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Some sense of normalcy is returning after a very wired week 7.
| Rank | Team | PR | Δ | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BSU | 8 | 7 | Chip? They have now beaten NIU and Toledo and are 3-0 in MAC play. CMU is one game behind but after that it's a mess |
| 2 | Miami | 5 | 3 | I said in the preseason that I had no faith Miami could put together a whole season, but here we are in week 7 and the Hawks have not dug themselves a hole. |
| 3 | NIU | 3 | 0 | NIU has survived coaching change after coaching change but this time they look positively average for a MAC team |
| 4 | Ohio | 2 | -2 | Speaking of looking average... Ohio still controls their own fate in the East but this does *NOT* look like a team that's going to run away with the division. |
| 5 | EMU | 6 | 1 | If EMU wants to compete in the west they needed this win and have no room left for error. On the flip side they are 4-3 with Akron, and Kent on their schedule. A bowl could happen. |
| 6 | Toledo | 1 | -5 | Ok I've been away two weeks... What the heck happened to Toledo? In the past two weeks they have been outscored 72-21 by Ball State and BGSU? |
| 7 | WMU | 4 | -3 | 4-4 with Ball State, NIU, and Ohio on their schedule. The Bronco's could be home this December |
| 8 | Buffalo | 7 | -1 | Don't let the shutout fool you. This team's offense is in dire straits they were outscored 14-7 by their Defense. |
| 9 | Kent | 10 | 1 | Tough loss to Ohio but Kent is proving to not be an easy win on anyone's schedule this season. |
| 10 | CMU | 9 | -1 | CMU is doing their darndest to make that one media poll voter look smart. They are #2 in the west but have a rough schedule going forward. |
| 11 | BGSU | 11 | 0 | Not much to say except they are who we thought they would be. |
| 12 | Akron | 12 | 0 | Buffalo did everything they could do to keep Akron in the game but the Zips are just superbad this year. |