Editing Mid-American Conference (section)

==Member universities==
===Current full members===
There are twelve public universities with full membership:

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! 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}}" | Joined<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>
! 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/>(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/>(millions)
! 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
|-
| '''[[University of Akron]]'''
| [[Akron, Ohio]]
| 1870
| 1992
| rowspan="8" | [[Public university|Public]]
| 16,094
| $235
| [[Akron Zips|Zips]]
| {{college color boxes|Akron Zips}}
|-
| '''[[Ball State University]]'''
| [[Muncie, Indiana]]
| 1918
| 1973
| 21,597
| $325
| [[Ball State Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| {{college color boxes|Ball State Cardinals}}
|-
| '''[[Bowling Green State University]]'''
| [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]
| 1910
| 1952
| 18,142
| $155
| [[Bowling Green Falcons|Falcons]]
| {{college color boxes|Bowling Green Falcons}}
|-
| '''[[University at Buffalo]]'''
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| 1846
| 1998
| 32,347
| $1,020
| [[Buffalo Bulls|Bulls]]
| {{college color boxes|Buffalo Bulls}}
|-
| '''[[Central Michigan University]]'''
| [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan]]
| 1892
| 1971
| 17,311
| $246
| [[Central Michigan Chippewas|Chippewas]]
| {{college color boxes|Central Michigan Chippewas}}
|-
| '''[[Eastern Michigan University]]'''
| [[Ypsilanti, Michigan]]
| 1849
| 1971
| 16,294
| $94
| [[Eastern Michigan Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Eastern Michigan Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[Kent State University]]'''
| [[Kent, Ohio]]
| 1910
| 1951
| 26,822
| $301
| [[Kent State Golden Flashes|Golden Flashes]]
| {{college color boxes|Kent State Golden Flashes}}
|-
| '''[[Miami University]]'''
| [[Oxford, Ohio]]
| 1809
| 1947
| 18,880
| $814
| [[Miami RedHawks|RedHawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Miami RedHawks}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| '''[[Northern Illinois University]]'''{{efn|group=full|Northern Illinois announced it will join the [[Mountain West Conference]] for football and the [[Horizon League]] for other sports no later than July 1, 2026.}}
| [[DeKalb, Illinois]]
| 1895
| 1975,<br/>1997{{efn|group=full|Northern Illinois left the MAC after the 1985–86 school year; before rejoining in the 1997–98 school year.}}
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 16,769
| $99
| [[Northern Illinois Huskies|Huskies]]
| {{college color boxes|Northern Illinois Huskies}}
|-
| '''[[Ohio University]]'''
| [[Athens, Ohio]]
| 1804
| 1946
| rowspan="3" | [[Public university|Public]]
| 25,714
| $1,007
| [[Ohio Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Ohio Bobcats}}
|-
| '''[[University of Toledo]]'''
| [[Toledo, Ohio]]
| 1872
| 1950
| 18,319
| $551
| [[Toledo Rockets|Rockets]]
| {{college color boxes|Toledo Rockets}}
|-
| '''[[Western Michigan University]]'''
| [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
| 1903
| 1947
| 19,887
| $495
| [[Western Michigan Broncos|Broncos]]
| {{college color boxes|Western Michigan Broncos}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

=== Future full members ===
{| class="wikitable" 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}}"| Joining
! 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>(Fall 2023)
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Endowment<br>(millions)
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Nickname
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Colors
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Current conference
|-
|'''[[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]'''
|[[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
|1863
|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).}}
|[[Public university|Public]]
|27,420
|$1,500
|[[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen|Minutemen and Minutewomen]]
|{{college color boxes|UMass Minutemen}}
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]{{efn|group=future|[[UMass Minutemen football|UMass football]] has competed as an [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|FBS independent]] since 2016.}}
|}

{{notelist|group=future}}

===Membership map===
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===Current affiliate members===
Sixteen schools have MAC affiliate membership status as of 2024. 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" />

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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}}"| Joined
! 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
|-
| '''[[Appalachian State University]]'''
| [[Boone, North Carolina]]
| 1899
| 2017–18
| Public
| 19,089
| [[Appalachian State Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
| {{college color boxes|Appalachian State Mountaineers}}
| rowspan=2 | field hockey
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Bellarmine University]]'''
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1950
| 2021–22
| Private (Catholic)
| 3,973
| [[Bellarmine Knights|Knights]]
| {{college color boxes|Bellarmine Knights}}
| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
| '''[[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]
| 1839
| 2019–20
| Public
| 9,950
| [[Bloomsburg Huskies|Huskies]]
| {{college color boxes|Bloomsburg Huskies}}
| wrestling
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| '''[[Cleveland State University]]'''
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1964
| 2019–20
| Public
| 17,260
| [[Cleveland State Vikings|Vikings]]
| {{college color boxes|Cleveland State Vikings}}
| wrestling
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| '''{{sort|Detroit|[[University of Detroit Mercy]]}}'''
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| 1877
| 2020–21
| Private (Catholic)
| 5,700
| [[Detroit Mercy Titans|Titans]]
| {{college color boxes|Detroit Mercy Titans}}
| lacrosse (w)
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| '''[[George Mason University]]'''
| [[Fairfax, Virginia]]
| 1957
| 2019–20
| rowspan=6 | Public
| 35,047
| [[George Mason Patriots|Patriots]]
| {{college color boxes|George Mason Patriots}}
| wrestling
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[James Madison University]]'''
| [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]]
| 1908
| 2024–25
| 21,496
| [[James Madison Dukes|Dukes]]
| {{college color boxes|James Madison Dukes}}
| field hockey
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]]
| 1870
| 2019–20
| 4,607
| [[Lock Haven Bald Eagles|Bald Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Lock Haven Bald Eagles}}
| wrestling
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Longwood University]]'''
| [[Farmville, Virginia]]
| 1839
| 2014–15
| 4,800
| [[Longwood Lancers|Lancers]]
| {{college color boxes|Longwood Lancers}}
| field hockey
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
|-
| '''{{sort|Clarion|[[PennWest Clarion|Pennsylvania Western University Clarion]]}}''' (Clarion){{efn|group=Affiliate|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).}}
| [[Clarion, Pennsylvania]]
| 1867
| rowspan=3 |2019–20
| 5,225
| [[Clarion Golden Eagles|Golden Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Clarion Golden Eagles}}
| wrestling
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
|-
| '''{{sort|Edinboro|[[PennWest Edinboro|Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro]]}}''' (Edinboro){{efn|group=Affiliate|name=PennWest}}
| [[Edinboro, Pennsylvania]]
| 1857
| 4,834
| [[Edinboro Fighting Scots|Fighting Scots]]
| {{college color boxes|Edinboro Fighting Scots}}
| wrestling
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Rider University]]'''
| [[Lawrenceville, New Jersey]]
| 1865
| rowspan=2 | Private (nonsectarian)
| 5,400
| [[Rider Broncs|Broncs]]
| {{college color boxes|Rider Broncs}}
| wrestling
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
| '''[[Robert Morris University]]'''
| [[Moon Township, Pennsylvania]]
| 1921
| 2020–21
| 4,895
| [[Robert Morris Colonials|Colonials]]
| {{college color boxes|Robert Morris Colonials}}
| lacrosse (w)
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]]'''<ref name="Hustle Belt/Vox Media, Inc" />
| [[Edwardsville, Illinois]]
| 1957
| 2018–19
| rowspan=3 | Public
| 14,142
| [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars wrestling|Cougars]]
| {{college color boxes|SIU Edwardsville Cougars}}
| wrestling
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
|-
| '''{{sort|UIC|[[University of Illinois Chicago]]}}''' (UIC)
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1859
| 2023–24
| 34,199
| [[UIC Flames|Flames]]
| {{college color boxes|UIC Flames}}
| tennis (m)
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Youngstown State University]]'''
| [[Youngstown, Ohio]]
| 1908
| 2020–21
| 15,058
| [[Youngstown State Penguins|Penguins]]
| {{college color boxes|Youngstown State Penguins}}
| lacrosse (w)
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|}

===Future affiliate members===
{| 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}}"| Joining
! 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
|-
| '''[[University of Delaware]]'''
| [[Newark, Delaware]]
| 1743
| rowspan=3 | 2025
| 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]]
| {{college color boxes|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens}}
| rowspan=3 | rowing
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]<br>{{small|([[Conference USA|CUSA]] in 2025)}}
|-
| '''[[High Point University]]'''
| [[High Point, North Carolina]]
| 1924
| Private<br />([[United Methodist Church|Methodist]])
| 4,545
| [[High Point Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|High Point Panthers}}
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
|-
| '''[[Temple University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1884
| [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education|State related]]
| 37,365
| [[Temple Owls|Owls]]
| {{college color boxes|Temple Owls}}
| [[American Athletic Conference|American]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=aff}}

===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}}"| Joined
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Left
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Type
! 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}}"| Current<br/>conference
|-
| '''[[Butler University]]'''
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| 1855
| rowspan="2" | 1946
| 1950
| Private
| [[Butler Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Butler Bulldogs}}
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]<br/>[[Pioneer Football League|Pioneer]] (football only)
|-
| {{sort|Cincinnati|'''[[University of Cincinnati]]'''}}
| [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| 1819
| 1953
| rowspan="4" | Public
| [[Cincinnati Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Cincinnati Bearcats}}
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Marshall University]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Huntington, West Virginia]]
| rowspan="2" | 1837
| 1954
| 1969
| rowspan="2" | [[Marshall Thundering Herd|Thundering Herd]]
| 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|Wayne University became [[Wayne State University]] in 1956.}}
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| 1868
| rowspan="2" | 1946
| 1947
| [[Wayne State Warriors|Tartars]]{{efn|group=former|Wayne State's athletic teams changed from [[Wayne State Tartars|Tartars]] to Warriors in 1999.}}
| {{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
| 1955
| Private
| [[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]].}}
| {{color box|red}} {{color box|white}}
| [[University Athletic Association|UAA]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===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}}"| Joined
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Left
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mid-American Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Type
! 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}}"| 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
|-
| '''[[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
| 2014–15
| 2023–24
| rowspan=8 | Public
| [[Binghamton Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Binghamton Bearcats}}
| tennis (m)
| [[America East Conference|America East]]
| [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
|-
|-
| '''{{sort|UCF|[[University of Central Florida]]}}'''
| [[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
| 2002–03
| 2004–05
| [[UCF Knights football|Golden 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]].}}
| {{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
| 2007–08
| 2012–13
| rowspan=2 | [[Chicago State Cougars|Cougars]]
| rowspan=2 | {{college color boxes|Chicago State Cougars}}
| tennis (m)
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
|-
| 2022–23{{efn|group=Affiliate|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 season (2022–23 school year).<ref name=MSoc23/>}}
| 2023–24
| soccer (m)
|-
| {{sort|Evansville|'''[[University of Evansville]]'''}}
| [[Evansville, Indiana]]
| 1854
| 2009–10
| 2024–25
| [[Evansville Purple Aces|Purple Aces]]
| {{college color boxes|Evansville Purple Aces}}
| swimming & diving (m)
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Florida Atlantic University]]'''
| [[Boca Raton, Florida]]
| 1961
| 2008–09<ref name="Men's soccer membership"/>
| 2012–13
| [[Florida Atlantic Owls|Owls]]
| {{college color boxes|Florida Atlantic Owls}}
| soccer (m)
| colspan=2 align=center | [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[Georgia Southern University]]'''
| [[Statesboro, Georgia]]
| 1906
| rowspan=2 | 2021–22
| rowspan=2 | 2022–23
| [[Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Georgia Southern Eagles}}
| rowspan=2 | soccer (m)
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Georgia State University]]'''
| [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 1913
| [[Georgia State Panthers men's soccer|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Georgia State Panthers}}
|-
| '''[[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
| 2007–08
| 2013–14<!--Since soccer is a fall sport, its last MAC season was 2013; it formally left the conference in June 2014.-->
| Private
| [[Hartwick Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Hartwick Hawks}}
| soccer (m)<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=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{sort|IPFW|'''[[Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne|Indiana University-<br/>Purdue University<br/>Fort Wayne]]'''}}<!--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
| 2002–03{{sup|m.ten.}}<!--Since tennis is a spring sport, its first MAC season was 2003; it formally joined the conference in July 2002.-->
| rowspan="2" | 2006–07<!--Since soccer is a fall sport, its last MAC season was 2006; it formally left the conference in June 2007.-->
| rowspan=14 | 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.-->
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Fort Wayne Mastodons}}<!--Reflects colors used during the IPFW era.-->
| tennis (m)<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]]
|-
| 2005–06{{sup|m.soc.}}
| rowspan="2" | soccer (m)<ref name="Men's soccer membership"/>
|-
| {{sort|Kentucky|'''[[University of Kentucky]]'''}}
| [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| 1865
| 1995–96
| rowspan="2" | 2004–05<!--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.-->
| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's soccer|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Kentucky Wildcats}}
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| {{sort|Louisville|'''[[University of Louisville]]'''}}
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1798
| 1994–95
| [[Louisville Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| {{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]]'''}}
| [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
| 1863
| 2012–13
| 2015–16
| [[UMass Minutemen|Minutemen]]
| {{college color boxes|UMass Minutemen}}
| football
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]<br>{{small|('''MAC''' in 2025)}}
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|FBS Independent]]<br>{{small|('''MAC''' in 2025)}}
|-
| {{sort|Missouri|'''[[University of Missouri]]'''}}
| [[Columbia, Missouri]]
| 1839
| 2012–13
| 2020–21
| [[Missouri Tigers|Tigers]]
| {{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
| 2005–06
| 2016–17<!--Since field hockey is a fall sport, its last MAC season was 2016; it formally left MAC field hockey in June 2017.-->
| rowspan="2" | [[Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears|Bears and Lady Bears]]
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Missouri State Bears}}
| field hockey<ref name="FH RB"/>
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]<br>{{small|([[Conference USA|CUSA]] in 2025)}}
| {{sort|0|(dropped sport)}}
|-
| 2009–10
| 2024–25
| swimming & diving (m)
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]<br>{{small|([[Conference USA|CUSA]] in 2025)}}
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]<br>{{small|(TBA in 2025)}}{{efn|group=former|Missouri State's future home of Conference USA does not sponsor swimming & diving for either sex. The school has yet to announce a future men's aquatics affiliation.}}
|-
| {{sort|Northern Iowa|'''[[University of Northern Iowa]]'''}}
| [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]]
| 1876
| 2012–13
| 2016–17
| [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Northern Iowa Panthers}}
| rowspan="2" | wrestling
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Old Dominion University]]'''
| [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
| 1930
| 2013–14
| 2019–20
| [[Old Dominion Monarchs|Monarchs]]
| {{college color boxes|Old Dominion Monarchs}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| (dropped sport)<ref name="wrestledrop"/>
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Carbondale]]'''
| [[Carbondale, Illinois]]
| 1869
| 2009–10
| 2024–25
| [[Southern Illinois Salukis|Salukis]]
| {{college color boxes|Southern Illinois Salukis}}
| swimming & diving (m)
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]]'''<ref name="Hustle Belt/Vox Media, Inc"/>{{efn|group=faff|SIUE remains a MAC affiliate in wrestling.}}
| [[Edwardsville, Illinois]]
| 1957
| 2017–18
| 2020–21
| [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer|Cougars]]
| {{college color boxes|SIU Edwardsville Cougars}}
| soccer (m)<ref name="Cougars soccer"/>
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
|-
| '''[[Temple University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1884
| 2007–08
| 2011–12
| [[Temple Owls football|Owls]]
| {{college color boxes|Temple Owls}}
| football
| colspan=2 align=center | [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''{{sort|UIC|[[University of Illinois Chicago]]}}''' (UIC)
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1859
| 2022–23
| 2024–25
| [[UIC Flames|Flames]]
| {{college color boxes|UIC Flames}}
| swimming & diving (m)
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[Valparaiso University]]'''
| [[Valparaiso, Indiana]]
| 1859
| 2021–22
| 2024–25
| Private 
| [[Valparaiso Beacons|Beacons]]
| {{college color boxes|Valparaiso Beacons}}
| swimming (m)
| colspan=2 align=center | [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[West Virginia University]]'''
| [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]
| 1867
| 2012–13
| 2022–23
| Public
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
| {{college color boxes|West Virginia Mountaineers}}
| soccer (m)
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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          id:line     value:black

          id:bg       value:white
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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 shift:(-25) text:(2025–future)

   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–future)


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    text:^"Mid-American Conference Membership History"

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