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Mid-American

2021 Season · 12 ranked teams

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Failing
Avg Rank
77.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.688
Failing
Non-Conf Record
24-32
vs other conferences

2021 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)7-2.7789–50.643412.237Rebuilding+25
2Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)6-2.7509–40.692392.156Rebuilding+21
3Kent State (KENT STATE)6-3.6677–70.500673.611Struggling −-5
4Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))5-3.6257–60.538643.434Struggling0
5Toledo (TOLEDO)5-3.6257–60.538683.696Struggling −-8
6Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)4-4.5008–50.615402.168Rebuilding+21
7Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)4-4.5007–60.538703.770Struggling −-3
8Ball State (BALL STATE)4-4.5006–70.462804.396Failing +-8
9Ohio (OHIO)3-5.3753–90.2501207.889Rock Bottom-34
10Buffalo (BUFFALO)2-6.2504–80.3331046.816Rock Bottom-38
11Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)2-6.2504–80.3331066.877Rock Bottom-37
12Akron (AKRON)1-7.1252–100.1671269.210Rock Bottom-62

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
295581107133Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — PS 1: #35Northern Illinois — PS 2: #46Northern Illinois — PS 3: #46Northern Illinois — PS 4: #41Northern Illinois — Final: #41Central MichiganCentral Michigan — PS 1: #45Central Michigan — PS 2: #48Central Michigan — PS 3: #50Central Michigan — PS 4: #39Central Michigan — Final: #39Kent StateKent State — PS 1: #72Kent State — PS 2: #69Kent State — PS 3: #68Kent State — PS 4: #67Kent State — Final: #67Miami (OH)Miami (OH) — PS 1: #77Miami (OH) — PS 2: #75Miami (OH) — PS 3: #66Miami (OH) — PS 4: #64Miami (OH) — Final: #64ToledoToledo — PS 1: #62Toledo — PS 2: #70Toledo — PS 3: #72Toledo — PS 4: #68Toledo — Final: #68Western MichiganWestern Michigan — PS 1: #49Western Michigan — PS 2: #51Western Michigan — PS 3: #54Western Michigan — PS 4: #40Western Michigan — Final: #40Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan — PS 1: #66Eastern Michigan — PS 2: #73Eastern Michigan — PS 3: #74Eastern Michigan — PS 4: #69Eastern Michigan — Final: #70Ball StateBall State — PS 1: #75Ball State — PS 2: #79Ball State — PS 3: #82Ball State — PS 4: #80Ball State — Final: #80OhioOhio — PS 1: #120Ohio — PS 2: #120Ohio — PS 3: #120Ohio — PS 4: #120Ohio — Final: #120BuffaloBuffalo — PS 1: #107Buffalo — PS 2: #106Buffalo — PS 3: #106Buffalo — PS 4: #104Buffalo — Final: #104Bowling GreenBowling Green — PS 1: #106Bowling Green — PS 2: #107Bowling Green — PS 3: #107Bowling Green — PS 4: #106Bowling Green — Final: #106AkronAkron — PS 1: #127Akron — PS 2: #127Akron — PS 3: #127Akron — PS 4: #126Akron — Final: #126PS 1PS 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
4.688
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Northern Illinois
+25
Central Michigan
+21
Western Michigan
+21
Miami (OH)
0
Eastern Michigan
-3
Kent State
-5
Toledo
-8
Ball State
-8
Ohio
-34
Bowling Green
-37
Buffalo
-38
Akron
-62

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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