Mid-American Conference
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The Mid-American Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the Midwestern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I-A.

Member Schools

There are fourteen schools with full membership:

East Division

• University of Akron
• University at Buffalo
• University of Central Florida (UCF) [football only]
• Kent State University
• Marshall University
• Miami University
• Ohio University

West Division

• Ball State University
• Bowling Green State University
• Central Michigan University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Northern Illinois University
• University of Toledo
• Western Michigan University

The University of Kentucky is an affiliate member in men's soccer only; its principal conference, the Southeastern Conference, sponsors soccer for women but not for men. IPFW is an affiliate member in tennis only.

In 2005, UCF and Marshall will leave the MAC for Conference USA.

Member schools participate in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross-country, field hockey, American football, men's and women's golf, women's gymnastics, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track, women's volleyball and wrestling.

Two college football bowl games feature a team from the MAC--the GMAC Bowl and Motor City Bowl.

External link

• Official Athletic Site of the Mid-American Conference

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