Mid-American Conference (MAC) |
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Established | 1946 |
Association | NCAA |
Division | Division I FBS |
Members | 12 |
Sports fielded | 23 (men's: 11; women's: 12) |
Region | Great Lakes |
Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio |
Commissioner | Rick Chryst (since 1999) |
Website | http://www.mac-sports.com/ |
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The 2008–09 Mid-American Conference season is an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) sponsors 23 sports (11 men's and 12 women's). The MAC is made up of 12 full-time members and five affiliate members.
The 2008–09 season is the 63rd season in existence.
There are twelve schools with full membership:
Institution | Nickname | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | |
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East Division | ||||||
University of Akron | Zips | Akron, Ohio | 1870 | Public | 24,704 | |
Bowling Green State University | Falcons | Bowling Green, Ohio | 1910 | Public | 22,882 | |
University at Buffalo | Bulls | Buffalo, New York | 1846 | Public | 28,054 | |
Kent State University | Golden Flashes | Kent, Ohio | 1910 | Public | 22,352 | |
Miami University | RedHawks | Oxford, Ohio | 1809 | Public | 20,126 | |
Ohio University | Bobcats | Athens, Ohio | 1804 | Public | 20,437 | |
West Division | ||||||
Ball State University | Cardinals | Muncie, Indiana | 1918 | Public | 20,113 | |
Central Michigan University | Chippewas | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | 1892 | Public | 26,788 | |
Eastern Michigan University | Eagles | Ypsilanti, Michigan | 1849 | Public | 22,974 | |
Northern Illinois University | Huskies | DeKalb, Illinois | 1895 | Public | 25,313 | |
University of Toledo | Rockets | Toledo, Ohio | 1872 | Public | 19,706 | |
Western Michigan University | Broncos | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 1903 | Public | 24,818 |
Five schools have affiliate membership status:
Institution | Nickname | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Sport |
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Chicago State University | Cougars | Chicago, Illinois | 1867 | Public | 7,131 | Men's tennis |
Florida Atlantic University | Owls | Boca Raton, Florida | 1964 | Public | 26,245 | Men's soccer |
Hartwick College | Hawks | Oneonta, New York | 1797 | Private | 1,520 | Men's soccer |
Missouri State University | Lady Bears | Springfield, Missouri | 1905 | Public | 17,425 | Field hockey |
Temple University | Owls | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1884 | Public | 34,218 | Football |
The Reese and Jacoby trophies are awarded to the top men's and women's athletic departments in the Mid-American Conference.
Points are awarded based on each school’s finish, with the overall total divided by the number of sports sponsored by each school. An institution may count either indoor track and field or outdoor track and field but not both.
Institution | BB | BKB | CC | FB | Golf | Soc | Sw | Ten | TFI | TFO | W | No. sports | Total | Avg |
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Kent State | 10½ | 9½ | 9 | 5 | 12½ | – | – | – | 12 | 12 | 7 | 70½ | 10.07 | |
Central Michigan | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11½ | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 | 6 | 46½ | 7.75 | |
Eastern Michigan | 6½ | 3½ | 12½ | 2½ | 11½ | – | 11 | – | 10 | 4 | 8 | 61½ | 7.69 | |
Ohio | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 |
Ball State | 9½ | 6 | – | 13 | 6 | – | 2½ | 8 | – | – | – | 6 | 45 | 7.50 |
Western Michigan | 2 | 6 | – | 11½ | – | 5 | – | 12 | – | – | – | 5 | 36½ | 7.30 |
Akron | 5 | 9½ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | 7 | 49½ | 7.07 | |
Miami | 8½ | 9½ | 11½ | 1 | 5 | – | 8½ | – | – | 2 | – | 7 | 46 | 6.57 |
Bowling Green | 13 | 12½ | 1 | 7½ | 2½ | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 38½ | 6.42 |
Northern Illinois | 3½ | 1½ | – | 9½ | 7 | 11 | – | 8 | – | – | 4 | 7 | 44½ | 6.36 |
Buffalo | 1 | 12½ | 6 | 9½ | – | 9 | 5½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 55½ | 6.17 | |
Toledo | 7½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 9 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 6 | 31 | 5.17 |
Temple * | – | – | – | 7½ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7½ | 7.50 |
Hartwick * | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
Florida Atlantic * | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
Chicago State * | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
Institution | BKB | CC | FH | Golf | Gym | SB | Soc | Sw | Ten | TFI | TFO | VB | No. sports | Total | Avg |
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Miami | 6 | 13 | 10 | – | – | – | 5½ | 12½ | 12½ | 10 | – | 9½ | 8 | 79 | 9.9 |
Central Michigan | 8½ | 9½ | 7 | – | – | – | 11¼ | – | – | 6½ | – | 9½ | 6 | 52¼ | 8.7 |
Western Michigan | 2 | 4½ | – | 8½ | – | – | 8½ | – | 10¼ | 8½ | – | 13 | 7 | 55¼ | 7.9 |
Toledo | 10½ | 7½ | – | 7 | – | – | 13 | 10 | 6½ | 3½ | – | 5 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 |
Kent State | 7½ | 5½ | 12 | 12½ | – | – | 3½ | – | – | 12 | – | 2 | 7 | 55 | 7.9 |
Ohio | 6 | 10½ | 7 | 5 | – | – | 4½ | 7 | – | 5½ | – | 12 | 8 | 57½ | 7.2 |
Akron | 4½ | 12 | – | 8½ | – | – | 2 | 5 | 6½ | 13 | – | 5 | 8 | 56½ | 7.1 |
Eastern Michigan | 3½ | 3½ | – | 11½ | – | – | 11¼ | 10 | 5 | 4½ | – | 3½ | 8 | 52¾ | 6.6 |
Bowling Green | 13 | 8½ | – | 1 | – | – | 6½ | 2¼ | 8 | 2 | – | 9½ | 8 | 50¾ | 6.3 |
Ball State | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | – | – | 6½ | 2¼ | 1 | 10 | – | 6½ | 9 | 49¼ | 5.5 |
Buffalo | 1 | 6½ | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 10¼ | 7½ | – | 1 | 7 | 34¼ | 4.9 |
Northern Illinois | 9½ | 1 | – | 2½ | – | – | 7½ | – | 2½ | 1 | – | 7½ | 7 | 31½ | 4.5 |
Missouri State * | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
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Bowling Green | 11 | 5 | .688 | 19 | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 11 | 5 | .688 | 21 | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 10 | 6 | .625 | 17 | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron † | 10 | 6 | .625 | 23 | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 10 | 6 | .625 | 19 | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 7 | 9 | .438 | 15 | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State | 7 | 9 | .438 | 14 | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 7 | 9 | .438 | 12 | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | 9 | .438 | 10 | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | 10 | .375 | 8 | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | 11 | .313 | 10 | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 5 | 11 | .313 | 7 | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The following are the MAC men's basketball players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parenthesis.[1]
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* Receives E3 seed based on 2–0 head-to-head record vs. Miami.
Eastern Michigan won its fourth consecutive MAC Championship in 2008. The All-MAC team consisted of Ryan Bloom (Buffalo), Josh Karanja (Eastern Michigan), Sammy Kiprotch (Central Michigan), Aiman Scullion (Kent State), Kevin Silver (Miami), Pat Sovacool (Miami) and Curtis Vollmar (Eastern Michigan).[2]
Sovacool of Miami was the only runner to qualify for the NCAA Championship. He finished 65th overall.[3]
In the preseason poll voted by the MAC head coaches, Eastern Michigan was chosen to win the 2008 men's MAC Cross Country Championship.[4] EMU had won the past three MAC Championships and had five All-MAC runners returning.[4]
Team | Conference | Overall | |||||
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W | L | Pct. | GB | W | L | Pct. | |
Kent State | 9 | 1 | .900 | – | 15 | 4 | .789 |
Miami | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | 14 | 6 | .700 |
Central Michigan | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .389 |
Ohio | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3 | 9 | 11 | .450 |
Ball State | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8 | 2 | 16 | .111 |
Missouri State | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8 | 6 | 14 | .300 |
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buffalo x† | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State x | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll |
Ball State started the 2008 football season 12–0, going undefeated in conference play and defeating Indiana and Navy in out of conference games. BSU was ranked as high as 12th in the Associated Press Poll and 13th in the Coaches' Poll. They were also ranked 12th at one point in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings. However, Ball State was upset by Buffalo in the MAC Championship game, lost their bowl game vs. Tulsa and finished unranked in each of the polls.
In regular season non-conference games, the MAC defeated BCS opponents #25 Pittsburgh (Bowling Green won 27–17), Syracuse (Akron won 42–28), Indiana (Ball State won 42–20 and Central Michigan won 37–34), Illinois (Western Michigan won 23–17) and Michigan (Toledo won 13–10).
Despite having a successful non-conference record and gaining five bowl bids, the MAC finished the bowl season poorly. The MAC was the only conference to not win a bowl game and finished 0–5.
Team | Conference | Overall | |||||||
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W | L | T | Pct. | GB | W | L | T | Pct. | |
Akron | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 17 | 2 | 4 | .826 |
Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1½ | 11 | 6 | 4 | .619 |
Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | .700 |
Hartwick | 2 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | .553 |
Western Michigan | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .194 |
Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 4½ | 5 | 13 | 1 | .289 |
Bowling Green | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | .263 |
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W | L | T | Pct. | GB | W | L | T | Pct. | |
Toledo | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | – | 16 | 5 | 1 | .750 |
Central Michigan | 6 | 2 | 3 | .682 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | .675 |
Eastern Michigan | 6 | 2 | 3 | .682 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | .630 |
Bowling Green | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | 1½ | 12 | 6 | 4 | .636 |
Western Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .395 |
Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | 2½ | 9 | 6 | 5 | .575 |
Ball State | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | .475 |
Miami | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3½ | 6 | 12 | 1 | .342 |
Ohio | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | 3½ | 5 | 10 | 3 | .361 |
Kent State | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .361 |
Akron | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 5½ | 7 | 9 | 2 | .444 |
Buffalo | 0 | 9 | 2 | .091 | 7½ | 4 | 10 | 4 | .278 |
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W | L | Pct. | GB | W | L | Pct. | |||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 5 | 2 | .714 | ||
Miami | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .364 | ||
Buffalo | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .571 | ||
Ball State | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
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W | L | Pct. | GB | W | L | Pct. | |||
Miami | 6 | 1 | .857 | – | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | ||
Toledo | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .545 | ||
Ohio | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 | ||
Buffalo | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 | ||
Akron | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .500 | ||
Ball State | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .222 | ||
Bowling Green | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .222 |
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6 | Northern Illinois | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | Northern Illinois | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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W | L | T | Pct. | GB | W | L | T | Pct. | |
Kent State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .833 |
Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .500 |
Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 |
Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 |
Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 |
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