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{{Short description|Group of three NCAA Division III athletic conferences}}
{{Distinguish|Mid-American Conference}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Middle Atlantic Conferences
| logo         = Middle Atlantic Conferences logo.png
| logo_size    = 200
| founded      = {{start date and age|1912}}
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
| teams        = 16 (8, MAC Commonwealth; 8, MAC Freedom)
| sports       = 27
| men's         = 14
| women's       = 13
| region       = [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic]]
| formerly     = Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletics Association<br>Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
| headquarters = [[Annville, Pennsylvania]]
| commissioner = Megan Morrison
| website      = {{URL|https://gomacsports.com/| gomacsports.com}}
| map          = MAC Conference.png
| map_size     = 250
| color        = #01573e; {{box-shadow border|a|#c1b494|2px}}
| font_color   = #FFFFFF
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The '''Middle Atlantic Conferences''' ('''MAC''') is an umbrella organization of three [[List of NCAA conferences|intercollegiate athletic conferences]] that competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]. The 16 member colleges are in the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic United States]].

The organization is divided into two main conferences: the [[MAC Commonwealth Conference|MAC Commonwealth]] and the [[MAC Freedom Conference|MAC Freedom]]. A third conference, named the Middle Atlantic Conference (singular), draws members from both the Commonwealth and Freedom conferences and sponsors [[College athletics in the United States|sports]] that only a certain set of members participate in, such as ice hockey, track & field and cross country.

==History==
In 1912, the "Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletics Association" (MASCAA) was founded primarily as a track association and had its first event, a track meet, at [[Lafayette College]] in May 1913. In 1922, it was reorganized as the "Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference" (MASCAC or MAC). The original 13 members present at the formation meeting in 1922 were: [[Bucknell University]], [[Drexel University]], [[Franklin & Marshall College]], [[Gettysburg College]], [[Haverford College]], [[Muhlenberg College]], [[New York University]], [[Princeton University]], [[Rutgers University]], [[Stevens Institute of Technology]], [[Susquehanna University]], [[Swarthmore College]], and the [[University of Delaware]].<ref name="history">{{cite web| url=http://gomacsports.com/custompages/FactBooks/MAC%20History.pdf| publisher=Middle Atlantic Conferences| title=A History of the Middle Atlantic Conferences| date=August 4, 2010| access-date=November 7, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107113813/http://gomacsports.com/custompages/FactBooks/MAC%20History.pdf| archive-date=November 7, 2017| url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, another five members who were not present at the initial meeting but formally approved of the plan were: [[Columbia University]], [[Johns Hopkins University]], [[Lehigh University]], [[Ursinus College]], and [[Widener University]].<ref name="history"/>

During its history, the organization has had at least 50 different members associated with it. The conference had as many as 37 members at one time in the late 1950s. A major reduction in the league occurred in 1974 after the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] created Divisions [[NCAA Division I|I]], [[NCAA Division II|II]], and [[NCAA Division III|III]]. At that time, 11 members left to form the Division I [[East Coast Conference (Division I)|East Coast Conference]] and by 1976, the MAC became fully associated with Division III. An additional 11 members left in 1992 to form the [[Centennial Conference]]; the football programs for eight of those schools had already left in 1981. In 1999, the current corporation formed with its three conferences: MAC Commonwealth, MAC Freedom, and Middle Atlantic.<ref name="history"/>

[[Arcadia University]] and [[Manhattanville University|Manhattanville College]] joined MAC Freedom for 2007&ndash;08. They replaced [[Juniata College]], [[Drew University]], [[Moravian College]], Susquehanna University, and the [[University of Scranton]], who left to join the new [[Landmark Conference]]. To offset the change in numbers, it was also decided to switch [[Lycoming College]] from the MAC Freedom to the MAC Commonwealth.

[[Alvernia University]], [[Misericordia University]], and [[Eastern University (United States)|Eastern University]], all from the [[Pennsylvania Athletic Conference]], accepted membership in the MAC Freedom and started participation in the 2008&ndash;09 school year.<ref name="history"/> Starting in the 2009&ndash;10 school year, Alvernia switched from the MAC Freedom to the MAC Commonwealth, thereby giving the Commonwealth and Freedom leagues the same number of members.

[[Stevenson University]] and [[Hood College]] accepted invitations to join the MAC and MAC Commonwealth starting with the 2012&ndash;13, expanding the conference to 18 members.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2011/May/Stevenson+and+Hood+to+join+MAC| publisher=NCAA.org| title=Latest News| access-date=2011-07-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813042431/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest%2BNews/2011/May/Stevenson%2Band%2BHood%2Bto%2Bjoin%2BMAC| archive-date=2012-08-13| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Elizabethtown College]] moved to the Landmark Conference for 2014&ndash;15. In May 2018, Manhattanville College announced that they would leave the MAC Freedom Conference and return to the [[Skyline Conference]] for the 2019–20 academic year. Manhattanville was a charter member of the Skyline before leaving to join the MAC in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manhattanville to Join Skyline Conference in 2019-20 Academic Year|url=http://skylineconference.org/news/2018/5/9/general-manhattanville-to-join-skyline-conference-in-2019-20-academic-year.aspx|website=Skyline Conference|date=9 May 2018 |access-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044402/http://skylineconference.org/news/2018/5/9/general-manhattanville-to-join-skyline-conference-in-2019-20-academic-year.aspx|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Three months later, the MAC announced that Stevens Institute of Technology, which had left the conference in 1978, would return in 2019–20 and replace Manhattanville in the MAC Freedom.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gomacsports.com/news/2018/8/13/general-mac-welcomes-stevens-institute-of-technology-back-in-2019-20.aspx |title=MAC Welcomes Stevens Institute of Technology Back in 2019-20 |publisher=Middle Atlantic Conferences |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002102313/http://www.gomacsports.com/news/2018/8/13/general-mac-welcomes-stevens-institute-of-technology-back-in-2019-20.aspx |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2019, the MAC announced that [[York College of Pennsylvania]] would join the MAC Commonwealth in 2020–21.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gomacsports.com/news/2019/4/2/general-mac-to-add-york-pa-as-18th-member-beginning-in-2020-21.aspx |title=MAC to Add York (Pa.) as 18th Member Beginning in 2020-21 |publisher=Middle Atlantic Conferences |date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423001113/http://www.gomacsports.com/news/2019/4/2/general-mac-to-add-york-pa-as-18th-member-beginning-in-2020-21.aspx |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2019, the MAC announced it would realign the Commonwealth and Freedom conferences into two equally-sized leagues effective with York's arrival in 2020. At that time, Arcadia and Lycoming moved from the MAC Commonwealth to the MAC Freedom, while Eastern made the opposite move.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://gomacsports.com/news/2019/5/7/general-mac-announces-realignment-for-2020-21.aspx |title=MAC Announces Realignment for 2020-21 |publisher=Middle Atlantic Conferences |date=May 7, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806023747/https://gomacsports.com/news/2019/5/7/general-mac-announces-realignment-for-2020-21.aspx |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2022, the [[Landmark Conference]] announced that [[Wilkes University]] and [[Lycoming College]] accepted invitations to the conference starting in the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.landmarkconference.org/general/2021-22/releases/14102022-landmark-expansion |title=Landmark Membership to Expand; Lycoming & Wilkes to Join in '23 |publisher=Landmark Conference |date=February 10, 2022 |access-date=February 10, 2022}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Misericordia announced that they would begin sponsoring men's ice hockey in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Misericordia Adding Men's Ice Hockey for 2024-25 Season |url=https://athletics.misericordia.edu/news/2023/2/17/misericordia-adding-mens-ice-hockey-for-2024-25-season.aspx |work=Misericordia Cougars |date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> The addition game the MAC enough member teams to qualify for an automatic bid so the conference formally announced the addition of men's ice hockey as a sponsored sport. As part of a larger realignment within college hockey, both [[Neumann University]] and Wilkes joined the MAC as affiliate members in ice hockey only.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilkes and Neumann join the MAC as Associate Members in Ice Hockey |url=https://gowilkesu.com/news/2023/10/12/mens-ice-hockey-wilkes-and-neumann-join-the-mac-as-associate-members-in-ice-hockey.aspx |work=Wilkes Colonels |date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> Those additions then gave the conference sufficient women's hockey teams for an auto bid and the conference. Both the men's and women's ice hockey divisions officially began with the 2024–25 season.

The MAC announced in April 2025 that [[Atlantic East Conference]] member [[Neumann University]], already a MAC member in men's ice hockey, would become a full MAC member starting in 2026–27. Neumann's future alignment within the MAC (i.e., Commonwealth or Freedom) was not determined at that time.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://gomacsports.com/news/2025/4/17/general-middle-atlantic-conference-welcomes-neumann-university-for-the-2026-27-academic-year.aspx |title=Middle Atlantic Conference Welcomes Neumann University for the 2026-27 Academic Year |publisher=Middle Atlantic Conference |date=April 17, 2025 |access-date=May 27, 2025}}</ref> That June, another Atlantic East member, [[Marywood University]], was announced as the MAC's 18th member, also effective in 2026–27. The overall MAC also announced that Marywood and Neumann would respectively join MAC Freedom and MAC Commonwealth.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://gomacsports.com/news/2025/6/25/general-mac-to-add-marywood-university-as-18th-member-beginning-in-2026-27.aspx |title=MAC to Add Marywood University as 18th Member Beginning in 2026-27 |publisher=Middle Atlantic Conference |date=June 26, 2025 |access-date=August 16, 2025}}</ref>

==MAC football==
In 1958, the MAC began sponsoring football. The football conference essentially operated as three separate conferences with the larger schools (Bucknell, Delaware, Gettysburg, Lafayette, Lehigh, Muhlenberg, Rutgers, and Temple) playing a round-robin schedule in the "University Division," and the smaller schools being split into the "College Division - North" (Albright, Dickinson, Juniata, Lebanon Valley, Lycoming, Moravian, Susquehanna, Wagner, and Wilkes) and the "College Division - South" (Drexel, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Pennsylvania Military, Swarthmore, Ursinus, and Western Maryland) each playing a separate round-robin schedule. Although the upper division of the conference (which later included Drexel, La Salle, and Saint Joseph's) competed at the Division I (then known as the University Division) level in other sports, only Rutgers was considered a University Division football school. Following the 1969 season, the upper level of MAC football was disbanded as Temple dropped out to upgrade their football schedule. Rutgers had previously dropped out of the MAC for all sports and a five-team football league was not desirable. The lower division continued as MAC football, but Bucknell, Delaware, Gettysburg, Lafayette, and Lehigh operated as football independents for the rest of their tenure with the league. Numerous other MAC schools competed in other football leagues throughout most of the league's history.

In 1983, the Centennial Football League was formed by eight MAC members. Eventually, those eight schools and two others broke apart from the MAC for all sports, founding the [[Centennial Conference]] in 1991. Since then, all league members that sponsor football have competed in the MAC Football Conference.

==Member schools==
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===MAC Commonwealth===
{{main|MAC Commonwealth Conference|l1=MAC Commonwealth}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width=1100
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment<ref name="enrollment">{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges |title=Best Colleges |work=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=2017-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313020649/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges |archive-date=2018-03-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! Nickname
! Joined<br />MAC!{{efn|group=Comm|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}{{efn|group=Comm|Date when the school joined the overall MAC; this does not necessarily reflect when that school joined MAC Commonwealth.}}
! Colors
|-
| '''[[Albright College]]'''
| [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]
| 1856
| Methodist
| 2,304
| [[Albright Lions|Lions]]
| 1945{{efn|group=Comm|name=hist|Conference records prior to 1946 are incomplete so years given are the earliest known that were officially recorded.<ref name="history"/>}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Albright Lions}}
|-
| '''[[Alvernia University]]'''
| [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]
| 1958
| Catholic
| 2,872
| [[Alvernia Golden Wolves|Golden Wolves]]
| 2008
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Alvernia Golden Wolves}}
|-
| '''[[Eastern University (United States)|Eastern University]]'''
| [[St. Davids, Pennsylvania]]
| 1925
| Baptist
| 3,420
| [[Eastern Eagles|Eagles]]
| 2008
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Eastern Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[Hood College]]'''
| [[Frederick, Maryland]]
| 1893
| Reformed
| 1,174
| [[Hood Blazers|Blazers]]
| 2012
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Hood Blazers}}
|-
| '''[[Messiah University]]''' 
| [[Grantham, Pennsylvania]]
| 1909
| Christian
| 3,305
| [[Messiah Falcons|Falcons]]
| 1983
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Messiah Falcons}}
|-
| '''[[Stevenson University]]'''
| [[Stevenson, Maryland]]
| 1947
| Nonsectarian
| 3,621
| [[Stevenson Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| 2012
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Stevenson Mustangs}}
|-
| '''[[Widener University]]'''
| [[Chester, Pennsylvania]]
| 1821
| Nonsectarian
| 6,402
| [[Widener Pride|Pride]]
| 1946{{efn|group=Comm|name=hist}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Widener Pride}}
|-
| '''[[York College of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[York, Pennsylvania]]
| 1787
| Nonsectarian
| 5,564
| [[York Spartans|Spartans]]
| 2020
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|York Spartans}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=Comm}}

===MAC Freedom===
{{main|MAC Freedom Conference|l1=MAC Freedom}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width=1100
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment<ref name="enrollment"/>
! Nickname
! Joined<br />MAC!{{efn|group=Freedom|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}{{efn|group=Freedom|Date when the school joined the overall MAC; this does not necessarily reflect when that school joined MAC Freedom.}}
! Colors
|-
| '''[[Arcadia University]]'''
| [[Glenside, Pennsylvania]]
| 1853
| Presbyterian
| 2,473
| [[Arcadia Knights|Knights]]
| 2007
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Arcadia Knights}}
|-
| '''[[Delaware Valley University]]'''
| [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania]]
| 1896
| Nonsectarian
| 2,375
| [[Delaware Valley Aggies|Aggies]]
| 1965
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Delaware Valley Aggies}}
|-
| '''[[DeSales University]]'''
| [[Center Valley, Pennsylvania]]
| 1965
| Catholic
| 3,309
| [[DeSales Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| 1997
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|DeSales Bulldogs}}
|-
| '''[[Fairleigh Dickinson University|Fairleigh Dickinson University–Florham]]'''
| [[Madison, New Jersey]]
| 1942
| Nonsectarian
| 2,546
| [[Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham Devils|Devils]]
| 1977
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham Devils}}
|-
| '''[[King's College (Pennsylvania)|King's College]]'''
| [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]]
| 1946
| Catholic
| 2,421
| [[King's Monarchs|Monarchs]]
| 1977
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|King's Monarchs}}
|-
| '''[[Lebanon Valley College]]'''
| [[Annville, Pennsylvania]]
| 1866
| Methodist
| 1,712
| [[Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen|Flying Dutchmen]]
| 1945{{efn|group=Freedom|Conference records prior to 1946 are incomplete so years given are the earliest known that were officially recorded.<ref name="history"/>}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen}}
|-
| '''[[Misericordia University]]'''
| [[Dallas, Pennsylvania]]
| 1924
| Catholic
| 2,879
| [[Misericordia Cougars|Cougars]]
| 2008
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Misericordia Cougars}}
|-
| '''[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]'''
| [[Hoboken, New Jersey]]
| 1870
| Nonsectarian
| 5,260
| [[Stevens Ducks|Ducks]]
| 1946,<br />2019{{efn|group=Freedom|Stevens is officially listed as having been a MAC member in 1946, the earliest year for which complete conference records exist. However, because it was represented at the original formation meeting of the all-sports MAC in 1922, it is often regarded as a founding member. Stevens left the MAC after the 1977–78 school year; before rejoining in 2019–20.<ref name="history"/>}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Stevens Ducks}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=Freedom}}

===Future members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width=1100
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment<ref name="enrollment"/>
! Nickname
! Joining<br />MAC!{{efn|group=future|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Colors
! Current<br />conference
|-
| scope="row" | '''[[Marywood University]]'''{{efn|group=future|Joining MAC Freedom.}}
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]
| 1915
| Catholic<br />{{small|([[Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary|I.H.M.]])}}
| 2,470
| [[Marywood Pacers|Pacers]]
| 2026
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Marywood Pacers}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East (AEC)]]
|-
| scope="row" | '''[[Neumann University]]'''{{efn|group=future|Joining MAC Commonwealth.}}
| [[Aston, Pennsylvania]]
| 1965
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Third Order of Saint Francis|Franciscan]])}}
| 3,000
| [[Neumann Knights|Knights]]
| 2026{{efn|group=future|Neumann has been a MAC affiliate member for ice hockey since the 2024–25 school year.}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Neumann Knights}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=future}}

===Affiliate members===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width=1100
! scope="col" | Institution
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Nickname
! scope="col" | Founded
! scope="col" | Affiliation
! scope="col" | Enrollment
! scope="col" | MAC<br />sport(s)
! scope="col" | Year<br />joined
! scope="col" | Primary<br />conference
! class="unsortable" | Colors
|-
| scope="row" | '''[[Neumann University]]'''
| [[Aston, Pennsylvania]]
| [[Neumann Knights|Knights]]
| 1965
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Third Order of Saint Francis|Franciscan]])}}
| 3,000
| ice hockey
| 2024<ref name=hockey>{{cite web|title=Wilkes and Neumann join the MAC as Associate Members in Ice Hockey |url=https://gomacsports.com/news/2023/10/12/mens-ice-hockey-wilkes-and-neumann-join-the-mac-as-associate-members-in-ice-hockey.aspx |work=MAC |date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
| [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East (AEC)]]<br />{{small|('''MAC''' in 2026)}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Neumann Knights}}
|-
| scope="row" | '''[[Wilkes University]]'''
| [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]]
| [[Wilkes Colonels|Colonels]]
| 1933
| Private
| 5,000
| ice hockey
| 2024<ref name=hockey />
| [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Wilkes Colonels}}
|}

===Former members===
{{main|List of former Middle Atlantic Conference members}}

==Sports==
{{main|Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournaments}}
{{main|Middle Atlantic Conferences men's ice hockey tournament}}
Member teams currently compete in 27 sports, 14 men's and 13 women's.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mascac.org/Sports/general/2008/history.asp|publisher=Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation|title= History|access-date=2008-09-19}}</ref> The most recently added sports are men's and women's ice hockey and men's volleyball, all added for 2017–18. The MAC now sponsors all NCAA Division III sports except women's rowing.<ref name="Hockey, Volleyball">{{cite press release|url=http://www.gomacsports.com/news/2016/10/12/GEN_1012164808.aspx|title=MAC to Sponsor Ice Hockey and Men's Volleyball Beginning 2017-18|publisher=Middle Atlantic Conferences|date=October 12, 2016|access-date=January 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202004546/http://www.gomacsports.com/news/2016/10/12/GEN_1012164808.aspx|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ '''Conference sports'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
|{{left}}[[College baseball|Baseball]]|| {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[College basketball|Basketball]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Field hockey|Field Hockey]]|| || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College football|Football]]|| {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[College ice hockey|Ice Hockey]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Golf]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College softball|Softball]]|| || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Tennis]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field#Indoor athletics|Track & field (indoor)]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field#Outdoor athletics|Track & field (outdoor)]]|| {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Volleyball]]|| {{Aye}}|| {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]]|| {{Y}} ||{{Aye}}
|}

===Middle Atlantic Conference===
The Middle Atlantic Conference combines schools from both the MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom and is currently used for cross country, football, women's golf, ice hockey, track & field (indoor / outdoor), swimming, men's volleyball, and wrestling.<ref name="Hockey, Volleyball"/> The MAC officially sponsored men's and women's ice hockey for many year but it wasn't until the addition of Neumann and Wilkes as affiliate members that the conference received an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament. As a result, the first MAC ice hockey tournaments will take place in 2025.<ref name=hockey /> Previously, the MAC used the regular-season results of UCHC games involving all MAC members to extrapolate a MAC champion (the same model used by the [[Ivy League]], which has a similar relationship with [[ECAC Hockey]]).

====Men's sports====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width=900
|-
!Team
!Cross<br>Country<br>
!Football
!Ice<br>Hockey<br>
!Swimming
!Track & Field (Indoor)
!Track & Field (Outdoor)
!Volleyball
!Wrestling
!Totals
|-
|{{left}}Albright ||  {{Y}} ||{{Y}} || {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Nay}}|| {{Aye}}|| 5
|-
| {{left}}Alvernia ||  {{Y}} ||{{Y}} || {{Y}} ||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Nay}}|| {{Aye}}|| 6
|-
| {{left}}Arcadia || {{Y}} || {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Aye}}|| 7
|-
|{{left}}Delaware Valley || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || 5
|-
|{{left}}DeSales ||  {{Y}} || {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| 3
|-
|{{left}}Eastern || {{Y}} || {{Y}}|| {{Nay}}||  {{Nay}}||{{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Aye}}|| 6
|-
|{{left}}FDU-Florham || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Aye}}|| {{Aye}}
|{{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| 5
|-
|{{left}}Hood || {{Y}} || {{Nay}}||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Nay}}|| 5
|-
|{{left}}King's || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Y}} || 8
|-
|{{left}}Lebanon Valley || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{N}}{{efn|group=MAC|Lebanon Valley plans to add men's volleyball in 2027–28.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://godutchmen.com/news/2025/11/3/general-lebanon-valley-college-adds-mens-volleyball-and-womens-flag-football.aspx |title=Lebanon Valley College Adds Men’s Volleyball and Women’s Flag Football |publisher=Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen |date=November 9, 2025 |access-date=November 13, 2025}}</ref>}} || {{N}}|| 6
|-
|{{left}}Messiah || {{Y}} || {{Nay}}||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Y}} || 6
|-
|{{left}}Misericordia || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Aye}}|| 8
|-
|{{left}}Stevens || {{Y}} || {{Nay}}||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Y}} || 6
|-
|{{left}}Stevenson || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Nay}}|| 7
|-
|{{left}}Widener || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| {{Nay}}|| 6
|-
|{{left}}York || {{Y}} || {{Nay}}||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} 
|{{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || 5
|-
! Totals || 16 || 10 || 6+2 || 11 || 16 || 16 
!9|| 10 || 94+2
|-
! colspan="10" |Affiliate Members
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
|{{left}}Neumann || || || {{Y}} || || || 
| || || 1
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
|{{left}}Wilkes || || || {{Y}} || || || 
| || || 1
|}

{{notelist|group=MAC}}

====Women's Sports====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width=900
|-
!Team
!Cross Country
!Golf
!Ice Hockey
!Swimming
!Track & Field (Indoor)
!Track & Field (Outdoor)
!Wrestling
!Totals
|-
|{{left}}Albright || {{Y}} || {{Y}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Nay}}|| 4
|-
| {{left}}Alvernia || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} ||{{Y}}||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| 6
|-
| {{left}}Arcadia || {{Y}}||{{Y}}  || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||  {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| 7
|-
|{{left}}Delaware Valley || {{Y}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}||  {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| 4
|-
|{{left}}DeSales || {{Y}}||  {{Nay}}||  {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Nay}}|| 3
|-
|{{left}}Eastern || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} ||  {{Nay}}|| {{Nay}}||{{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
|{{Aye}}|| 5
|-
|{{left}}FDU-Florham || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} ||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} ||  {{Aye}}|| {{Aye}}
|{{Nay}}|| 5
|-
|{{left}}Hood || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} || {{Aye}}||{{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Nay}}|| 6
|-
|{{left}}King's || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} ||  {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Nay}}|| 6
|-
|{{left}}Lebanon Valley || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} ||  {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Nay}}|| 6
|-
|{{left}}Messiah || {{Y}}||  {{Nay}}||  {{Nay}}||{{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Nay}}|| 4
|-
|{{left}}Misericordia || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} ||  {{Nay}}||{{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Aye}}|| 6
|-
|{{left}}Stevens || {{Y}}||  {{Nay}}||  {{Nay}}|| {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Nay}}|| 4
|-
|{{left}}Stevenson || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} ||  {{Y}} ||{{Y}} || {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Nay}}|| 6
|-
|{{left}}Widener || {{Y}}|| {{Nay}}||   {{Nay}}||{{Y}} ||  {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Nay}}|| 4
|-
|{{left}}York || {{Y}}|| {{Y}} ||    {{Nay}}||{{Y}} ||  {{Y}} ||{{Y}} 
| {{Aye}}|| 6
|-
!{{left}}Totals || 16 || 11 || 6+2 || 11 || 16 || 16 
! 6|| 82+2
|-
! colspan="9" |Affiliate Members
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
|{{left}}Neumann || || || {{Y}} || || || 
| || 1
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
|{{left}}Wilkes || || || {{Y}} || || || 
| || 1
|}
{{notelist|group=MAC}}

==References==
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