Back to Division Play, here is where we stand…..

So, the cross-border warfare between West and East has ended, and it is everyone back to their cage for round #2. I have the MAC standings below in the only way that matters, and that is by total record. Note that Ball State would get a bye because they are leading the West, and all the other byes would come from the East.

With that in mind, we can see the Falcons are in a tie for the last bye. Every team has five games left, with either 2 at home and 3 on the road, or the other way around. The Falcons have two home games left in conference, while the teams we are tied with have three.

This amplifies what a tragedy (in a manner of speaking) last night's loss was. If the Falcons had a one game lead on those teams, that extra road game might not seem like such a big deal, with in a tie, it gets really tough.

One final note. The West records should improve as they circulate through the lower three teams again, giving them a nice opportunity to climb back into the race for a bye.

	MAC
Team	Record
*Buffalo	9-2	BG, Akron, @OU, @Kent, Miami
*Miami OH	8-3	@Akron, @OU, Kent, BG, @Buffalo
Akron	7-4	Miami, @Buffalo, BG,OU, @Kent
Bowling Green	7-4	@Buffalo, Kent, @Akron, @Miami, OU
Kent State	7-4	OU, @BG, @Miami, Buffalo, Akron
Ohio	6-5	@Kent, Miami, Buffalo, @Akron, @Kent
*Ball State	6-5		@UT, CMU, @NIU, @WMU, EMU
Western Michigan	5-6		EMU, @NIU, @UT, Ball, CMU
Central Michigan	4-7		NIU, @Ball, EMU, UT, @WMU
Northern Illinois	3-8		@CMU, WMU, Ball, @EMU, @UT
Toledo	2-9		Ball, @EMU, WMU, @CMU, NIU
Eastern Michigan	2-9		@WMU, UT, @CMU, NIU, @Ball