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Mid-American

1983 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Failing +
Avg Rank
53.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.984
Failing +
Non-Conf Record
13-10
vs other conferences

1983 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)8-1.88910–20.833111.486Developing+43
2Toledo (TOLEDO)7-2.7789–20.818181.852Rebuilding ++25
3Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)7-2.7788–30.727211.874Rebuilding ++31
4Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)7-2.7788–30.727282.090Rebuilding ++22
5Ball State (BALL STATE)4-4.5006–50.545573.828Failing ++2
6Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)4-5.4446–50.545523.611Struggling −-5
7Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))3-5.3754–70.364694.530Failing-15
8Ohio (OHIO)3-6.3334–70.364744.763Failing-17
9Kent State (KENT STATE)1-8.1111–100.0911007.600Rock Bottom-38
10Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)0-9.0001–100.0911028.208Rock Bottom-44

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
6315682107Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #13Northern Illinois — PS 1: #13Northern Illinois — PS 2: #12Northern Illinois — PS 3: #12Northern Illinois — Final: #11ToledoToledo — RS Final: #19Toledo — PS 1: #20Toledo — PS 2: #19Toledo — PS 3: #18Toledo — Final: #18Bowling GreenBowling Green — RS Final: #20Bowling Green — PS 1: #21Bowling Green — PS 2: #20Bowling Green — PS 3: #20Bowling Green — Final: #21Central MichiganCentral Michigan — RS Final: #22Central Michigan — PS 1: #22Central Michigan — PS 2: #24Central Michigan — PS 3: #26Central Michigan — Final: #28Ball StateBall State — RS Final: #57Ball State — PS 1: #57Ball State — PS 2: #58Ball State — PS 3: #56Ball State — Final: #57Western MichiganWestern Michigan — RS Final: #53Western Michigan — PS 1: #52Western Michigan — PS 2: #52Western Michigan — PS 3: #52Western Michigan — Final: #52Miami (OH)Miami (OH) — RS Final: #67Miami (OH) — PS 1: #67Miami (OH) — PS 2: #67Miami (OH) — PS 3: #67Miami (OH) — Final: #69OhioOhio — RS Final: #74Ohio — PS 1: #73Ohio — PS 2: #73Ohio — PS 3: #74Ohio — Final: #74Kent StateKent State — RS Final: #100Kent State — PS 1: #100Kent State — PS 2: #100Kent State — PS 3: #100Kent State — Final: #100Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan — RS Final: #102Eastern Michigan — PS 1: #102Eastern Michigan — PS 2: #102Eastern Michigan — PS 3: #102Eastern Michigan — Final: #102RS 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
3.984
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Northern Illinois
+43
Bowling Green
+31
Toledo
+25
Central Michigan
+22
Ball State
+2
Western Michigan
-5
Miami (OH)
-15
Ohio
-17
Kent State
-38
Eastern Michigan
-44

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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