This article is a list of Mid-American Conference Champions. The

Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great L ...

sponsors 23 sports, 11 men's and 12 women's.

Membership

Years listed are the calendar years in which membership began and ended. In the case of affiliate members, the first or last year of competition may differ from the start or end of membership.

Current members

Ohio Bobcats The Ohio Bobcats are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio University, located in Athens, Ohio, United States. Ohio University is a charter member (1946) of the Mid-Ame ...

(1947–present) *

Miami RedHawks The Miami RedHawks are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Miami is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Divis ...

(1948–present) *

Western Michigan Broncos The Western Michigan Broncos are a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I program representing Western Michigan University (WMU) in college athletics. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball ...

(1948–present) *

Kent State Golden Flashes The Kent State Golden Flashes are the athletic teams that represent Kent State University. The university fields 19 varsity athletic teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level with football competing in ...

(1951–present) *

Toledo Rockets The Toledo Rockets are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Toledo. The Rockets compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The ...

(1951–present) *

Bowling Green Falcons The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Bowling Green State University (BGSU), in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The Falcons compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Div ...

(1952–present) *

Central Michigan Chippewas The Central Michigan Chippewas are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Central Michigan University (CMU), located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school fields sixteen men's and women's intercollegiate teams that compete at the ...

(1972–present) * Eastern Michigan Eagles (1972–present) *

Ball State Cardinals The Ball State Cardinals are the athletic teams that represent Ball State University, located in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. Charlie Cardinal is the team mascot. The Ball State Uni ...

(1973–present) *

Northern Illinois Huskies The Northern Illinois Huskies are the athletic teams that represent Northern Illinois University (NIU). The Huskies are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The athleti ...

(1973–1986, 1997–present) *

Akron Zips Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city pr ...

(1992–present) * Buffalo Bulls (1998–present)

Affiliate members

Missouri State Bears The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University). Missouri State's athletics programs date back to 1908. Missouri State competes in the NCAA Div ...

– Field hockey (2005–present); men's swimming and diving *

Binghamton Bearcats The Binghamton Bearcats are the NCAA Division I athletics teams at Binghamton University located in Binghamton, New York. United States. They are one of four Division I programs in the SUNY system. A member of the America East Conference, Bing ...

– Men's tennis (2014–present) *

Longwood Lancers The Longwood Lancers are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Longwood University, located in Farmville, Virginia. The University's 14 men’s and women’s teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) D ...

– Field hockey (2014–present) *

Evansville Purple Aces The Evansville Purple Aces are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana. The Aces athletic program is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes at the NCAA's Divis ...

– Men's swimming and diving *

Southern Illinois Salukis The Southern Illinois Salukis are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The nickname comes from the Saluki, the Royal Dog of Egypt and the Persian greyhound, which ties into the fact that southern Illin ...

– Men's swimming and diving *

Appalachian State Mountaineers The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and wer ...

– Field hockey (2017–present) *

SIU Edwardsville Cougars The SIU Edwardsville Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), located in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. The Cougars' athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference ( ...

–

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(2018–present)

Former members

Butler Bulldogs The Butler Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent Butler University, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Bulldogs participate in 20 NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports. After leaving the Horizon League following the 2011–12 seas ...

(1947–1950) *

Cincinnati Bearcats The Cincinnati Bearcats are the athletic teams that represent the University of Cincinnati. Though they will move to the Big 12 Conference (XII) the teams are currently a part of the American Athletic Conference (The American), which from 1979 ...

(1947–1953) * Western Reserve Red Cats (1947–1955) *

Marshall Thundering Herd The Marshall Thundering Herd is the intercollegiate athletic collection of teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which are member ...

(1954–1969, 1997–2005)

Former affiliate members

Chicago State Cougars The Chicago State Cougars are the varsity athletic teams representing Chicago State University of Chicago, Illinois in intercollegiate athletics. The university currently sponsors 15 varsity teams. The Cougars compete in NCAA Division I as an ind ...

– Men's tennis (2008–2013) *

Florida Atlantic Owls The Florida Atlantic Owls are the athletics teams of Florida Atlantic University. The Owls participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I as members of Conference USA. On October 21, 2021, Florida Atlantic accep ...

– Men's soccer (2008–2013) * Hartwick Hawks – Men's soccer (2007–2014) * IPFW Mastodons – Men's soccer (2005–2008), men's tennis (2002–2007)http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/11MensSoccer.pdfMid-American Conference *

Kentucky Wildcats The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. The Kentucky Wildcats is the student body of the University of Kentucky. 30,473 ...

- Men's soccer (1995–2004) *

Louisville Cardinals The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning in the 2014 season. While playing in the Big East Co ...

– Field hockey (1994–2005) *

Northern Iowa Panthers The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I (Division I FCS in football). History The school's mascot is t ...

– Wrestling (2012–2017) *

Temple Owls The Temple Owls are the athletic teams that represent Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current athletic director is Arthur Johnson. The owl has been the symbol and mascot for Temple University since its founding in the 1 ...

– Football (2007–2012) * UCF Golden Knights – Football (2002–2005) *

UMass Minutemen The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst; strictly speaking, the ''Minutemen'' nickname applies to men's teams and athletes only — women's teams and athletes are known as ...

– Football (2012–2015) *

Missouri Tigers The Missouri Tigers intercollegiate athletics programs represent the University of Missouri, located in Columbia. The name comes from a band of armed Union Home Guards called the Fighting Tigers of Columbia who, in 1864, protected Columbia fro ...

– Wrestling (2012–2021) *

Old Dominion Monarchs The Old Dominion Monarchs are composed of 18 intercollegiate athletic teams representing Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, and tennis. Wo ...

– Wrestling (2013–2021) *

West Virginia Mountaineers The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent West Virginia University, an American university located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. The Mou ...

– Men's soccer (2012–2021) *

– Men's soccer (2017–2020)

Sports

Baseball

The baseball season begins in February and finishes with the conference tournament in May at Sprenger Stadium in

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. * One-game playoff winner. Prior to the conference tournament, regular season ties were broken with a one-game playoff.

Basketball (men's)

The men's basketball tournament is held in March at

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. The tournament began in 1980 and has been held in Cleveland since 2000. * One-game playoff winner. Prior to the conference tournament, regular season ties were broken with a one-game playoff.

Basketball (women's)

The women's basketball tournament is held in March at

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. The tournament was first held in 1982 and has been in Cleveland since 2000. It moved to Quicken Loans Arena in 2001.

Cross country (men's)

The men's cross country championship is held in October along with the women's cross country championship.

Cross country (women's)

The women's cross country championship is held in October along with the men's cross country championship.

Field hockey

The field hockey tournament championship is hosted by the highest seed.

Football

The football championship game is held in November and pits the East Division champion and the West Division champion. From its inception in 1997 to 2003, it was held at the home field of the division champion with the best conference record (with tiebreakers employed as needed). Since the 2004 edition, it has been held at Ford Field in

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Golf (men's)

The men's golf tournament is held annually in May. In 2018 it was held at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in

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Golf (women's)

The women's golf tournament is held in April and rotates to different courses each year. In 2018 it was held at Naperville Country Club in

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Gymnastics

The gymnastics championship meet is rotated among the seven conference members who sponsor women's gymnastics.

Lacrosse (women's)

The MAC began competing in Lacrosse for the 2021 season.

Soccer (men's)

2022 season was the last sponsored season by the MAC. * Akron won the

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Soccer (women's)

The women's soccer tournament begins in late October at campus sites. It concludes in early November at the highest remaining seed's home field.

Softball

The softball tournament is held in May to determine the winner of the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It has been held at various sites throughout the years. In 2008 the tournament returned to

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where it was played from 2002 to 2005 after being played in 2006 and 2007 at Currie Stadium in

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. The first tournament was held in 1982 and the MAC added conference regular season play in 1983. From 1986 through 1995 the MAC did not have a conference tournament; the regular-season champion was awarded the league's bid to the NCAA tournament. In 1996 the tournament returned, but the championship game had to be suspended due to weather and once again the regular season champion won the automatic NCAA bid.

Swimming and diving (men's)

Swimming and diving (women's)

Tennis (men's)

The men's tennis championships are held in April in

Tennis (women's)

From 1981 to 1996 the conference champion was awarded based on points won at the MAC Individual Championships. The conference tournament changed to the current team format in 1997.

Indoor track and field (men's)

The men's indoor track and field championships are held in February along with the women's championships.=

Indoor track and field (women's)

The women's indoor track and field championships are held in February along with the men's championships. In 2010, they were held in

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Outdoor track and field (men's)

The Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships are held each year in late May.

Outdoor track and field (women's)

The Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships are held each year in late May.

Volleyball

The volleyball tournament is played in November at campus sites.

Wrestling

The wrestling championship is rotated among the conference members.

References

External links

Mid-American Conference official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mid-American Conference Champions

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