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Most everyone is down with their out of conference slate now, and it looks like a down year for the conference.
The preseason media favorite is 1-3, with their only win coming over an FCS team and Kent leads the East.
| Rank | Team | PR | Δ | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | So far the only consistently decent MAC team this season |
| 2 | NIU | 3 | 1 | Bye |
| 3 | Ohio | 2 | -1 | 1-3 is ugly, granted they've played 3 pretty good teams. |
| 4 | WMU | 7 | 3 | Hard Schedule to date. 2-2 is not a bad setup going into MAC play |
| 5 | Buffalo | 6 | 1 | After a big step back against Liberty UB's ground game punished Temple |
| 6 | Miami | 4 | -2 | Quarterback coaches around the league will be watching that OSU footage. |
| 7 | EMU | 5 | -2 | On the strength of special teams EMU avoided a big upset versus Central Connecticut |
| 8 | BSU | 8 | 0 | Drew Plitt is going to put up some big numbers in Conference play this season |
| 9 | CMU | 12 | 3 | CMU is showing better than many thought. Not MAC west champs good, but good enough to push 6-7 wins. |
| 10 | Kent | 10 | 0 | Don't look now, but Kent can score points. BGSU is not a solid test but dropping 62 on them shows Kent has the firepower to surprise people. |
| 11 | Akron | 9 | -2 | Through 4 games Akron is giving up 35 points per contest. They are going to struggle vs everybody with that kind of defense. |
| 12 | BGSU | 11 | -1 | Not much to say. Bowling Greens defense makes Akron look positively awesome. |
So where am I wrong? where am I right?