MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE MAC FACTS
• One of only 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences
• Founded as a five school league in 1946 in Columbus, Ohio
• Today, the Mid-American Conference has 12 full- time schools and sponsors 23 sports
• NIU has been a member of the conference for 28 years
Western Michigan
Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo
MAC West Ball State
Bowling Green Buffalo
MAC East Akron
Miami (OH)
Kent State Ohio