Mid-American Conference

Current FBS membership, school profiles and available AP poll analysis.

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Member Schools: 13
FBS Football Programs: 13

Member Schools · 13

2026 current FBS membership.

School	Nickname	Location	Programs
Akron	Zips	Akron, Ohio	Football
Ball State	Cardinals	Muncie, Indiana	Football
Bowling Green	Falcons	Bowling Green, Ohio	Football
Buffalo	Bulls	Buffalo, New York	Football
Central Michigan	Chippewas	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Football
Eastern Michigan	Eagles	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Football
Kent State	Golden Flashes	Kent, Ohio	Football
Massachusetts	Minutemen	Amherst, Massachusetts	Football
Miami (OH)	RedHawks	Oxford, Ohio	Football
Ohio	Bobcats	Athens, OH	Football
Sacramento State	Hornets	Sacramento, California	Football
Toledo	Rockets	Toledo, OH	Football
Western Michigan	Broncos	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Football

Sources & References

ConferenceSeasonPoll

Follow MAC teams through the 2026 AP polls. Summary averages cover 11 available polls, from 2026-08-17 through 2026-11-08; the AP rankings below show Week 10, the latest available poll.

0Avg. Teams in the AP Top 25

0.4Avg. Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25

6.8

0.0%

MAC AP Rankings

Week 10 · 2026-11-08. All 13 season members, including teams with no votes.

MAC Teams in the Week 10 AP Poll
Team	AP Rank
Akron	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Ball State	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Bowling Green	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Buffalo	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Central Michigan	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Eastern Michigan	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Kent State	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Massachusetts	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Miami (OH)	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Ohio	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Sacramento State	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Toledo	NR	0 / 70	—	—
Western Michigan	NR	0 / 70	—	—

Weekly Conference Tracking

AP representation across the 2026 polls available in our archive.

Poll	Receiving Votes	AP Points	Point Share	Ballots
Preseason2026-08-17	1	1	0.0%	69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08	1	12	0.1%	69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13	1	35	0.2%	68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20	1	27	0.1%	69 / 69
Week 42026-09-27	0	0	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 52026-10-04	0	0	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 62026-10-11	0	0	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 72026-10-18	0	0	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 82026-10-25	0	0	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 92026-11-01	0	0	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 102026-11-08	0	0	0.0%	70 / 70

Membership is matched to the 2026 football season. Point totals reflect conference size and team rankings; they do not establish voter favoritism.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Mid-American Conference Through the Seasons

Conference champions and final AP Top 25 finishes, 1989–2025.

Historical Season

Each finish belongs to the conference the team represented that season. Only teams in the final Top 25 are listed; this history does not include individual voter ballots.

2025 · After postseason

Top 25 Teams: 0
Top 10 Teams: 0
Best AP Finish: —

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

No conference members finished in this season’s AP Top 25.

College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll and then-current conference membership ↗

Compare All 37 Seasons · 1989–2025

Choose a season above to see its full list of ranked teams. Tied AP ranks and shared conference titles are preserved.

20250 Top 25 teamsWestern MichiganConference champion
20240 Top 25 teamsOhioConference champion
20230 Top 25 teamsMiami (OH)Conference champion
20220 Top 25 teamsToledoConference champion
20210 Top 25 teamsNorthern IllinoisConference champion
20202 Top 25 teamsBall StateConference champion
20190 Top 25 teamsMiami (OH)Conference champion
20180 Top 25 teamsNorthern IllinoisConference champion
20170 Top 25 teamsToledoConference champion
20161 Top 25 teamsWestern MichiganConference champion
20150 Top 25 teamsBowling GreenConference champion
20140 Top 25 teamsNorthern IllinoisConference champion
20130 Top 25 teamsBowling GreenConference champion
20121 Top 25 teamsNorthern IllinoisConference champion
20110 Top 25 teamsNorthern IllinoisConference champion
20100 Top 25 teamsMiami (OH)Conference champion
20091 Top 25 teamsCentral MichiganConference champion
20080 Top 25 teamsBuffaloConference champion
20070 Top 25 teamsCentral MichiganConference champion
20060 Top 25 teamsCentral MichiganConference champion
20050 Top 25 teamsAkronConference champion
20040 Top 25 teamsToledoConference champion
20032 Top 25 teamsMiami (OH)Conference champion
20021 Top 25 teamsMarshallConference champion
20011 Top 25 teamsToledoConference champion
20000 Top 25 teamsMarshallConference champion
19991 Top 25 teamsMarshallConference champion
19980 Top 25 teamsMarshallConference champion
19970 Top 25 teamsMarshallConference champion
19960 Top 25 teamsBall StateConference champion
19951 Top 25 teamsToledoConference champion
19940 Top 25 teamsCentral MichiganConference champion
19930 Top 25 teamsBall StateConference champion
19920 Top 25 teamsBowling GreenConference champion
19910 Top 25 teamsBowling GreenConference champion
19900 Top 25 teamsCentral Michigan · ToledoShared conference title
19890 Top 25 teamsBall StateConference champion

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Week 10 · Largest individual rank differences for MAC teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
No placement outliers in these ballots.

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 10 · Inclusion differences for MAC teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
No inclusion differences in these ballots.

Voter Comparisons

Placement compares only teams ranked by both the voter and the AP. Positive means higher than the AP rank; negative means lower. Additions and omissions are counted separately. Bars share a −1 to +1 scale; values are rank positions.

70 of 70 Voters · 11 Polls. Each week has equal weight in a voter’s season average. The archive may omit weeks; voters can have different comparison sets. How to Read These Scores →

Voter Conference Comparisons. Placement is in rank positions; additions and omissions are teams per ballot.
Voter
Creg Stephenson	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Cameron Cox	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Tom Murphy	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Jon Wilner	—	0.27	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Brian Howell	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Joe Arruda	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Matt Murschel	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Mike Griffith	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Zach Klein	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
BJ Rains	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Bob Asmussen	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Dylan Sinn	—	0.27	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Eric Hansen	—	0.27	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Madison Hricik	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Garland Gillen	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Koki Riley	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Dave Preston	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Trevor Hass	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Ian Kress	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Randy Johnson	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Michael Katz	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Kevin Carter	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Mike Hill	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Ralph Russo	—	0.18	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Chris Murray	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Rece Davis	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Sean Reider	—	0.00	—	10 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
John Johnson	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Pat Welter	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
David Briggs	—	0.36	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
David Jablonski	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Stephen Means	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Murray Evans	—	0.27	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Brenna Greene	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Pete Yanity	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
David Paschall	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Bob Ballou	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita	—	0.27	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Josh Furlong	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Spencer Ripchik	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Alex Taylor	—	0.27	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Mike Jacques	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Eric Johnson	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Keara Bruno	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Greg Luca	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Chris Carter	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt	—	0.00	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Sarah Hughes	—	0.00	—	7 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes

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Mid-American Conference

Member Schools · 13

MAC AP Rankings

Weekly Conference Tracking

2025 · After postseason

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Added and Omitted Teams

Voter Comparisons

MAC AP Rankings

Weekly Conference Tracking

2025 · After postseason

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Added and Omitted Teams

Voter Comparisons

2026 Games & Scores