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| Association | NCAA |
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Commissioner | Jon Steinbrecher (since 2009) |
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| Division | Division I |
| Subdivision | FBS |
| No. of teams | 13 (12 in 2026) |
| Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Region | Great Lakes |
| Broadcaster(s) | ESPN
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| Official website | getsomemaction.com |
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The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. For football, the conference participates in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members located in Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts and New York.
The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and has two members in the nearby Akron area. The conference ranks highest among all ten NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates.[1]
- ^ "MAC Football Programs Lead I-A Public Institutions In Graduation Success Rates" (Press release). Temple Owls. September 29, 2006. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.