Editing Mid-American Conference (section)

===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]]
|}

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