In 2022, West Virginia men's soccer was scheduled to leave the MAC for single-sport membership in Conference USA (CUSA). However, due to the tenuous future of CUSA at that time, West Virginia opted instead to join the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) in 2022 as that league reinstated men's soccer. Georgia Southern and Georgia State, both full SBC members, also returned men's soccer to their home conference in 2022. In response, the MAC announced that Chicago State would join as a men's soccer affiliate as of the 2022–23 season, as the Cougars prepared to depart the Western Athletic Conference in all sports, including soccer. Also in 2022, the MAC gained another affiliate when another Chicago institution, UIC, joined for men's swimming & diving. Ultimately, Chicago State's tenure as a MAC affiliate lasted only for the 2022 season, as the conference dropped men's soccer at season's end. 2023 saw UIC adding men's tennis to its affiliate membership, as well as the announcement that James Madison would be joining as an affiliate for field hockey in 2024.
in 2022 west virginia men's soccer was scheduled to leave the mac for single-sport membership in conference usa (cusa) however due to the tenuous future of cusa at that time west virginia opted instead to join the sun belt conference (sbc) in 2022 as that league reinstated men's soccer georgi.a southern and georgia state both full sbc members also returned men's soccer to their home conference in 2022 in response the mac announced that chicago state would join as a men's soccer affiliate as of the 2022–23 season as the cougars prepared to depart the western athletic conference in all sports including soccer also in 2022 the mac gained another affiliate when another chicago institution uic joined for men's swimming & diving ultimately chicago state's tenure as a mac affiliate lasted only for the 2022 season as the conference dropped men's soccer at season's end 2023 saw uic? adding men's tennis to its affiliate membership a?s well as the announcement that james madison would be joining as an affiliate for field hockey in 2024