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Mid-American

1978 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Avg Rank
74.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.994
Failing +
Non-Conf Record
16-14
vs other conferences

1978 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ball State (BALL STATE)8-01.00010–10.90991.352Developing+42
2Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)8-1.8899–20.818191.729Developing −+37
3Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))5-2.7148–2–10.773211.771Developing −+28
4Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)5-4.5567–40.636512.782Struggling ++8
5Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)3-5.3754–70.364924.529Failing-18
6Ohio (OHIO)3-5.3753–80.2731135.513Failing −-25
7Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)2-4.3335–60.455834.088Failing +-10
8Kent State (KENT STATE)2-6.2504–70.3641045.049Failing −-22
9Toledo (TOLEDO)2-7.2222–90.1821276.658Rock Bottom-38
10Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)1-5.1673–70.3001236.467Rock Bottom-26

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
23568101134Ball StateBall State — RS Final: #9Ball State — PS 1: #9Ball State — PS 2: #9Ball State — PS 3: #10Ball State — Final: #9Central MichiganCentral Michigan — RS Final: #19Central Michigan — PS 1: #19Central Michigan — PS 2: #17Central Michigan — PS 3: #18Central Michigan — Final: #19Miami (OH)Miami (OH) — RS Final: #21Miami (OH) — PS 1: #22Miami (OH) — PS 2: #20Miami (OH) — PS 3: #22Miami (OH) — Final: #21Western MichiganWestern Michigan — RS Final: #51Western Michigan — PS 1: #51Western Michigan — PS 2: #51Western Michigan — PS 3: #51Western Michigan — Final: #51Bowling GreenBowling Green — RS Final: #93Bowling Green — PS 1: #93Bowling Green — PS 2: #93Bowling Green — PS 3: #93Bowling Green — Final: #92OhioOhio — RS Final: #113Ohio — PS 1: #113Ohio — PS 2: #113Ohio — PS 3: #113Ohio — Final: #113Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #85Northern Illinois — PS 1: #85Northern Illinois — PS 2: #84Northern Illinois — PS 3: #83Northern Illinois — Final: #83Kent StateKent State — RS Final: #104Kent State — PS 1: #104Kent State — PS 2: #104Kent State — PS 3: #104Kent State — Final: #104ToledoToledo — RS Final: #127Toledo — PS 1: #127Toledo — PS 2: #127Toledo — PS 3: #127Toledo — Final: #127Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan — RS Final: #123Eastern Michigan — PS 1: #123Eastern Michigan — PS 2: #123Eastern Michigan — PS 3: #123Eastern Michigan — Final: #123RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.994
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Ball State
+42
Central Michigan
+37
Miami (OH)
+28
Western Michigan
+8
Northern Illinois
-10
Bowling Green
-18
Kent State
-22
Ohio
-25
Eastern Michigan
-26
Toledo
-38

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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