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The 2026 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament is a postseason baseball tournament for the Mid-American Conference for the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season, held on May 20–24 at ForeFront Field in Avon, Ohio.[2][3] The winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Teams6
Finals site
ChampionsNorthern Illinois (1st title)
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2026 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNorthern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coachRyan Copeland (1st title)
MVPMax Vaisvila (Northern Illinois)
TelevisionESPN+
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2026 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Miami (OH) ‍†‍‍ 25–8 .75838–15 .717
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 24–9 .72739–13 .750
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 21–12 .63629–27 .518
Northern Illinois ‍‍‡‍y 21–12 .63631–17 .646
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 20–13 .60626–23 .531
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 18–15 .54523–28 .451
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56522–29 .431
UMass  ‍‍‍ 13–20 .39418–29 .383
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12–21 .36419–34 .358
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 12–21 .36417–34 .333
Akron  ‍‍‍ 11–22 .33320–34 .370
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8–25 .24211–43 .204
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball
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Seeding and format

The top six finishers of the league's twelve teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record.

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Seed School Conference
record
Tiebreaker
1 Miami (OH) 25–8 —
2 Kent State 24–9 —
3 Toledo 21–12 2–1 vs. NIU
4 Northern Illinois 21–12 1–2 vs. Toledo
5 Western Michigan 20–13 —
6 Ball State 18–15 —
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Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Game 4
Game 11Miami (OH)5
3Toledo84Northern Illinois6(15)Game 7
6Ball State24Northern Illinois10
Game 53Toledo3
Game 23Toledo8
4Northern Illinois11(7)2Kent State0
5Western Michigan0
4Northern Illinois5−
3Toledo1−
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Game 9
Game 82Kent State2
Game 65Western Michigan13Toledo5
Game 32Kent State32Kent State6
6Ball State61Miami (OH)1
5Western Michigan8

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Notes Reference
Wednesday, May 20
1 12:30 p.m. No. 3 Toledo vs. No. 6 Ball State 8−2
2 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Northern Illinois vs. No. 5 Western Michigan 11−0(7)
Thursday, May 21
3 10:00 a.m. No. 6 Ball State vs. No. 5 Western Michigan 6−8 Ball State eliminated
4 2:00 p.m. No. 1 Miami(OH) vs. No. 4 Northern Illinois 5−6(15)
5 8:10 p.m. No. 2 Kent State vs. No. 3 Toledo 0−8
Friday, May 22
6 9:00 am No. 1 Miami (OH) vs. No. 2 Kent State 1−3 Miami (OH) eliminated
7 1:00 pm No. 2 Kent State vs. No. 5 Western Michigan 6−1 Western Michigan eliminated
8 4:45 pm No. 3 Toledo vs. No. 4 Northern Illinois 3−10
Saturday, May 23
9 12:30 pm No. 2 Kent State vs. No. 3 Toledo 2−5 Kent State eliminated
10 6:00 pm No. 4 Northern Illinois vs. No. 3 Toledo 5−1 MAC Tournament Championship
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All–Tournament Team

Source: [4]

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PlayerTeam
Ciaran CaugheyKent State
Alejandro Covas
Gavin BaldwinNorthern Illinois
Cooper Cohn
Carter Cox
Cole Smith
Max Vaisvila
Michael FlissToledo
Nathan Leininger
Troy Sudbrook
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