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MSoc, trending up in 2015, but...

Here is a breakdown of each team's class size:

Note: Upper means Sr, RS-Sr, Jr & RS-Jr. Under means So, RS-So, Fr & RS-Fr

Total Upper Percent Under Percent
Akron 28 6 21% 22 79%
BG 24 7 29% 17 71%
Buffalo 24 6 25% 18 75%
NIU 23 8 35% 15 65%
WMU 27 15 56% 12 44%
WVA 29 10 34% 19 66%

"So?", you say, "just having a lot of underclassmen doesn't necessarily mean they have talent". Well, here is a breakdown of each team's starters this past season:

Note: Starter means having started in at least 10 matches this year (or, in the case of WVa, it means having played in at least 15)

Total Starter Upper Under
Akron 28 11 4 7
BG 24 10 5 5
Buffalo 24 10 2 8
NIU 23 9 5 4
WMU 27 12 9 3
WVA 29 12 5 7

It's not that I think the young Bulls won't be playing better soccer in the next couple years, I definitely think they will. It's just that I look around the MAC, and see a few other young teams. I think the conference as a whole will be stronger in the coming years, and that will make climbing to the top of the MAC much more difficult. Challenge, accepted (I hope, we'll see...).

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