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| Season | 2013 |
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| Champions | Akron |
| MAC Tourney Winner | Akron |
| NCAA Tournament | Akron |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Akron † | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season will be the 21st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The defending regular season and tournament champions are the Akron Zips.
Florida Atlantic left when it was confirmed as a full member of Conference USA, which sponsors men's soccer, effective with the 2013–14 school year.
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The format for the 2013 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament will be announced in the Fall of 2013.
| Home/Away | AKR | BG | BUF | HAR | NIU | WVU | WMU |
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| Bowling Green Falcons | |||||||
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| Northern Illinois Huskies | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers | |||||||
| Western Michigan Broncos |
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