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Mid-American

1981 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Failing +
Avg Rank
78.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.281
Failing +
Non-Conf Record
8-15
vs other conferences

1981 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Toledo (TOLEDO)8-1.8899–30.750261.933Rebuilding ++29
2Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))6-1.8578–2–10.773171.662Developing −+31
3Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)7-2.7787–40.636432.565Rebuilding −+11
4Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)5-3.6255–5–10.500833.847Failing +-7
5Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)5-4.5566–50.545663.294Struggling-2
6Ohio (OHIO)5-4.5565–60.455843.892Failing +-8
7Kent State (KENT STATE)3-6.3334–70.3641035.004Failing-23
8Ball State (BALL STATE)2-6.2504–70.3641065.028Failing-22
9Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)2-7.2223–80.2731176.057Rock Bottom-33
10Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)0-9.0000–110.0001379.528Rock Bottom-54

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
84276110144ToledoToledo — RS Final: #33Toledo — PS 1: #33Toledo — PS 2: #26Toledo — PS 3: #27Toledo — Final: #26Miami (OH)Miami (OH) — RS Final: #18Miami (OH) — PS 1: #17Miami (OH) — PS 2: #15Miami (OH) — PS 3: #15Miami (OH) — Final: #17Central MichiganCentral Michigan — RS Final: #45Central Michigan — PS 1: #44Central Michigan — PS 2: #44Central Michigan — PS 3: #43Central Michigan — Final: #43Bowling GreenBowling Green — RS Final: #84Bowling Green — PS 1: #84Bowling Green — PS 2: #84Bowling Green — PS 3: #83Bowling Green — Final: #83Western MichiganWestern Michigan — RS Final: #66Western Michigan — PS 1: #66Western Michigan — PS 2: #66Western Michigan — PS 3: #66Western Michigan — Final: #66OhioOhio — RS Final: #85Ohio — PS 1: #86Ohio — PS 2: #85Ohio — PS 3: #85Ohio — Final: #84Kent StateKent State — RS Final: #105Kent State — PS 1: #105Kent State — PS 2: #104Kent State — PS 3: #105Kent State — Final: #103Ball StateBall State — RS Final: #107Ball State — PS 1: #107Ball State — PS 2: #107Ball State — PS 3: #108Ball State — Final: #106Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #120Northern Illinois — PS 1: #119Northern Illinois — PS 2: #118Northern Illinois — PS 3: #118Northern Illinois — Final: #117Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan — RS Final: #137Eastern Michigan — PS 1: #137Eastern Michigan — PS 2: #137Eastern Michigan — PS 3: #137Eastern 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
4.281
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Miami (OH)
+31
Toledo
+29
Central Michigan
+11
Western Michigan
-2
Bowling Green
-7
Ohio
-8
Ball State
-22
Kent State
-23
Northern Illinois
-33
Eastern Michigan
-54

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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