Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western Massachusetts to Illinois. Its members compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. For football, the conference participates in the NCAA's 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.

The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and has two members in the nearby Akron area. The conference ranks highest among all ten NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates.

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..."

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. Marshall was expelled from the conference in 1969 due to NCAA violations. 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 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 in Philadelphia signed a six-year contract with the MAC as a football-only school and began play in the East Division in 2007.

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.

The Missouri State Bears, Evansville Purple Aces, and Southern Illinois Salukis participate in the MAC for men's swimming and diving. In 2012, the West Virginia Mountaineers joined the Florida Atlantic Owls and Hartwick College Hawks as men's soccer affiliates. 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. When Buffalo suddenly dropped four sports, including men's soccer, SIUE's move in that sport was made immediately.

The 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. Meanwhile, Temple ended its affiliation with the MAC in football and joined the Big East for football in July 2012. Following the 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 at that time. 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. 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.

At the end of the 2022 season, the MAC discontinued men's soccer as a sponsored sport. While the 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. 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, and Akron moved it to the Big East Conference.

The MAC eliminated its East and West divisions for football in January 2024. The divisions had already been eliminated for other sports in 2020. 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. 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.

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. This move was made official on January 7, after approval by NIU's governing board. 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. 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

Current full members

There are thirteen public universities with full membership:

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University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	1870	Public	16,094	$235	Zips	1992	Template:College color boxes
Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana	1918	Public	21,597	$325	Cardinals	1973	Template:College color boxes
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, Ohio	1910	Public	18,142	$155	Falcons	1952	Template:College color boxes
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	1846	Public	32,347	$1,020	Bulls	1998	Template:College color boxes
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	1892	Public	17,311	$246	Chippewas	1971	Template:College color boxes
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	1849	Public	16,294	$94	Eagles	1971	Template:College color boxes
Kent State University	Kent, Ohio	1910	Public	26,822	$301	Golden Flashes	1951	Template:College color boxes
University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass)	Amherst, Massachusetts	1863	Public	27,420	$1,500	Minutemen & Minutewomen	2025Template:Efn	Template:College color boxes
Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	1809	Public	18,880	$814	RedHawks	1947	Template:College color boxes
Northern Illinois UniversityTemplate:Efn (NIU)	DeKalb, Illinois	1895	Public	16,769	$99	Huskies	1975, 1997Template:Efn	Template:College color boxes
Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	1804	Public	25,714	$1,007	Bobcats	1946	Template:College color boxes
University of Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	1872	Public	18,319	$551	Rockets	1950	Template:College color boxes
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	1903	Public	19,887	$495	Broncos	1947	Template:College color boxes

Notes

Current affiliate members

Eighteen schools have MAC affiliate membership status as of 2025. On July 1, 2012, Temple joined the Big East Conference for football only (the school's other sports would join the Big East/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 Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion would join as 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 Colonial Athletic Association (which had sponsored wrestling, but no longer does so) for Conference USA (which has never sponsored the sport). Old Dominion discontinued wrestling in April 2020.

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. The new affiliates for 2014–15 were Binghamton in men's tennis and Longwood in field hockey.

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. Missouri State dropped field hockey, but remained a MAC member in men's swimming & diving. Appalachian State joined MAC field hockey, and SIU Edwardsville (SIUE) joined in men's soccer. 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. 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.

With the addition of women's lacrosse, the MAC added affiliate members Detroit Mercy, Robert Morris, and 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. 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.

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. It remains in MAC wrestling to this day.

Also in 2021, Missouri left MAC wrestling and returned to its former home of the Big 12 Conference as a wrestling-only member. At the same time, four schools became single-sport MAC members—Bellarmine in field hockey, Georgia Southern and Georgia State in men's soccer, and Valparaiso in men's swimming (the school does not include diving in its men's aquatics program).

In 2022, West Virginia men's soccer was scheduled to leave the MAC for single-sport membership in Conference USA (CUSA). 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. In response, the MAC announced that 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. Also in 2022, the MAC gained another affiliate when another Chicago institution, UIC, joined for men's swimming & diving. 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. 2023 saw UIC adding men's tennis to its affiliate membership, as well as the announcement that James Madison would be joining as an affiliate for field hockey in 2024.

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. 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: Delaware, High Point, and former football affiliate Temple.

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Appalachian State University	Boone, North Carolina	1899	Public	19,089	Mountaineers	2017	Template:College color boxes	Field hockey	Sun Belt
Bellarmine University	Louisville, Kentucky	1950	Catholic (Archdiocese of Louisville)	3,973	Knights	2021	Template:College color boxes	Field hockey	ASUN
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	1839	Public	9,950	Huskies	2019	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	PSACTemplate:Efn
Template:Sort (Lock Haven)	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	1870	Public	4,607	Bald Eagles	2019	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	PSACTemplate:Efn
Template:Sort	Newark, Delaware	1743	PublicTemplate:Efn	23,774	Blue Hens	2025	Template:College color boxes	Rowing	CUSA
Template:Sort	Detroit, Michigan	1877	Catholic (Jesuit & R.S.M.)	5,700	Titans	2020	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	Horizon
George Mason University	Fairfax, VirginiaTemplate:Efn	1957	Public	35,047	Patriots	2019	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	Atlantic 10
High Point University	High Point, North Carolina	1924	United Methodist	4,545	Panthers	2025	Template:College color boxes	Rowing	Big South
James Madison University	Harrisonburg, Virginia	1908	Public	21,496	Dukes	2024	Template:College color boxes	Field hockey	Sun Belt
Longwood University	Farmville, Virginia	1839	Public	4,800	Lancers	2014	Template:College color boxes	Field hockey	Big South
Template:SortTemplate:Efn (Clarion)	Clarion, Pennsylvania	1867	Public	5,225	Golden Eagles	2019	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	PSACTemplate:Efn
Template:SortTemplate:Efn (Endiboro)	Edinboro, Pennsylvania	1857	Public	4,834	Fighting Scots	2019	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	PSACTemplate:Efn
Rider University	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	1865	Nonsectarian	5,400	Broncs	2019	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	MAAC
Robert Morris University	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	1921	Nonsectarian	4,895	Colonials	2020	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	Horizon
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleTemplate:Efn (SIUE)	Edwardsville, Illinois	1957	Public	14,142	Cougars	2018	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	OVC
Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1884	State-related	37,365	Owls	2025	Template:College color boxes	Rowing	American
Template:Sort (UIC)	Chicago, Illinois	1859	Public	34,199	Flames	2023	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	Missouri Valley
Youngstown State University	Youngstown, Ohio	1908	Public	15,058	Penguins	2020	Template:College color boxes	Template:Sortname	Horizon

Notes

Former full members

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

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Butler University	Indianapolis, Indiana	1855	Nonsectarian	Bulldogs	1946	1950	Template:College color boxes	Big EastTemplate:Efn
Template:Sort	Cincinnati, Ohio	1819	Public	Bearcats	1946	1953	Template:College color boxes	Big 12
Marshall University	Huntington, West Virginia	1837	Public	Thundering Herd	1954	1969	Template:College color boxes	Sun Belt
					1997	2005
Wayne UniversityTemplate:Efn	Detroit, Michigan	1868	Public	TartarsTemplate:Efn	1946	1947	Template:College color boxes	GLIACTemplate:Efn
Western Reserve UniversityTemplate:Efn	Cleveland, Ohio	1826	Nonsectarian	Red CatsTemplate:Efn	1946	1955	Template:Color box Template:Color box	UAATemplate:Efn

Notes

Former affiliate members

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

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Binghamton University	Vestal, New YorkTemplate:Efn	1946	Public	Bearcats	2014	2024	Template:College color boxes	Men's tennis	America East	NEC
Template:Sort (UCF)	Orlando, FloridaTemplate:Efn	1963	Public	Golden KnightsTemplate:Efn	2002	2005	Template:College color boxes	Football	Big 12
Chicago State University	Chicago, Illinois	1867	Public	Cougars	2007	2013	Template:College color boxes	Men's tennis	NEC
					2022Template:Efn	2024		Men's soccer
Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	1964	Public	Vikings	2019	2025	Template:College color boxes	Wrestling	Horizon	Dropped sport
Template:Sort	Evansville, Indiana	1854	United Methodist	Purple Aces	2009	2025	Template:College color boxes	Men's swimmingTemplate:Efn	MVC
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)	Boca Raton, Florida	1961	Public	Owls	2008	2013	Template:College color boxes	Men's soccer	American
Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, Georgia	1906	Public	Eagles	2021	2023	Template:College color boxes	Men's soccer	Sun Belt
Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	1913	Public	Panthers	2021	2023	Template:College color boxes	Men's soccer	Sun Belt
Hartwick CollegeTemplate:Efn	Oneonta, New York	1797	Nonsectarian	Hawks	2007	2014	Template:College color boxes	Men's soccer	Empire 8Template:Efn
Template:SortTemplate:Efn (IPFW)	Fort Wayne, Indiana	1917	Public	MastodonsTemplate:Efn	2002	2007	Template:College color boxes	Men's tennis	Horizon
					2005	2007		Men's soccer
Template:Sort	Lexington, Kentucky	1865	Public	Wildcats	1995	2005	Template:College color boxes	Men's soccer	SEC	Sun Belt
Template:Sort	Louisville, Kentucky	1798	Public	Cardinals	1994	2005	Template:College color boxes	Field hockey	ACC
Template:Sort (UMass)	Amherst, Massachusetts	1863	Public	Minutemen	2012	2016	Template:College color boxes	Football	MAC
Template:Sort	Columbia, Missouri	1839	Public	Tigers	2012	2021	Template:College color boxes	Wrestling	SEC	Big 12
Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri	1905	Public	Bears & Lady Bears	2005	2017	Template:College color boxes	Field hockey	CUSA	Template:Sort
					2009	2025		Men's swimmingTemplate:Efn	CUSA	MVC
Template:Sort	Cedar Falls, Iowa	1876	Public	Panthers	2012	2017	Template:College color boxes	Wrestling	MVC	Big 12
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	1930	Public	Monarchs	2013	2020	Template:College color boxes	Wrestling	Sun Belt	Dropped sport
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	1869	Public	Salukis	2009	2025	Template:College color boxes	Men's swimmingTemplate:Efn	MVC
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleTemplate:Efn (SIUE)	Edwardsville, Illinois	1957	Public	Cougars	2017	2021	Template:College color boxes	Men's soccer	OVC
Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1884	Public	Owls	2007	2012	Template:College color boxes	Football	American
Template:Sort (UIC)	Chicago, Illinois	1859	Public	Flames	2022	2025	Template:College color boxes	Men's swimmingTemplate:Efn	MVC
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana	1859	Lutheran	Beacons	2021	2025	Template:College color boxes	Men's swimming	MVC
West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	1867	Public	Mountaineers	2012	2023	Template:College color boxes	Men's soccer	Big 12	Sun Belt

Notes

Membership timeline

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  bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1954 till:1978 text:ICC
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  bar:3 color:Ind from:1955 till:1957 text:Ind.
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  bar:3 color:Ind from:1970 till:1975 text:Ind.
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  bar:3 color:OtherC2 from:1997 till:2005 text:CUSA
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  bar:5 color:Full from:1947 till:End text:

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  bar:6 color:Full from:1948 till:End text:Miami (1947–present)

  bar:7 color:Ind from:1946 till:1947 text:Ind.
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  bar:7 color:Full from:1948 till:End text:Western Michigan (1947–present)

  bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:1946 till:1948 text:OAC
  bar:8 color:Ind from:1948 till:1951 text:Ind.
  bar:8 color:FullxF from:1950 till:1952 text:Toledo (1950–present)
  bar:8 color:Full from:1952 till:End

  bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1946 till:1951 text:OAC
  bar:9 color:Full from:1951 till:End text:Kent State (1951–present)

  bar:10 color:Ind from:1946 till:1952 text:Independent
  bar:10 color:Full from:1952 till:End text:Bowling Green (1952–present)

  bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1946 till:1949 text:WVIAC
  bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1949 till:1952 text:OVC
  bar:11 color:Ind from:1952 till:1954 text:Ind.
  bar:11 color:Full from:1954 till:1969 text:Marshall (1954–1969)
  bar:11 color:Ind from:1969 till:1977 text:Independent
  bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1977 till:1997 text:SoCon
  bar:11 color:Full from:1997 till:2005 text:(1997–2005)
  bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:2005 till:2022 text:CUSA
  bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:End text:Sun Belt

  bar:12 color:Ind from:1946 till:1950 text:Ind.
  bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1950 till:1971 text:IIAC
  bar:12 color:FullxF from:1971 till:1975 text:Central Michigan (1971–present)
  bar:12 color:Full from:1975 till:End

  bar:13 color:Ind from:1946 till:1950 text:Ind.
  bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1950 till:1961 text:IIAC
  bar:13 color:Ind from:1961 till:1971 text:Independent
  bar:13 color:FullxF from:1971 till:1976 text:Eastern Michigan (1971–present)
  bar:13 color:Full from:1976 till:End

  bar:14 color:Ind from:1946 till:1950 text:Ind.
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  bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1971 till:1972 text: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 (1973–present)

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  bar:15 color:Ind from:1966 till:1975 text:Independent
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  bar:15 color:Ind from:1996 till:1997 text: Ind.
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  bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:2026 till:end text: Horizon (non-football)

  bar:16 color:Ind from:1946 till:1948 text:Ind.
  bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1966 text:OAC
  bar:16 color:Ind from:1966 till:1978 text:Independent
  bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1978 till:1980 text:MCC
  bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1980 till:1987 text:  OVC
  bar:16 color:Ind from:1987 till:1992 text:Ind.
  bar:16 color:Full from:1992 till:End text:Akron (1992–present)

  bar:17 color:Ind from:1946 till:1978 text:Independent
  bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:1988 text:SUNYAC (non-fb)
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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). All members of the MAC are 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". Member schools are also ranked nationally and globally by various groups, including U.S. News & World Report and Times Higher Education.

University	Location	Affiliation	Carnegie	Endowment	USN Nat.	URAP Global
Template:Sort	Akron, Ohio	Public	Research (High)	$236,000,000	293–381	763
Template:Sort	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
Template:Sort	Buffalo, New York	Public	Research (Very High)	$1,020,000,000	79	279
Template:Sort	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Public	Research (High)	$246,000,000	240	1,335
Template:Sort	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
Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, Illinois	Public	Research (High)	$99,000,000	293–381	1,078
Template:Sort	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. 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. This may have since changed, as UMass was accepted as a new conference member effective in 2025 despite not sponsoring women's volleyball.

Teams in MAC competition

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	11	–
Basketball	12	12
Cross country	9	12
Field hockey	–	8
Football	12	–
Golf	8	10
Gymnastics	–	7
Lacrosse	–	7
Soccer	–	12
Softball	–	12
Swimming and diving	–	8
Tennis	6	7
Track and field (indoor)	4	12
Track and field (outdoor)	5	12
Volleyball	–	12
Wrestling	13	–

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Football	Golf	Tennis	Track and field (indoor)	Track and field (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+1Template:Efn	5	6	5+7Template:Efn	76+8

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the MAC

Future members in gray.

School	Ice hockey	Lacrosse	RifleTemplate:Efn	Soccer	Swimming & diving	Volleyball
Akron	No	No	GARC	Big East	No	No
Ball State	No	No	No	No	MVC	MIVA
Bowling Green	CCHA	No	No	MVC	No	No
Miami	NCHC	No	No	No	MVC	No
Northern Illinois	No	No	No	MVC	No	No
UMass	Hockey East	A-10	No	Summit	MVC	No
Western Michigan	NCHC	No	No	MVC	No	No

Notes

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross country	Field hockey	Golf	Gymnastics	Lacrosse	Rowing	Soccer	Softball	Swimming	Tennis	Track and field (indoor)	Track and field (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+4Template:Efn	10	7	5+3Template:Efn	3+3Template:Efn	13	12	9	8	13	13	12	137+10

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the MAC

School	Lightweight rowingTemplate:Efn	RifleTemplate:Efn	Synchronized skatingTemplate:Efn
Akron	No	GARC	No
Eastern Michigan	NoTemplate:Efn	No	No
Miami	No	No	Independent

Notes: Template:Notelist

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:

MAC Pods

	School 1	School 2	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 For the current season, see 2025 Mid-American Conference football season.

Team	First season	All-time record	All-time win %	Bowl appearances	Bowl record	MAC titles	Other conference titles	Stadium	Head coach
Akron	1891	534–602–36	Template:Winning percentage	3	1–2	1	0	InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field	Joe Moorhead
Ball State	1924	479–461–32	Template:Winning percentage	9	1–8	5	5	Scheumann Stadium	Mike Uremovich
Bowling Green	1919	570–432–52	Template:Winning percentage	15	5–10	12	5	Doyt Perry Stadium	Eddie George
Buffalo	1894	415–561–28	Template:Winning percentage	7*	4–3	1	1	University at Buffalo Stadium	Pete Lembo
Central Michigan	1896	651–454–37	Template:Winning percentage	13	4–9	7	9	Kelly/Shorts Stadium	Jim McElwain
Eastern Michigan	1891	495–630–47	Template:Winning percentage	8	2–6	1	9	Rynearson Stadium	Chris Creighton
Kent State	1920	365–608–28	Template:Winning percentage	5	1–4	1	0	Dix Stadium	Kenni Burns
Miami (OH)	1888	743–489–44	Template:Winning percentage	16	9–7	15	7	Yager Stadium	Chuck Martin
Northern Illinois	1899	617–531–51	Template:Winning percentage	16	6–10	6	8	Huskie Stadium	Thomas Hammock
Ohio	1894	608–587–47	Template:Winning percentage	16	8–8	5	6	Peden Stadium	Tim Albin
Toledo	1917	588–456–24	Template:Winning percentage	22	12–10	12	3	Glass Bowl	Jason Candle
Western Michigan	1905	603–488–24	Template:Winning percentage	12	2–10	3	1	Waldo Stadium	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

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 (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-owned bowls.

Name	Location	Opposing conference
Bahamas Bowl	Nassau, Bahamas	C-USA
LendingTree Bowl	Mobile, Alabama	Sun Belt
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Boise, Idaho	Mountain West
Salute to Veterans Bowl	Montgomery, Alabama	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, C-USA, MAC, MW, 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, 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: Big East champion Louisville, who was ranked 22nd, and Big Ten champion Wisconsin, who was unranked. NIU lost to Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

Rivalries

Football rivalries involving MAC teams include:

Teams		Rivalry name	Trophy	Meetings	First Played	Record	Series leader	Current streak
Akron	Kent State	–	Wagon Wheel	67	1923	37–28–2	Akron	Akron won 2
Akron	Youngstown State	–	Steel Tire	35	1982	19–14–2	Youngstown State	Youngstown State won 3
Ball State	Indiana State	–	Blue Key Victory Bell	64	1924	39–24–1	Ball State	Ball State won 1
Ball State	Miami	The Redbird Rivalry	Redbird Rivalry Trophy	38	1931	13–24–1	Miami	Miami won 5
Ball State	Northern Illinois	Battle for the Bronze Stalk	Bronze Stalk Trophy	53	1941	25–25–2	Tie	Ball State won 3
Bowling Green	Kent State	–	Anniversary Award	92	1920	62–24–6	Bowling Green	Bowling Green won 2
Bowling Green	Toledo	Battle of I-75	Battle of I-75 Trophy	90	1919	43–42–4	Toledo	Bowling Green won 1
Buffalo	UMass	The Flagship Cup	–	16	1964	9–6	Buffalo	Buffalo won 2
Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Rivalry	–	102	1902	64–32–6	Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan won 1
Central Michigan	Western Michigan	Battle of the Cannon Trohpy	Victory Cannon	95	1907	53–40–2	Western Michigan	Central Michigan won 1
Miami	Cincinnati	Battle for the Bell	Victory Bell	128	1888	61–60–7	Cincinnati	Cincinnati won 1
Miami	Ohio	Battle of the Bricks	–	101	1908	56–43–2	Miami	Ohio won 1
Miami	Northern Illinois	Battle for the Mallory Cup	Mallory Cup	21	1970	12-9	Miami	Miami won 4
Ohio	Marshall	Battle for the Bell	The Bell	60	1905	33–21–6	Ohio	Marshall won 1
UMass	Boston College	Rivalry	–	27	1899	23–4–1	Boston College	Boston College won 11
UMass	New Hampshire	Colonial Clash	–	74	1897	43–28–3	UMass	New Hampshire won 2
UMass	UConn	Rivalry	The Southwick Jug	78	1897	38–38–2	Tie	UConn won 3

In addition, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and 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

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. 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. 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 Women's Final Four at Quicken Loans Arena after successfully hosting the 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. Specific to men's and women's basketball, the following changes took effect in 2020–21 and will continue through at least 2023–24:

• 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

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.

Fall 2025

Sport	School
Football	Ohio (2024 RS & Championship Game), 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)

Winter 2024–25

Sport	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)

Spring 2025

Sport	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

Facilities

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style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field	30,000	James A. Rhodes Arena	5,500	Skeeles Field	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Ball State	Scheumann Stadium	22,500	John E. Worthen Arena	Template:Nts	Shebek Stadium	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium	24,000	Stroh Center	4,700	Warren E. Steller Field	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium	25,013	Alumni Arena	6,100	colspan=2 Template:N/A
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium	35,127	McGuirk Arena	5,300	Bill Theunissen Stadium	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium	30,200	George Gervin GameAbove Center	8,800	Oestrike Stadium	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Kent State	Dix Stadium	25,319	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center	6,327	Schoonover Stadium	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Miami	Yager Stadium	30,087	Millett Hall	6,400	Stanley G. McKie Field at Joseph P. Hayden Jr. Park	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA secondary color cell"| Northern Illinois	Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium	23,595	Convocation Center	10,000	Ralph McKinzie Field	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Ohio	Peden Stadium	24,000	Convocation Center	13,080	Bob Wren Stadium	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Toledo	Glass Bowl	36,852	Savage Arena	7,300	Scott Park Baseball Complex	Template:Nts
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium	17,000	Mullins Center	9,493	Earl Lorden Field	1,000
style="Template:NCAA color cell"| Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium	36,361	University Arena	5,421	Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Judson Hyames Field	Template:Nts

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.

Institution	2023–24 total revenue from athletics	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
Northern Illinois University	$24,939,848	$24,939,848

Hall of Fame

The Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame was the first Division I conference Hall of Fame. It was established in 1987 and classes have been inducted in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2012 and 2013.

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.

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.

• 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, Kent State, golf, 2012
• 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, 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, MAC commissioner, 1989
• 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, Ball State, football, 1991
• Bill Lajoie, Western Michigan, baseball, 1991
• 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, 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, Kent State, football, 1989
• 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, 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, Eastern Michigan, baseball, 1990
• Dave Wottle, Bowling Green, track and field, 1990
• Bob Wren, Ohio, baseball, 1989

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, replacing SportsTime Ohio and Fox Sports Ohio as the MAC TV partner. 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 platforms. While noting the smaller attendance, coaches say that midweek games are good for the conference, and give players a break on Saturdays.

Ball State produces its own comprehensive television package with Ball State Sports Link. Affiliate stations include WIPB in Muncie, WNDY in Indianapolis, WPTA in Fort Wayne, WHME in South Bend, WTVW in Evansville, WYIN in 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.

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.

External links

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