Mid-American Conference

Mid-American Conference

Status
Active
Years Active
1946-present
Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
n/a
Successor Conference(s)
n/a

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

Members

Full members

School	Location	Joined
Akron Zips	Akron, Ohio	1992
Ball State Cardinals	Muncie, Indiana	1973
Bowling Green Falcons	Bowling Green, Ohio	1952
Buffalo Bulls	Buffalo, New York	1998
Central Michigan Chippewas	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	1971
Eastern Michigan Eagles	Ypsilanti, Michigan	1971
Kent State Golden Flashes	Kent, Ohio	1951
Miami RedHawks	Oxford, Ohio	1947
Northern Illinois Huskies	DeKalb, Illinois	1975, 1997
Ohio Bobcats	Athens, Ohio	1946
Toledo Rockets	Toledo, Ohio	1950
Western Michigan Broncos	Kalamazoo, Michigan	1947

Former members

School	Location	Years
Butler Bulldogs	Indianapolis, Indiana	1946-49
Cincinnati Bearcats	Cincinnati, Ohio	1946-53
Marshall Thundering Herd	Huntington, West Virginia	1954-69, 1997-2005
Wayne State Warriors	Detroit, Michigan	1946-47
Western Reserve Red Cats	Cleveland, Ohio	1946-55

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

Basketball

1960s	1966-67 • 1967-68