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Mid-American

1980 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Failing +
Avg Rank
77.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.080
Failing +
Non-Conf Record
10-15
vs other conferences

1980 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)7-2.7789–20.818241.907Rebuilding ++25
2Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)6-3.6677–40.636512.784Struggling ++8
3Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)4-3.5717–40.636432.611Rebuilding −+12
4Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))4-3.5715–60.455863.901Failing +-10
5Ball State (BALL STATE)5-4.5566–50.545582.952Struggling ++6
6Ohio (OHIO)5-4.5566–50.545683.399Struggling-2
7Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)4-4.5004–70.364984.717Failing-19
8Toledo (TOLEDO)3-6.3334–70.364934.525Failing-18
9Kent State (KENT STATE)3-6.3333–80.2731185.748Rock Bottom-29
10Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)1-7.1251–90.1001378.252Rock Bottom-38

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
164880112144Central MichiganCentral Michigan — RS Final: #24Central Michigan — PS 1: #25Central Michigan — PS 2: #23Central Michigan — PS 3: #24Central Michigan — Final: #24Western MichiganWestern Michigan — RS Final: #49Western Michigan — PS 1: #50Western Michigan — PS 2: #50Western Michigan — PS 3: #51Western Michigan — Final: #51Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #42Northern Illinois — PS 1: #43Northern Illinois — PS 2: #44Northern Illinois — PS 3: #44Northern Illinois — Final: #43Miami (OH)Miami (OH) — RS Final: #86Miami (OH) — PS 1: #86Miami (OH) — PS 2: #86Miami (OH) — PS 3: #86Miami (OH) — Final: #86Ball StateBall State — RS Final: #56Ball State — PS 1: #59Ball State — PS 2: #57Ball State — PS 3: #58Ball State — Final: #58OhioOhio — RS Final: #68Ohio — PS 1: #69Ohio — PS 2: #68Ohio — PS 3: #68Ohio — Final: #68Bowling GreenBowling Green — RS Final: #98Bowling Green — PS 1: #98Bowling Green — PS 2: #98Bowling Green — PS 3: #97Bowling Green — Final: #98ToledoToledo — RS Final: #93Toledo — PS 1: #93Toledo — PS 2: #93Toledo — PS 3: #93Toledo — Final: #93Kent StateKent State — RS Final: #118Kent State — PS 1: #118Kent State — PS 2: #118Kent State — PS 3: #118Kent State — Final: #118Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan — RS Final: #135Eastern Michigan — PS 1: #135Eastern Michigan — PS 2: #136Eastern Michigan — PS 3: #136Eastern Michigan — Final: #137RS 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
4.080
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Central Michigan
+25
Northern Illinois
+12
Western Michigan
+8
Ball State
+6
Ohio
-2
Miami (OH)
-10
Toledo
-18
Bowling Green
-19
Kent State
-29
Eastern Michigan
-38

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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