MAC Power Rankings

[MACReport]

MAC Report Online feature writer, Brian Golden, has a new weekly MAC power rankings feature, "The Golden Standards," where he gives his thoughts on who's up and who's down in the MAC each week.Check out the first installment of Brian's new weekly column here: http://www.macreportonline.com/index.php/G...R-RANKINGS.html

[johnnyzip84]

I see the dude who wrote this was probably (mistakenly) swayed by the Beacon's incorrect caption of Paris McNeal "hoisting" the wagon wheel. Granted, I will allow that the whole team actually earned this right, but I can't help but think the error is being propagated.

[Dr Z]

Here's the gist. 1. Ball State2. BG3. Akron4. Can't5. Ohio6. Buffalo7. Eastern8. Central9. Western10. Toledo11. Miami O12. N. Illinois13. TempleHere’s to you, Carlton Jackson: two weeks ago you’re fighting for playing time, now you’re hoisting the Wagon Wheel after defeating your MAC rival. Well done! On a day where more college football teams won games when getting outgained by 100 or more yards than I can ever remember, Akron got maybe the most improbable win of all. Jackson was pretty bad, completing just 7 of 20 passes for 99 yards, and the team was outgained by Can't 375-245, but the defense showed plenty of moxie, forcing turnovers on three of Can't’s last four drives to secure the win. The linebackers didn’t handle Eugene Jarvis very well, but this was a big-time performance from one of the MAC’s best D’s

[ZachTheZip]

Here's the MAC Sagarin ratings, for comparison.Mid American: #11

11  MID-AMERICAN        (A) =  61.43      61.12  ( 11)   TEAMS= 13College Football 2007 through games of September 22 Saturday          the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from hereHOME ADVANTAGE=  2.93          RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  ELO_CHESS   |  PREDICTOR    69  Bowling Green        A  =  69.94    2   1   66.04(  84)    0   0  |    0   0  |   71.30   62 |   68.06   74  73  Ball State           A  =  68.12    2   2   68.52(  65)    0   0  |    0   1  |   64.69   93 |   71.31   64  83  Akron                A  =  66.09    2   2   71.10(  42)    0   1  |    0   1  |   65.57   87 |   66.03   81  97  Can't State          A  =  63.17    2   2   65.86(  85)    0   0  |    0   1  |   63.08   99 |   62.67   96  98  Northern Illinois    A  =  62.81    1   3   63.10( 107)    0   0  |    0   0  |   58.84  121 |   66.43   79 100  Ohio University      A  =  62.52    2   2   61.92( 114)    0   0  |    0   1  |   61.14  113 |   63.32   93 102  Miami-Ohio           A  =  62.25    1   3   74.42(  19)    0   0  |    0   1  |   65.94   83 |   58.17  120 113  Central Michigan     A  =  60.82    1   3   72.20(  32)    0   0  |    0   2  |   66.14   81 |   55.20  138 115  Toledo               A  =  60.69    1   3   71.92(  34)    0   0  |    0   2  |   64.74   92 |   56.22  126 122  Western Michigan     A  =  58.49    1   3   68.45(  67)    0   1  |    0   2  |   56.67  128 |   59.72  112 135  Eastern Michigan     A  =  55.59    2   2   58.54( 134)    0   0  |    0   0  |   57.43  125 |   53.15  144 139  Buffalo              A  =  54.88    1   3   69.00(  57)    0   0  |    0   1  |   51.29  152 |   57.81  122 161  Temple               A  =  49.15    0   4   67.83(  72)    0   0  |    0   0  |   42.45  189 |   54.42  140

[skip-zip]

The best news here is that Miami is nose-diving. Let's face it, we'll need to win a road game or two to have a chance to win the MAC East. And I thought previously that Buffalo was our best chance. But now, Miami is looking like a good opportunity as well.

[ZachTheZip]

I forgot, Here's our OOC opponents Sagarins as well. The better they do, the better we look.

123  Army                A  =  57.80    1   3   68.07(  71)    0   1  |    0   1  |   53.96  136 |   61.06  105  4  Ohio State           A  =  93.17    4   0   66.76(  80)    0   0  |    0   0  |   92.01    4 |   93.85    572  Indiana              A  =  68.81    3   1   54.74( 158)    0   0  |    0   0  |   68.16   72 |   68.88   7031  Connecticut          A  =  79.26    4   0   58.24( 137)    0   0  |    0   0  |   79.48   29 |   78.45   34

Connecticut's ranking suprises me. It seems that the Sagarins favor overall record very heavily this year.Here's all the 1-A conferences:

   1  PAC-10              (A) =  80.66      80.83  (  2)     10   2  SOUTHEASTERN        (A) =  80.57      81.07  (  1)     12   3  BIG EAST            (A) =  78.18      77.28  (  4)      8   4  BIG 12              (A) =  77.27      77.59  (  3)     12   5  ATLANTIC COAST      (A) =  75.81      75.52  (  6)     12   6  BIG TEN             (A) =  75.69      75.99  (  5)     11   7  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A) =  71.20      71.28  (  7)      9   8  WESTERN ATHLETIC    (A) =  62.80      63.96  (  8)      9   9  I-A INDEPENDENTS    (A) =  62.73      62.68  (  9)      4  10  CONFERENCE USA      (A) =  62.33      62.30  ( 10)     12  11  MID-AMERICAN        (A) =  61.43      61.12  ( 11)     13  15  SUN BELT            (A) =  56.42      56.95  ( 12)      8

Big Ten's having a really bad year, and the MAC really needs to step it up. Stop playing so many games against the Big 10 and start playing C-USA teams. I have no doubt that the MAC would beat them head to head, but they always look better on paper because there is not enough matchups for a direct comparison. We should schedule teams just above where we are, and then move up slightly every year and start slowly climbing the ladder.

[skip-zip]

In response to uakronkid's data......I hate to bring this subject up again, since most of us hate Can't so much, but this is why a Can't win over OSU would be an ENORMOUS boost for all of us.But with that said, I still would have to be ill to root for Can't.

[eguins]

Sagarin Ratings for Ohio Schools4- Ohio State14- Cincinnati69- Bowling Green82- Youngstown State83- Akron97- Can't State100- Ohio U.102- Miami [OH]115- ToledoAlso Note... The MAC is just one up on the I-AA Gateway Conf. in the Conference Ratings. Also: Two Gateway teams are higher than all the MAC teams, least the ones in Ohio.... UNI-53 and SIU-65.CONGRATS ON BEATING CANT STATE!!!

[InTheZone]

Sagarin Ratings for Ohio Schools4- Ohio State14- Cincinnati69- Bowling Green82- Youngstown State83- Akron97- Can't State100- Ohio U.102- Miami [OH]115- ToledoAlso Note... The MAC is just one up on the I-AA Gateway Conf. in the Conference Ratings. Also: Two Gateway teams are higher than all the MAC teams, least the ones in Ohio.... UNI-53 and SIU-65.CONGRATS ON BEATING CANT STATE!!!

You're an idiot. Every single one of your posts try's to slide in some point about YSU being on par with Akron (which is an absolute slap in the face to any Zip fan) and then you try to cover your ass at the end of the post with some stupid compliment. If I was a moderator I would ban you, because you bring absolutely nothing to this board. If Akron played YSU it would be a five touchdown win. Your football program is small-time, your school, city, and campus are hideous, and you aren't on our level or anywhere close to it. Stop trolling and get lost.

[zen]

*hands decaf to I.T.Z.*Let little johnny post his crap. He's not fooling anyone here, and it makes him feel better.