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Mid-American

1979 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Failing +
Avg Rank
73.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.942
Failing +
Non-Conf Record
14-14
vs other conferences

1979 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)8-01.00010–0–10.95561.116Developing ++45
2Toledo (TOLEDO)7-1.8757–3–10.682442.562Rebuilding −+10
3Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)5-4.5566–50.545623.096Struggling+1
4Ball State (BALL STATE)4-4.5006–50.545653.158Struggling-1
5Ohio (OHIO)4-4.5006–50.545723.435Struggling-3
6Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)3-3.5005–5–10.500582.985Struggling ++7
7Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))3-4.4296–50.545663.191Struggling0
8Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)3-5.3754–70.364964.658Failing-17
9Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)1-6.1432–8–10.2271307.125Rock Bottom-32
10Kent State (KENT STATE)1-8.1111–100.0911388.095Rock Bottom-32

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
13773110146Central MichiganCentral Michigan — RS Final: #5Central Michigan — PS 2: #6Central Michigan — PS 3: #6Central Michigan — PS 4: #6Central Michigan — Final: #6ToledoToledo — RS Final: #41Toledo — PS 2: #42Toledo — PS 3: #44Toledo — PS 4: #44Toledo — Final: #44Western MichiganWestern Michigan — RS Final: #62Western Michigan — PS 2: #61Western Michigan — PS 3: #61Western Michigan — PS 4: #61Western Michigan — Final: #62Ball StateBall State — RS Final: #64Ball State — PS 2: #65Ball State — PS 3: #64Ball State — PS 4: #64Ball State — Final: #65OhioOhio — RS Final: #71Ohio — PS 2: #71Ohio — PS 3: #72Ohio — PS 4: #72Ohio — Final: #72Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #59Northern Illinois — PS 2: #59Northern Illinois — PS 3: #58Northern Illinois — PS 4: #58Northern Illinois — Final: #58Miami (OH)Miami (OH) — RS Final: #66Miami (OH) — PS 2: #67Miami (OH) — PS 3: #66Miami (OH) — PS 4: #66Miami (OH) — Final: #66Bowling GreenBowling Green — RS Final: #96Bowling Green — PS 2: #96Bowling Green — PS 3: #96Bowling Green — PS 4: #96Bowling Green — Final: #96Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan — RS Final: #131Eastern Michigan — PS 2: #131Eastern Michigan — PS 3: #131Eastern Michigan — PS 4: #130Eastern Michigan — Final: #130Kent StateKent State — RS Final: #138Kent State — PS 2: #138Kent State — PS 3: #138Kent State — PS 4: #138Kent State — Final: #138RS FinalPS 2PS 3PS 4Final

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
3.942
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Central Michigan
+45
Toledo
+10
Northern Illinois
+7
Western Michigan
+1
Miami (OH)
0
Ball State
-1
Ohio
-3
Bowling Green
-17
Eastern Michigan
-32
Kent State
-32

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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