Bowling Green State University Athletics
MAC Announces 2018 Preseason Football Media Poll
July 24, 2018 | Football
Detroit, Mich. – In conjunction with the league's annual football media day, the Mid-American Conference has released the 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll, as determined by vote of the conference's media members.
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Bowling Green earned 58 points and was selected to finish fifth in the MAC East Division. Ohio earned 21 of the 24 first-place votes to be picked as the preseason favorite. Buffalo had one first-place vote and finished second, while Miami had two first-place votes and was picked third. Defending MAC East Champion Akron was fourth and Kent State was sixth.
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In the MAC West Division, Northern Illinois was chosen first with 15 first-place votes and Toledo was second with seven first-place votes. Western Michigan was third, followed by Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan and Ball State.
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Ohio earned 13 of the 24 votes as the MAC Championship game winner, followed by Toledo with five and Northern Illinois with four. Miami and Central Michigan each got a championship nod as well.
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In the last three years, six different MAC programs have competed in the Marathon MAC Football Championship game (including BGSU in 2015) and every football program has received an invitation to a bowl game during the last six years. Bowling Green has played in three MAC Championship games during that span and went to four bowl games (2012-15).
MAC EAST DIVISION
1 - Ohio (21 first place votes), 140 points
2 - Buffalo (1 first place vote), 112 points
3 - Miami (2 first place votes), 95 points
4 - Akron, 74 points
5 - Bowling Green, 58 points
6 - Kent State, 25 points
MAC WEST DIVISION
1 - Northern Illinois (15 first place votes), 133 points
2 - Toledo (7 first place votes), 125 points
3 - Western Michigan (1 first place vote), 87 points
4 - Eastern Michigan, 67 points
5 - Central Michigan (1 first place vote), 58 points
6 - Ball State, 34 points
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Bowling Green earned 58 points and was selected to finish fifth in the MAC East Division. Ohio earned 21 of the 24 first-place votes to be picked as the preseason favorite. Buffalo had one first-place vote and finished second, while Miami had two first-place votes and was picked third. Defending MAC East Champion Akron was fourth and Kent State was sixth.
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In the MAC West Division, Northern Illinois was chosen first with 15 first-place votes and Toledo was second with seven first-place votes. Western Michigan was third, followed by Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan and Ball State.
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Ohio earned 13 of the 24 votes as the MAC Championship game winner, followed by Toledo with five and Northern Illinois with four. Miami and Central Michigan each got a championship nod as well.
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In the last three years, six different MAC programs have competed in the Marathon MAC Football Championship game (including BGSU in 2015) and every football program has received an invitation to a bowl game during the last six years. Bowling Green has played in three MAC Championship games during that span and went to four bowl games (2012-15).
MAC EAST DIVISION
1 - Ohio (21 first place votes), 140 points
2 - Buffalo (1 first place vote), 112 points
3 - Miami (2 first place votes), 95 points
4 - Akron, 74 points
5 - Bowling Green, 58 points
6 - Kent State, 25 points
MAC WEST DIVISION
1 - Northern Illinois (15 first place votes), 133 points
2 - Toledo (7 first place votes), 125 points
3 - Western Michigan (1 first place vote), 87 points
4 - Eastern Michigan, 67 points
5 - Central Michigan (1 first place vote), 58 points
6 - Ball State, 34 points
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