Mid-American Conference DataClassification NCAA Division I FBSEstablished 1946Members 12Sports fielded 23 (11 men's, 12 women's)Region Great LakesStates 5 – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, OhioHeadquarters Cleveland, Ohio Locations
The 2007–08 Mid-American Conference season was its 62nd season in existence. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) competed at Division I in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It sponsored 23 sports (11 men's and 12 women's).
Teams
Institution Nickname Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment East DivisionUniversity of AkronZipsAkron, Ohio1870Public24,704Bowling Green State UniversityFalconsBowling Green, Ohio1910Public22,882University at BuffaloBullsBuffalo, New York1846Public28,054Kent State UniversityGolden FlashesKent, Ohio1910Public34,056Miami UniversityRedHawksOxford, Ohio1809Public20,126Ohio UniversityBobcatsAthens, Ohio1804Public20,437 West DivisionBall State UniversityCardinalsMuncie, Indiana1918Public20,113Central Michigan UniversityChippewasMount Pleasant, Michigan1892Public26,788Eastern Michigan UniversityEaglesYpsilanti, Michigan1849Public22,974Northern Illinois UniversityHuskiesDeKalb, Illinois1895Public25,313University of ToledoRocketsToledo, Ohio1872Public19,706Western Michigan UniversityBroncosKalamazoo, Michigan1903Public24,433
Four schools have affiliate membership status:
InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentSportChicago State UniversityCougarsChicago, Illinois1867Public7,131Men's tennisHartwick CollegeHawksOneonta, New York1797Private1,520Men's soccerMissouri State UniversityLady BearsSpringfield, Missouri1905Public17,425Field hockeyTemple UniversityOwlsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1884Public34,218Football
Reese and Jacoby trophies The Reese and Jacoby trophies are awarded to the top men's and women's athletic departments in the Mid-American Conference.
Points are awarded based on each school's finish, with the overall total divided by the number of sports sponsored by each school. An institution may count either indoor track and field or outdoor track and field but not both.
Reese standings Institution BB BKB CC FB Golf Soc Sw Ten TFI TFO W No. Sports Total Avg Eastern Michigan 10½ 7 12½ 5½ 12½ - 11 - 12 10 6 8 77 9.6 Kent State 12½ 13 6 1 11½ - - - 7 8 10 7 61 8.7 Central Michigan 6 7 9 13 - - - - 3 4 12 6 50 8.3 Akron 3½ 10½ 7 3½ 7 12 - - 9 12 - 7 55½ 7.9 Miami 2 9 11½ 10½ 6 - 8½ - - 6 - 7 53½ 7.6 Western Michigan 6 12 - 5½ - 2 - 12 - - - 5 37½ 7.5 Ball State 8½ 3½ - 10½ 9 - 2½ 10 - - - 6 44 7.3 Bowling Green 12½ 4½ 2½ 12 2½ 6 - - - - - 6 40 6.7 Ohio 7½ 9 8 7½ 5 - - - - - 2 6 39 6.5 Toledo 4½ 5½ 1 3½ 8 - - 8 - - - 6 30½ 5.1 NIU 9½ 2 - 2 1 4 - 6 - - 8 7 32½ 4.6 Buffalo 1 1 5 9 - 9 5½ 2 3 2 4 9 39½ 4.4 Hartwick * - - - - - 8 - - - - - 1 8 8.0 Temple * - - - 7½ - - - - - - - 1 7½ 7.5 Chicago State * - - - - - - - 4 - - - 1 4 4.0 * Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
Jacoby standings Institution BKB CC FH Golf Gym SB Soc Sw Ten TFI TFO VB No. Sports Total Avg Miami 12 10½ 8 - - 9½ 5 8 11½ 10½ 10½ 12 9 87 9.7 Ohio 8½ 13 12 5 - 7½ 7½ 12½ - 3½ 6½ 13 9 85½ 9.5 Kent State 3½ 4½ 10 12½ 12 13 6½ - - 5½ 9½ 8½ 9 80 8.9 Western Michigan 7½ 5½ - 8 5 8½ 1½ - 12½ 12 12 10 9 70½ 7.8 Eastern Michigan 10 2 - 11 11 3½ 9 9 8½ 6½ 4 6½ 10 77 7.7 Toledo 4½ 9½ - 9 - 1 12 11 8½ 4½ 5½ 1½ 9 62½ 6.9 Central Michigan 2 7½ 6 - 9 10½ 3½ - - 8½ 8½ 7½ 8 54½ 6.8 Bowling Green 13 6½ - 1½ 2 12 9 5 6½ 2 2 10 10 67½ 6.8 Ball State 10 8½ 4 6 3 6½ 13 1½ 5 9½ 4 4½ 11 71½ 6.5 Akron 1 12 - - - 5½ 1½ 3 1 13 13 3½ 8 40½ 5.1 Buffalo 6½ 3½ - - - 2 5 6 6½ 7½ 7½ 1½ 8 38½ 4.8 NIU 5½ 1 - 3 7 4½ 10½ - 2½ 1 1 5½ 9 40½ 4.5 Missouri State * - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2.0 * Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
Sports
Baseball The 2008 baseball season begins in February 2008 and concludes with the NCAA tournament in June 2008. Kent State is the defending East division and conference tournament champion and finished 0–2 in the 2007 NCAA baseball tournament. Eastern Michigan won the MAC West division.
Standings
East Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. 1 Kent State 16 8 .667 – 36 21 .632 3 Bowling Green 16 8 .667 – 32 20 .615 6 Ohio 14 13 .519 3½ 29 30 .492 – Akron 8 13 .381 6½ 25 24 .510 – Miami 8 19 .296 9½ 18 36 .333 – Buffalo 7 19 .269 10 14 38 .269
West Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. 2 Eastern Michigan 15 8 .652 – 25 32 .439 4 NIU 16 10 .615 ½ 29 25 .537 5 Ball State 12 11 .522 3 27 26 .509 7 Western Michigan 12 12 .500 3½ 29 23 .558 8 Central Michigan 13 13 .500 3½ 29 27 .518 – Toledo 10 13 .435 5 17 30 .362
Basketball (men's) The 2007-08 men's basketball season begins in November 2007 and concludes with the NCAA tournament in March 2008. Miami won the 2007 conference tournament, defeating East division champion Akron in the finals. Miami was seeded 14th in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball tournament and lost to 3rd seed Oregon in the first round. Toledo is the defending West division champion.
Kent State was picked by the MAC News Media Association to win the East Division and Western Michigan was picked to win the West Division. Kent State was picked to win the MAC Tournament.
Standings
Tournament
Players of the week The following are the MAC men's basketball players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parentheses.
Week Division Player School November 12 East Chris Knight Bowling Green West Derek Drews Western Michigan November 19 East Tim Pollitz Miami West Joe Reitz Western Michigan November 26 East Michael Bramos Miami West Justin Dobbins Eastern Michigan December 3 East Cedrick Middleton Akron West Tyrone Kent Toledo December 10 East Al Fisher Kent State West Giordan Watson Central Michigan December 17 East Nate Linhart Akron West Giordan Watson (2) Central Michigan December 24 East Tim Pollitz (2) Miami West Joe Reitz (2) Western Michigan December 31 East Al Fisher (2) Kent State West Shaun Logan NIU January 7 East Haminn Quaintance Kent State West Peyton Stovall Ball State
Week Division Player School January 14 East Jerome Tillman Ohio West Anthony Newell Ball State January 21 East Jerome Tillman (2) Ohio West Giordan Watson (3) Central Michigan January 28 East Leon Williams Ohio West David Kool Western Michigan February 4 East Kenny Hayes Miami West Joe Reitz (3) Western Michigan February 11 East Andy Robinson Buffalo West Joe Reitz (4) Western Michigan February 18 East Al Fisher (3) Kent State West Darion Anderson NIU February 25 East Al Fisher (4) Kent State West David Kool (2) Western Michigan March 3 East Michael Bramos (2)Joe Jakubowski MiamiBowling Green West David Kool (3) Western Michigan
Basketball (women's) The 2007-08 women's basketball season begins in November 2007 and concludes with the NCAA tournament in March 2008. East division champion Bowling Green defeated West champion Ball State in the finals of the conference tournament. Bowling Green, which entered the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball tournament ranked 18th and 20th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll, respectively, was seeded 7th and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, defeating 10th seeded Oklahoma State and 2nd seeded Vanderbilt along the way.
Standings East Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. E1 Bowling Green 13 3 .813 – 26 8 .765 E2 Miami 12 4 .750 1 23 11 .676 E3 Ohio 10 6 .625 3 20 13 .606 E4 Buffalo 8 8 .500 5 15 15 .500 E5 Kent State 5 11 .313 8 9 21 .300 E6 Akron 2 14 .125 11 7 24 .226West Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. W1 Ball State * 11 5 .688 – 15 15 .500 W2 Eastern Michigan 11 5 .688 – 17 12 .586 W3 Western Michigan 9 7 .563 2 13 19 .406 W4 NIU 6 8 .429 4 10 18 .357 W5 Toledo 5 10 .333 5½ 14 16 .467 W6 Central Michigan 2 13 .133 8½ 6 23 .207 * Received W1 seed based on 2-0 head-to-head record vs. Eastern Michigan.
Tournament
* double overtime
Players of the week The following are the MAC women's basketball players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parentheses.
Week Division Player School November 12 East Lindsay Goldsberry Bowling Green West Tiera DeLaHoussaye Western Michigan November 19 East Kate AchterAmanda Jackson Bowling GreenMiami West Alyssa Pittman Eastern Michigan November 26 East Kate Achter (2) Bowling Green West Julie DeMuth Ball State December 3 East Amanda Jackson (2) Miami West Latisha Luckett Central Michigan December 10 East Sarah Tokodi Akron West Canea Williams Eastern Michigan December 17 East Sarah Tokodi (2) Akron West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (2) Western Michigan December 24 East Anna Kowalska Kent State West Allie Clifton Toledo December 31 East Amanda Jackson (3) Miami West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (3) Western Michigan January 7 East Amanda Jackson (4) Miami West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (4) Western Michigan
Week Division Player School January 14 East Anna Kowalska (2) Kent State West Emily Maggert Ball State January 21 East Jennifer Bushby Ohio West Amanda Parker Western Michigan January 28 East Lauren Kohn Ohio West Kiley Jarrett Ball State February 4 East Lauren Kohn (2) Ohio West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (5) Western Michigan February 11 East Tara Breske Bowling Green West Angel Chan Central Michigan February 18 East Chenel Harris Kent State West Colleen Russell Eastern Michigan February 25 East Kate Achter (2) Bowling Green West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (6) Western Michigan March 3 East Kate Achter (3) Bowling Green West Audrey McDonald Ball State March 7 East Laura Markwood Miami West Porchia Green Ball State
Cross country (men's) The 2007 men's cross country season began in August 2007 and concluded with the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in November 2007. Eastern Michigan won the team championship, placing three runners in the top 5. Miami was the runner up. Josh Perrin of EMU won the individual championship. The win was EMU's third consecutive team championship.
Nine of the ten MAC teams competed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Eastern Michigan finished 7th, followed by Miami (9th), Kent State (10th), Central Michigan (12th), Ohio (14th), Akron (18th), Toledo (29th). Bowling Green did not place. Buffalo competed in the Northeast Regional and finished 18th. No teams qualified to compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Josh Karanja (Eastern Michigan), Craig Leon (Ohio) and Pat Sovacool (Miami) qualified for the individual championship. Leon finished 106th, Sovacool 135th and Karanja 150th.
Champions Team: Eastern Michigan Individual: Josh Perrin, Eastern Michigan (24:33)
MAC Championship results Eastern Michigan, 31 points Miami, 50 Central Michigan, 98 Ohio, 116 Akron, 120 Kent State, 130 Buffalo, 180 Bowling Green, 241 Toledo, 258
Players of the week
Week Player School September 4 Pat Sovacool Miami September 11 Pat Sovacool Miami September 18 Aiman Scullion Kent State September 25 Josh Karanja Eastern Michigan
Week Player School October 2 Josh Karanja Eastern Michigan October 9 Craig Leon Ohio October 16 Pat Sovacool Miami October 23 Matt Hammersmith Eastern Michigan
Cross country (women's) The 2007 women's cross country season began in August 2007 and concludes with the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship in November 2007. Ohio won its second team championship in as many years. Laura Neufarth of Miami won the individual championship.
Champions Team: Ohio Individual: Laura Neufarth, Miami (17:35)
MAC Championship results Ohio, 56 points Akron, 58 Miami, 77 Toledo, 89 Ball State, 135 Central Michigan, 174 Bowling Green, 218 Western Michigan, 224 Kent State, 230 Buffalo, 232 Eastern Michigan, 286 NIU, 289
Players of the week
Week Player School September 4 Ashley Fischer Bowling Green September 11 Laura Neufarth Miami September 18 Laura Neufarth Miami September 25 Kelly McClure Central Michigan
Week Player School October 2 Kari Summers Ohio October 9 Laura Neufarth Miami October 16 Ali Bishel Ball State October 23 Ari Fisher Toledo
Field hockey