|white|'''Bowling Green'''}}]]
|[[Doyt Perry Stadium]]
|24,000
|[[Stroh Center]]
|4,700
|[[Warren E. Steller Field]]
|{{nts|2500}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Buffalo Bulls}}"| [[Buffalo Bulls|{{color|white|'''Buffalo'''}}]]
|[[University at Buffalo Stadium]]
|25,013
|[[Alumni Arena (University at Buffalo)|Alumni Arena]]
|6,100
| colspan=2 {{N/A|''Non-baseball school''}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Central Michigan Chippewas}}"| [[Central Michigan Chippewas|{{color|white|'''Central Michigan'''}}]]
|[[Kelly/Shorts Stadium]]
|35,127
|[[McGuirk Arena]]
|5,300
|[[Bill Theunissen Stadium]]
|{{nts|2046}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Eastern Michigan Eagles}}"| [[Eastern Michigan Eagles|{{color|white|'''Eastern Michigan'''}}]]
|[[Rynearson Stadium]]
|30,200
|[[George Gervin GameAbove Center]]
|8,800
|[[Oestrike Stadium]]
|{{nts|1313}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Kent State Golden Flashes}}"| [[Kent State Golden Flashes|{{color|white|'''Kent State'''}}]]
|[[Dix Stadium]]
|25,319
|[[Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center]]
|6,327
|[[Schoonover Stadium]]
|{{nts|1130}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Miami RedHawks}}"| [[Miami RedHawks|{{color|white|'''Miami'''}}]]
|[[Yager Stadium (Miami University)|Yager Stadium]]
|30,087
|[[Millett Hall]]
|6,400
|[[Stanley G. McKie Field at Joseph P. Hayden Jr. Park]]
|{{nts|1000}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Northern Illinois Huskies}}"| [[Northern Illinois Huskies|{{color|white|'''Northern Illinois'''}}]]
|[[Huskie Stadium|Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium]]
|23,595
|[[Convocation Center (Northern Illinois University)|Convocation Center]]
|10,000
|[[Ralph McKinzie Field]]
|{{nts|1500}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Ohio Bobcats}}"| [[Ohio Bobcats|{{color|white|'''Ohio'''}}]]
|[[Peden Stadium]]
|24,000
|[[Convocation Center (Ohio University)|Convocation Center]]
|13,080
|[[Bob Wren Stadium]]
|{{nts|4000}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Toledo Rockets}}"| [[Toledo Rockets|{{color|white|'''Toledo'''}}]]
|[[Glass Bowl]]
|36,852
|[[Savage Arena]]
|7,300
|[[Scott Park Baseball Complex]]
|{{nts|1000}}
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|UMass Minutemen}}"| [[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen|{{color|white|'''Massachusetts'''}}]]
| [[Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium]]
| 17,000
| [[Mullins Center]]
| 9,493
| [[Earl Lorden Field]]
| 1,000
|-
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Western Michigan Broncos}}"| [[Western Michigan Broncos|{{color|white|'''Western Michigan'''}}]]
|[[Waldo Stadium]]
|36,361
|[[University Arena (Western Michigan University)|University Arena]]
|5,421
|[[Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Judson Hyames Field]]
|{{nts|1500}}
|}

==Athletic department revenue by school==
Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights and licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, concessions, and novelties.

Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries, scholarships, buildings and grounds, maintenance, utilities and rental fees, recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues, and insurance.

The following table shows institutional reporting to the [[U.S. Department of Education]] as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2023–24 academic year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Equity in Athletics Data Analysis |work=U.S. Department of Education |url=https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:220px;"| Institution
! style="width:150px;"| 2023–24 total revenue from athletics
! style="width:150px;"| 2023–24 total expenses on athletics
|-
| [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
| $49,525,166
| $49,525,166
|-
| [[University at Buffalo]]
| $42,271,934
| $42,113,971
|-
| [[Miami University]]
| $40,819,194
| $40,819,194
|-
| [[Western Michigan University]]
| $40,487,398
| $40,487,398
|-
| [[University of Toledo]]
| $37,298,170
| $37,298,170
|-
| [[Eastern Michigan University]]
| $37,094,526
| $37,094,526
|-
| [[Central Michigan University]]
| $36,647,135
| $36,647,135
|-
| [[Kent State University]]
| $34,453,185
| $34,453,185
|-
| [[Ohio University]]
| $32,958,838
| $32,958,838
|-
| [[Bowling Green State University]]
| $32,044,229
| $31,864,946
|-
| [[University of Akron]]
| $30,010,416
| $30,010,416
|-
| [[Ball State University]]
| $29,737,219
| $29,737,219
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| [[Northern Illinois University]]
| $24,939,848
| $24,939,848
|}

==Hall of Fame==
The Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame was the first [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] conference Hall of Fame.<ref name="MACHall">{{cite web |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=323273 |title=MAC Hall of Fame |access-date=January 26, 2009 |publisher=Mid-American Conference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714012203/http://www.mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=323273 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was established in 1987 and classes have been inducted in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/155161/MAC-Announces-2012-Hall-of-Fame-Class.aspx |title=MAC Announces 2012 Hall of Fame Class |access-date=May 10, 2012 |publisher=Mid-American Conference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424142630/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/155161/MAC-Announces-2012-Hall-of-Fame-Class.aspx |archive-date=April 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/223647/MAC-Announces-2013-Hall-of-Fame-Class.aspx |title=MAC Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Class |date=May 30, 2013 |access-date=May 30, 2013 |publisher=Mid-American Conference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603161319/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/223647/MAC-Announces-2013-Hall-of-Fame-Class.aspx |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In order to be eligible, a person must have participated during the time the university was in the MAC and five years must have passed from the time the individual participated in athletics or worked in the athletic department.<ref name=MACHall/>

The following is a list of the members of the MAC Hall of Fame, along with school affiliation, sport(s) for which they were inducted, and year of induction.

{{colbegin}}
* [[Harold Anderson (basketball)|Harold Anderson]], Bowling Green, basketball, 1991
* [[Janet Bachna]], Kent State, gymnastics, 1992
* [[Joe Begala]], Kent State, wrestling, 1991
* [[Tom Beutler]], Toledo, football, 1994
* [[Kermit Blosser]], Ohio, golf, 1988
* [[Jim Corrigall]], Kent State, football, 1994
* [[Hasely Crawford]], Eastern Michigan, track and field, 1991
* [[Ben Curtis (golfer)|Ben Curtis]], Kent State, golf, 2012
* [[Caroline Daugherty|Caroline (Mast) Daugherty]], Ohio, basketball, 1994
* [[Herb Deromedi]], Central Michigan, football, 2012
* [[Chuck Ealey]], Toledo, football, 1988
* [[Fran Ebert]], Western Michigan, softball / basketball, 1992
* [[Wayne Embry]], Miami, basketball, 2012
* [[Karen Fitzpatrick]], Ball State, field hockey, 2012
* [[John Gill (American football)|John Gill]], WMU athlete / coach / administrator, 1994
* [[Maurice Harvey]], Ball State, football, 1992
* [[Bill Hess]], Ohio, football coach, 1992
* [[Gary Hogeboom]], Central Michigan, football, 1994
* [[Fred Jacoby]], MAC commissioner, 1990
* [[Bob James (commissioner)|Bob James]], MAC commissioner, 1989
* [[Ron Johnson (cornerback)|Ron Johnson]], Eastern Michigan, football, 1988
* [[Dave Keilitz]], Central Michigan, baseball, 2013
* [[Ted Kjolhede]], Central Michigan, basketball, 1988
* [[Kim Knuth]], Toledo, women's basketball, 2013
* [[Ken Kramer (American football)|Ken Kramer]], Ball State, football, 1991
* [[Bill Lajoie]], Western Michigan, baseball, 1991
* [[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]], Kent State, football, 1988
* [[Frank Lauterbur]], Toledo, football, 1990
* [[Mel Long]], Toledo, football, 1992
* [[Charlier Maher]], Western Michigan, baseball, 1989
* [[Bill Mallory]], Miami/Northern Illinois, football, 2013
* [[Brad Maynard]], Ball State, football, 2013
* [[Ray McCallum]], Ball State, basketball, 1988
* [[Jack McLain]], MAC football official, 1992
* [[Karen Michalak]], Central Michigan, basketball / track and field / field hockey, 1992
* [[Gordon Minty]], Eastern Michigan, track and field, 1994
* [[Steve Mix]], Toledo, basketball, 1989
* [[Thurman Munson]], Kent State, baseball, 1990
* [[Ira Murchinson]], Western Michigan, track and field, 1990
* [[Don Nehlen]], Bowling Green, football, 1994
* [[Manny Newsome]], Western Michigan, basketball, 1988
* [[Bob Nichols (basketball)|Bob Nichols]], Toledo, basketball, 2012
* [[John Offerdahl]], Western Michigan, football, 2013
* [[Bob Owchinko]], Eastern Michigan, baseball, 1992
* [[Ara Parseghian]], Miami, football, 1988
* [[Doyt Perry]], Bowling Green, football, 1988
* [[John Pont]], Miami, football player / coach, 1992
* [[John Pruis]], Ball State, president, 1994
* [[Trevor Rees (American football)|Trevor Rees]], Kent State, football, 1989
* [[David Reese (MAC Commissioner)|David Reese]], MAC commissioner, 1988
* [[George Rider]], Miami, track and field, 1989
* [[William Rohr]], Miami, basketball coach 1994
* [[Dan Roundfield]], Central Michigan, basketball, 1990
* [[Bo Schembechler]], Miami, football coach, 1991
* [[Mike Schmidt]], Ohio, baseball, 2012
* [[Dick Shrider]], Miami, basketball, 1990
* [[Christi Smith]], Akron, track and field, 2013
* [[Jim Snyder (coach)|Jim Snyder]], Ohio, basketball, 1991
* [[Shafer Suggs]], Ball State, football, 1989
* [[Nate Thurmond]], Bowling Green, basketball, 1989
* [[Gary Trent]], Ohio, men's basketball, 2013
* [[Phil Villapiano]], Bowling Green, football, 1992
* [[Bob Welch (baseball player)|Bob Welch]], Eastern Michigan, baseball, 1990
* [[Dave Wottle]], Bowling Green, track and field, 1990
* [[Bob Wren (baseball)|Bob Wren]], Ohio, baseball, 1989
{{colend}}

==Media==
===Broadcasts===
A number of MAC sports, including football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling and volleyball, are telecast on [[Spectrum Sports (Ohio)|Spectrum Sports]], replacing [[SportsTime Ohio]] and [[Fox Sports Ohio]] as the MAC TV partner.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/article/262318/time-warner-cable-sports-named-new-regional-television-partner.aspx |title=Time Warner Cable Sports Named New Regional Television Partner > MAC > News |access-date=March 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329094111/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/article/262318/time-warner-cable-sports-named-new-regional-television-partner.aspx |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Along with Spectrum Sports, [[ESPN]], as well as the [[American Sports Network]], retain the "local and regional" syndication telecast rights to the MAC for football and basketball.

In 2000, ESPN began broadcasting MAC football games on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The conference agreed to the unusual windows to help improve viewership, as the games would face less competition than games in traditional windows such as on Saturdays); fans would nickname the midweek games '''MACtion'''. In 2014, the conference and ESPN agreed to a new 13-year contract, where each school receives more than $800,000 annually, and plays most November football games on weekday nights; 16 of 18 games in 2016 were not on Saturdays, for example. While these mid-week games have a decreased stadium attendance, they benefit from prominent, national television coverage on an ESPN network, as opposed to having to air on lesser-viewed channels or [[Streaming television|streaming platforms]].<ref name="sherman20191119">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theringer.com/2019/11/19/20972679/mac-midweek-games-maction-television-networks-fan-experience |title=How the Rise of MACtion Forever Changed MAC Fandom |last=Sherman |first=Rodger |date=2019-11-19 |website=The Ringer |language=en |access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref> While noting the smaller attendance, coaches say that midweek games are good for the conference, and give players a break on Saturdays.<ref name="briggs20230722">{{Cite news |last=Briggs |first=David |date=2023-07-22 |title=Briggs: MAC coaches dish on weeknight games, 'garbage' locker rooms |language=en |work=Toledo Blade |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2023/07/22/briggs-mac-coaches-dish-on-weeknight-games-garbage-locker-rooms-and-more/stories/20230722038 |access-date=2023-07-24}}</ref>

[[Ball State University|Ball State]] produces its own comprehensive television package with [[Ball State Sports Link]]. Affiliate stations include [[WIPB]] in [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]], [[WNDY-TV|WNDY]] in [[Indianapolis]], [[WPTA#WPTA-DT2 "Fort Wayne's NBC"|WPTA]] in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[WHME-TV|WHME]] in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[WTVW]] in [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]], [[WYIN]] in [[Merrillville, Indiana|Merrillville]] and [[Comcast]] in [[Michigan]]. All Ball State Sports Link games are also broadcast on student radio station [[WCRD]] and on the Ball State Radio Network produced by [[WLBC-FM]] and [[Backyard Broadcasting]].

[[Northern Illinois University|NIU]] has multiple football and basketball games telecast by Comcast SportsNet Chicago. In addition, most NIU football and basketball games can be heard on WSCR-AM 670 "The Score"—Chicago's powerful 50,000-watt, top-rated all-sports station, which reaches 38 states and Canada.

===MAC Properties===
MAC Properties (a division of ISP Sports) is the sponsorship arm of the Mid-American Conference, and handles all forms of sponsorship and advertising for the MAC which includes managing and growing its stable of official corporate partners. As of 2010, the MAC has five official corporate partners: FirstEnergy, Marathon, PNC Bank, AutoTrader.com and Cleveland Clinic Sports Health. There are approximately 20 other companies engaged as sponsors of the conference at the non-official level. MAC Properties also assists with the management of the conference's television and radio contracts, including those with ESPN Regional, FOX Sports Ohio and ESPN 850 WKNR among others.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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