CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference has announced the 2025-26 MAC Men’s Basketball conference schedule.
The conference season is set to tip-off on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as the Akron Zips host the Eastern Michigan Eagles inside James A. Rhodes Arena, with five more MACtion matchups featured the following day. MAC Men’s Basketball teams will play 18 games over 11 weeks (nine home, nine away, two byes).
The men's basketball regular season will conclude on Friday, March 6 with the top eight teams in the conference advancing to Cleveland’s Rocket Arena for the MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 12-14.
The conference office will release a full men’s basketball television schedule in October.
Friday, Dec. 19
Eastern Michigan at Akron
Saturday, Dec. 20
Bowling Green at Ohio
Buffalo at Western Michigan
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
Kent State at UMass
Miami at Ball State
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Buffalo at Northern Illinois
Miami at Bowling Green
Ohio at Central Michigan
UMass at Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan at Toledo
Saturday, Jan. 3
Akron at Miami
Ball State at Buffalo
Bowling Green at UMass
Northern Illinois at Kent State
Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Toledo at Central Michigan
Tuesday, Jan. 6
Bowling Green at Kent State
Central Michigan at Akron
Eastern Michigan at Ball State
UMass at Ohio
Toledo at Northern Illinois
Western Michigan at Miami
Saturday, Jan. 10
Akron at Bowling Green
Ball State at UMass
Buffalo at Ohio
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan
Kent State at Central Michigan
Miami at Toledo
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Ball State at Akron
Central Michigan at Miami
Kent State at Buffalo
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
Ohio at Toledo
UMass at Western Michigan
Saturday, Jan. 17
Buffalo at Miami
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green
Ohio at Ball State
UMass at Northern Illinois
Toledo at Kent State
Western Michigan at Akron
Tuesday, Jan. 20
Akron at Buffalo
Ball State at Central Michigan
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
Miami at Kent State
Northern Illinois at Ohio
Toledo at UMass
Saturday, Jan. 24
Akron at Ohio
Bowling Green at Toledo
Central Michigan at Western Michigan
Kent State at Eastern Michigan
UMass at Buffalo
Northern Illinois at Ball State
Tuesday, Jan. 27
Buffalo at Bowling Green
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
Ohio at Kent State
UMass at Miami
Toledo at Akron
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois
Saturday, Jan. 31
Ball State at Toledo
Bowling Green at Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan at UMass
Kent State at Akron
Northern Illinois at Miami
Ohio at Buffalo
Tuesday, Feb. 3
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Ball State at Bowling Green
Central Michigan at UMass
Kent State at Toledo
Miami at Buffalo
Western Michigan at Ohio
Saturday, Feb. 7
MAC x SBC Challenge (matchups TBD)
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Bowling Green at Northern Illinois
Buffalo at Ball State
Eastern Michigan at Kent State
Toledo at Western Michigan
Saturday, Feb. 14
Kent State at Ball State
UMass at Akron
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
Ohio at Miami
Toledo at Bowling Green
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Akron at Western Michigan
Ball State at Ohio
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Kent State at Bowling Green
Miami at UMass
Northern Illinois at Buffalo
Saturday, Feb. 21
Akron at Ball State
Bowling Green at Miami
Buffalo at UMass
Eastern Michigan at Toledo
Ohio at Northern Illinois
Western Michigan at Central Michigan
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Buffalo at Akron
Central Michigan at Kent State
UMass at Ball State
Miami at Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois at Toledo
Western Michigan at Bowling Green
Saturday, Feb. 28
Akron at Kent State
Ball State at Northern Illinois
Central Michigan at Buffalo
UMass at Bowling Green
Miami at Western Michigan
Toledo at Ohio
Tuesday, March 3
Akron at Central Michigan
Ball State at Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Buffalo
Kent State at Northern Illinois
Ohio at UMass
Toledo at Miami
Friday, March 6
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan
Buffalo at Toledo
Central Michigan at Ball State
Miami at Ohio
Northern Illinois at Akron
Western Michigan at Kent State
Thursday, March 12 – Saturday, March 14
2026 MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament
