Linked below is the 2022 MAC Football Coaches Preseason Poll.

https://twitter.com/MACSports/status/156...6Eq7UrAAAA

(08-29-2022 01:00 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  Linked below is the 2022 MAC Football Coaches Preseason Poll.

https://twitter.com/MACSports/status/156...6Eq7UrAAAA

Team (first place votes) total votes

East:
Kent State (5) 61
Miami (6) 60
Buffalo 43
BGSU (1) 36
Ohio 35
Akron 17

West
Northern Illinois (6) 61
Toledo 51
Central Michigan (2) 50
Western Michigan (3) 45
Eastern Michigan 24
Ball State (1) 21

MAC Champions:
NIU 4, KSU 3, Miami 2, WMU 2, Ball State 1

I want whatever substances the voters had when they gave WMU 3 votes.

Edit: To reflect BSU's first place vote.

Quote:I want whatever substances the voters had when they gave WMU 3 votes.

It's just Natty Light.

Not a shocker that WMU has 3 first place votes yet also in the bottom half of the West. Unpredictable. IMO, a bad OOC, but a good in conference this year -- after getting settled in with a new O.

Toss-up between CMU/NIU/Toledo. IMO, Toledo "should" get it, but they never can get over the hump, and NIU knows how to. But as easy as that sounds, NIU got really lucky last year pulling out all those close ones. CMU will be ready for revenge against them. I would never want to bet on who wins the West.

I love where EMU is picked…..it will be fun watching this team’s upward mobility as the season progresses.

I found it interesting that Toledo was picked 2nd despite receiving no 1st place votes and Ball State received a first place vote.

So Ball State did not receive a MAC West 1st place vote but did receive a MAC Championship vote. Makes sense.

(08-31-2022 06:56 AM)Max Power Wrote:  So Ball State did not receive a MAC West 1st place vote but did receive a MAC Championship vote. Makes sense.

That was not correct. If you click on the link in the first post, Ball State did have one West vote.

(08-31-2022 07:30 AM)HuskieDave Wrote:  

(08-31-2022 06:56 AM)Max Power Wrote:  So Ball State did not receive a MAC West 1st place vote but did receive a MAC Championship vote. Makes sense.

That was not correct. If you click on the link in the first post, Ball State did have one West vote.

I assume it was their own head coach haha.

Reminds me of when Steve Spurrier admitted he would always vote Duke #25 in preseason coaches poll just because he coached there for a few seasons.