| Rank/Team |
Record |
Last |
Points |
Comments |
#1 - Ohio |
2-0 |
1 |
|
Solid so far, but they have yet to be tested. |
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#2 - Miami |
3-1 |
2 |
|
Defeated Wright State and Central Michigan this week. The RedHawks play @ Oakland before hosting Xavier next Sunday. Charlie has another young Miami team playing well. |
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#3 - Akron |
2-1 |
3 |
|
Loss @ Cal is not a bad one. The Zips play Denison and @ #6 Louisville this week. |
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#4 - Buffalo |
6-1 |
4 |
|
The Bulls are continuing to win the games they should win. Saturday's game vs. Rutgers in Buffalo will be a real test for this team. |
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#5 - Northern Illinois |
3-1 |
9 |
|
Huge jump for the Huskies this week as they defeated DePaul at home and beat Toledo on the road for a big MAC win. |
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#6 - Kent State |
4-2 |
8 |
|
Wins over YSU and CSU this week were expected but not easy. Saturday's game @ Southern Illinois will tell us a lot about the Golden Flashes. |
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#7 - Toledo |
3-2 |
6 |
|
A loss to Northern Illinois at home is not a good start to MAC play for the Rockets. |
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#8 - Ball State |
2-1 |
5 |
|
The most important loss of the season for BSU is the loss of Peyton Stovall. |
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#9 - Bowling Green |
2-4 |
10 |
|
Losses to Oakland and Bradley hurt, but BG should improve when their best player, Steven Wright, comes back later in the month. Interesting piece of information; BG beat Virginia Tech. On Sunday Va Tech led #1 Duke with under 5 seconds to play only to lose on a buzzer-beater from half-court... |
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#10 - Western Michigan |
1-3 |
11 |
|
Early growing pains continued this week for the Broncos. It would be great to see this young team beat IUPUI on Saturday and gain some much-needed confidence. |
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#11 - Eastern Michigan |
1-3 |
7 |
|
Eastern has been feisty this season with a win over Cal and a close loss to Detroit. Wednesday @ YSU will be interesting. |
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#12 - Central Michigan |
1-4 |
12 |
|
A loss to Cleveland State is just bad, any way you slice it. Hopefully the Rose Rowdies will show up on Saturday to help cheer the 'Chips to a win over Rochester. |
The VanDelaySports.com staff casts their votes every Sunday night. The 1st place team receives 12 points all the way to the 12th team receiving 1 point.