
The MAC added the University of Toledo (1950), Kent State University (1951), and Bowling Green State University (1952). Miami University and Western Michigan University took the place of those charter members for the 1948 season. Wayne University left after the first year. The five charter members of the Mid-American Conference were Ohio University, Butler University, the University of Cincinnati, Wayne University (now Wayne State University), and Western Reserve University, one of the predecessors to today's Case Western Reserve University. Location of MAC members: East Division, West Division The conference ranks highest among all ten NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates. The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and has two members in the nearby Akron area. For football, the MAC 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, and New York.

The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois.
