List of NCAA conferences
Football Bowl Subdivision
Known as Big East Conference prior to 2013. 12 full members with Wichita State as a non-football member; 12 football members with Navy as a football-only affiliate 15 members (14 football) 11 members (12 football) with Hawaii as a football-only affiliate Pacific Coast Conference chartered in 1915; current charter formed 1959 by five former PCC members, with three others joining by 1964 12 full members with Little Rock and Texas–Arlington as non-football members

List of NCAA conferences

Section Title: Football Bowl Subdivision
Table Section Text: Known as Big East Conference prior to 2013. 12 full members with Wichita State as a non-football member; 12 football members with Navy as a football-only affiliate 15 members (14 football) 11 members (12 football) with Hawaii as a football-only affiliate Pacific Coast Conference chartered in 1915; current charter formed 1959 by five former PCC members, with three others joining by 1964 12 full members with Little Rock and Texas–Arlington as non-football members

Conference	Nickname	Founded	Members	Sports	Headquarters	Map

American Athletic Conference	The American	1979	12	22	Providence, Rhode Island	-

Atlantic Coast Conference	ACC	1953	15	27	Greensboro, North Carolina	-

Big Ten Conference	Big Ten	1896	14	28	Rosemont, Illinois	-

Big 12 Conference	Big 12	1996	10	23	Irving, Texas	-

Conference USA	C-USA	1995	14	19	Irving, Texas	C-USA-USA-states.PNG

Division I FBS Independents	Ind.	6	1	None	-

Mid-American Conference	MAC	1946	12	23	Cleveland, Ohio	-

Mountain West Conference	MW MWC	1999	11	18	Colorado Springs, Colorado	-

Pacific-12 Conference	Pac-12	1959	12	24	San Francisco, California	-

Southeastern Conference	SEC	1932	14	21	Birmingham, Alabama	-

Sun Belt Conference	Sun Belt	1976	12	18	New Orleans, Louisiana	-

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The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) conference.

final_sentence: The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) conference.