MAC Preview, February 7

And here you have the MAC standings heading into tonight's games.  Jeremy Guy at the MAC has this all sorted out for tie breakers, for now I'm just using home games left as a tie breaker.  Once it gets a little farther along and things shake out a little, we can start to use tiebreakers.  Anyway, this is a very interesting MAC season.  There are 5 teams at 6-3--at least one of these teams won't get a bye.  And then there are two other teams that are 1 game back, so that's 7 teams within one game of the lead.   The one in the most trouble is UT, which plays at home only 3 times in the final 9.  

For today's games....

BG is at NIU...a team they beat by 10 at the Stroh, but at home.  (And a big, physical team that could give BG trouble).

EMU is at OU.  Neither team is a contender right now.

WMU at CMU.  Rivalry game, should be a donnybrook, plus they are tied at 5-4.

UT at BSU.  Rockets might be hitting their stride.  BSU is in last place, but game is on road.  Look for Rockets to close door on this win.

Miami at Kent.  Flashes playing without Jimmy Hall, but should hold serve at home.

Buffalo at Akron.  Marquee game of the day.  Akron coming off a loss,  Buffalo might be best team in MAC.  But can they win at the JAR.