2021 MAC Basketball Schedule (Link)
ANNVILLE, Pa. (Conference News) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) will return to competition on Thursday, Feb. 11 with conference play in the sport of men’s and women’s basketball. A total of 14 women’s teams and 13 men’s teams have opted-in to a five-week regular season with championship week to conclude play.
Both the men and women will have a schedule structured with two-games a week on Thursdays and Fridays for five weeks from Feb.11 to March 12. The week of March 15-21 has been designated for a championship week, however the format is to be determined and will be evaluated during the regular-season.
As the season progresses you can stay up-to-date with scheduling changes by checking institutional athletics websites or by viewing the composite basketball schedules on
www.gomacsports.com on both the men’s and women’s basketball sport pages.
There will be no spectators allowed at MAC basketball games this season.
2021 MAC Basketball Schedule (Link)
The following women’s teams have opted-in:
| MAC Commonwealth |
MAC Freedom |
| Albright College |
Arcadia University |
| Alvernia University (opted-out weeks 1&2) |
Delaware Valley University |
| Eastern University |
DeSales University |
| Lebanon Valley College |
Fairleigh Dickinson University – Florham Campus |
| Messiah University |
Lycoming College |
| Stevenson University |
Misericordia University |
| Widener University |
Wilkes University |
The following men’s teams have opted-in:
| MAC Commonwealth |
MAC Freedom |
| Albright College |
Arcadia University |
| Alvernia University (opted-out weeks 1&2) |
Delaware Valley University |
| Eastern University |
DeSales University |
| Lebanon Valley College |
Fairleigh Dickinson University – Florham Campus |
| Messiah University |
Lycoming College |
| Stevenson University |
Wilkes University |
| Widener University |
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As a reminder, the MAC will not coordinate a conference season or championship event in the sports of men’s and women’s indoor track & field and wrestling. Institutions have full autonomy to provide these student-athletes with practice or competition as they see fit.
The MAC swimming season is slated to start in early March, potentially culminating with a MAC Championship in mid-April. Further information on the swimming schedule will be announced at a later date.
The MAC men’s and women’s ice hockey season is determined solely by the plans of the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC). The UCHC has announced its return to play on Feb. 19 with a six-week schedule. Alvernia (women only), Lebanon Valley, Stevenson and Wilkes have all opted-in to compete in the UCHC.
Information pertaining to MAC spring sports, including men’s volleyball, baseball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field will be announced at a later date.
ABOUT THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Located in Annville, Pa., the Middle Atlantic Conference is an NCAA Division III conference comprised of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (MAC Commonwealth) and Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom).
Its 18 member institutions, located across three states, are: Albright College (Reading, Pa.), Alvernia University (Reading, Pa.), Arcadia University (Glenside, Pa.), Delaware Valley University (Doylestown, Pa.), DeSales University (Center Valley, Pa.), Eastern University (St. Davids, Pa.), Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (Madison, N.J.), Hood College (Frederick, Md.), King's College (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), Lebanon Valley College (Annville, Pa.), Lycoming College (Williamsport, Pa.), Messiah University (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Misericordia University (Dallas, Pa.), Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, N.J.), Stevenson University (Owings Mills, Md.), Widener University (Chester, Pa.) and Wilkes University (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), and York College of Pennsylvania (York, Pa.).
The MAC currently sponsors 27 intercollegiate sports that compete in the NCAA Division III. More than 7,000 student-athletes participate in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's outdoor track & field, softball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's volleyball and wrestling.