Mid-American Conference   East Division University of Akron Zips Akron, Ohio 1870 Public 23,000 Bowling Green State University Falcons Bowling Green, Ohio 1910 Public 23,338 University at Buffalo Bulls Buffalo, New York 1846 Public 27,220 Kent State University Golden Flashes Kent, Ohio 1910 Public 34,056 Miami University RedHawks Oxford, Ohio 1809 Public 20,126 Ohio University Bobcats Athens, Ohio 1804 Public 28,804 West Division Ball State University Cardinals Muncie, Indiana 1918 Public 20,113 Central Michigan University Chippewas Mount Pleasant, Michigan 1892 Public 27,452 Eastern Michigan University Eagles Ypsilanti, Michigan 1849 Public 22,827 Northern Illinois University Huskies DeKalb, Illinois 1895 Public 24,998 University of Toledo Rockets Toledo, Ohio 1872 Public 21,270 Western Michigan University Broncos Kalamazoo, Michigan 1903 Public 24,433