Editing Mid-American Conference (section)

===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]]
|}