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| Rank | Squad | Change | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | The Bobcats should be a little concerned it took a last minute interception to seal a win but struggled as they may Ohio is now over the "hard" part of their schedule | |
| 2 | Toledo | 1 | They handled Bowling Green pretty well and with NIU struggling a bit against Army Toledo is starting to look a bit secure atop the west |
| 3 | Ball State | 3 | It pains me to say this but the Cardinals might be for real this season. They are 1-0 in conference and have a win over a Big10 team, despite a near collapse. |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | -1 | While it was on the road this is still a game that NIU had hoped to dominate in. Instead the Huskies get out of west point with a 1 point 4th quarter comeback win |
| 5 | Western Michigan | It's not a shameful loss, but still WMU had a crack at about the most moribund program in the BigTen and came up short. | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | -2 | If Bowling Green is the clear number two in the east than Toledo just exposed how weak the division is this season. |
| 7 | Kent | Enjoyed A week off waiting for Buffalo | |
| 8 | Buffalo | Enjoyed A week off waiting for Kent | |
| 9 | Miami | Kept it interesting for a half but Miami it still looking like a team that is rebuilding. The Good news is that Dysert is not making any big mistakes so far. | |
| 10 | Akron | Akron made Buffalo's 56 points on Morgan state seem merciful. The zips put up 700 plus yards of offense on the Bears, most of it in the air | |
| 11 | Central Michigan | Idle | |
| 12 | UMass | 1 | A 13-63 loss against Michigan moves them slightly ahead of Eastern Michigan who lost to Purdue 16-54 |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan | -1 | Well it didn't take long for EMU to go from MAC West Dark Horse Candidate to possibly the worst team in the conference. |