2026 college football

Mid-American Conference

Divisionless; top two teams by conference winning percentage advance to the championship.

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Schedule

Week 1 games to know

A focused set from the next relevant football week involving MAC teams, shown in local time.

Saturday, August 29

Sacramento State Hornets at Eastern Michigan Eagles

Sat, Aug 29, 3:30 PM · Week 1 · Conference game · Rynearson Stadium

Conference opener

17-28

Final

Saturday, September 5

Ohio Bobcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers

Sat, Sep 5, 9:00 AM · Week 1 · Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)

Scheduled

Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes

Sat, Sep 5, 9:30 AM · Week 1 · Ohio Stadium

Current Top 25 team

Scheduled

Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines

Sat, Sep 5, 4:30 PM · Week 1 · Michigan Stadium

Current Top 25 team

Scheduled

Central Michigan Chippewas at New Mexico Lobos

Sat, Sep 5, 7:00 PM · Week 1 · University Stadium (NM)

Scheduled

Full MAC schedule

Current season

2026 standings

Basic record order only; official conference-title tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank	Team	Overall	Conference
1	Eastern Michigan Eagles	1-0	1-0
2	Buffalo Bulls	1-0	0-0
3	UMass Minutemen	1-0	0-0
4	Ball State Cardinals	0-0	0-0
5	Bowling Green Falcons	0-0	0-0
6	Central Michigan Chippewas	0-0	0-0
7	Kent State Golden Flashes	0-0	0-0
8	Miami (OH) RedHawks	0-0	0-0
9	Ohio Bobcats	0-0	0-0
10	Toledo Rockets	0-0	0-0
11	Western Michigan Broncos	0-0	0-0
12	Akron Zips	0-1	0-0
13	Sacramento State Hornets	0-1	0-1

Basic order only; official conference-title tiebreakers are not applied.

2026 alignment

Member teams

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National poll

No MAC teams in the current poll

No member appears in the stored 2026 Coaches Poll for Week 1.

No MAC member appears in the current Coaches Poll.