The 2008–09 Mid-American Conference season is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) sponsors 23 sports (11 men's and 12 women's). The MAC is made up of 12 full-time members and five affiliate members.
The 2008–09 season is the 63rd season in existence.
Member schools There are twelve schools with full membership:
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, Ohio1910Public22,352Miami 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, Michigan1903Public24,818
Five schools have affiliate membership status:
Institution Nickname Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment SportChicago State UniversityCougarsChicago, Illinois1867Public7,131Men's tennisFlorida Atlantic UniversityOwlsBoca Raton, Florida1964Public26,245Men's soccerHartwick 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 Kent State 10½ 9½ 9 5 12½ – – – 12 8 12 7 70½ 10.07 Central Michigan 5 6 8 11½ – – – – 4 6 10 6 46½ 7.75 Eastern Michigan 6½ 3½ 12½ 2½ 11½ – 11 – 9 10 4 8 61½ 7.69 Ohio 12 6 7 5 8 – – – – – 8 6 46 7.67 Ball State 9½ 6 – 13 6 – 2½ 8 – – – 6 45 7.50 Western Michigan 2 6 – 11½ – 5 – 12 – – – 5 36½ 7.30 Akron 5 9½ 5 5 1 12 – – 7 12 – 7 49½ 7.07 Miami 8½ 9½ 11½ 1 5 – 8½ – – 2 – 7 46 6.57 Bowling Green 13 12½ 1 7½ 2½ 2 – – – – – 6 38½ 6.42 NIU 3½ 1½ – 9½ 7 11 – 8 – – 4 7 44½ 6.36 Buffalo 1 12½ 6 9½ – 9 5½ 4 2 4 4 9 55½ 6.17 Toledo 7½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 9 – – 8 – – – 6 31 5.17 Temple * – – – 7½ – – – – – – – 1 7½ 7.50 Hartwick * – – – – – 7 – – – – – 1 7 7.00 Florida Atlantic * – – – – – 3 – – – – – 1 3 3.00 Chicago State * – – – – – – – 2 – – – 1 2 2.00 * 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 6 13 10 – – – 5½ 12½ 12½ 10 – 9½ 8 79 9.9 Central Michigan 8½ 9½ 7 – – – 11¼ – – 6½ – 9½ 6 52¼ 8.7 Western Michigan 2 4½ – 8½ – – 8½ – 10¼ 8½ – 13 7 55¼ 7.9 Toledo 10½ 7½ – 7 – – 13 10 6½ 3½ – 5 8 63 7.9 Kent State 7½ 5½ 12 12½ – – 3½ – – 12 – 2 7 55 7.9 Ohio 6 10½ 7 5 – – 4½ 7 – 5½ – 12 8 57½ 7.2 Akron 4½ 12 – 8½ – – 2 5 6½ 13 – 5 8 56½ 7.1 Eastern Michigan 3½ 3½ – 11½ – – 11¼ 10 5 4½ – 3½ 8 52¾ 6.6 Bowling Green 13 8½ – 1 – – 6½ 2¼ 8 2 – 9½ 8 50¾ 6.3 Ball State 12 2 3 6 – – 6½ 2¼ 1 10 – 6½ 9 49¼ 5.5 Buffalo 1 6½ – – – – 1 7 10¼ 7½ – 1 7 34¼ 4.9 NIU 9½ 1 – 2½ – – 7½ – 2½ 1 – 7½ 7 31½ 4.5 Missouri State * – – 3 – – – – – – – – – 1 3 3.0 * Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
Sports
Basketball (men's)
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 17 East Michael Bramos Miami West David Kool Western Michigan November 24 East Al Fisher Kent State West Anthony NewellMike DiNunno Ball StateNIU December 1 East Kenny Hayes Miami West Darion Anderson NIU December 8 East Michael Bramos (2) Miami West Anthony Newell (2) Ball State December 15 East Michael Bramos (3) Miami West Darion Anderson (2) NIU December 22 East Chris Singletary Kent State West Anthony Newel (3)David Kool (2) Ball StateWestern Michigan December 29 East Chris Knight Bowling Green West Justin Anyijong Toledo January 6 East Jerome TillmanAndy Robinson OhioBuffalo West Jonathon Amos Toledo January 12 East Chris Knight (2) Bowling Green West David Kool (3) Western Michigan
Week Division Player School January 19 East Jerome Tillman (2) Ohio West Brandon Bowdry Eastern Michigan January 26 East Rodney Pierce Buffalo West Marcus Van Central Michigan February 2 East Tyler Dierkers Miami West Jarrod Jones Ball State February 9 East Nate Miller Bowling Green West Robbie Harman Central Michigan February 16 East Al Fisher (2) Kent State West Darion Anderson (3) NIU February 23 East Al Fisher (3) Kent State West Tyrone Kent Toledo March 2 East West March 9 East West
Basketball (women's)
Standings Through March 8, 2009
East Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Bowling Green 15 1 .938 – 26 3 .897 Kent State 8 8 .500 7 19 9 .679 Ohio * 7 9 .438 8 12 17 .414 Miami 7 9 .438 8 15 14 .517 Akron 6 10 .375 9 11 18 .379 Buffalo 2 14 .125 13 6 23 .207
West Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Ball State 14 2 .875 – 22 8 .733 Toledo 11 5 .688 3 17 12 .586 NIU 10 6 .625 4 15 14 .517 Central Michigan 9 7 .563 5 17 13 .567 Eastern Michigan 4 12 .250 10 8 20 .286 Western Michigan 3 13 .188 11 7 22 .241
* Receives E3 seed based on 2–0 head-to-head record vs. Miami.
Tournament
Cross country (men's) Eastern Michigan won its fourth consecutive MAC Championship in 2008. The All-MAC team consisted of Ryan Bloom (Buffalo), Josh Karanja (Eastern Michigan), Sammy Kiprotch (Central Michigan), Aiman Scullion (Kent State), Kevin Silver (Miami), Pat Sovacool (Miami) and Curtis Vollmar (Eastern Michigan).
Sovacool of Miami was the only runner to qualify for the NCAA Championship. He finished 65th overall.
In the preseason poll voted by the MAC head coaches, Eastern Michigan was chosen to win the 2008 men's MAC Cross Country Championship. EMU had won the past three MAC Championships and had five All-MAC runners returning.
MAC Championship results Eastern Michigan, 42 points Miami, 56 Kent State, 61 Central Michigan, 103 Ohio, 122 Buffalo, 169 Akron, 179 Toledo, 186 Bowling Green, 270
Players of the week
Week Player School September 2 Pat Sovacool Miami September 9 Pat Sovacool (2) Miami September 16 Tony Jordanek Kent State September 23 Pat Sovacool (3) Miami September 30 Shamus Eaton Ohio
Week Player School October 7 Josh Karanja Eastern Michigan October 14 R. P. White Eastern Michigan October 21 Josh Karanja Eastern Michigan October 28 Curtis Vollmar Eastern Michigan
Cross country (women's)
MAC Championship results Miami, 39 points Akron, 81 Ohio, 107 Central Michigan, 141 Bowling Green, 147 Toledo, 165 Buffalo, 177 Kent State, 184 Western Michigan, 218 Eastern Michigan, 238 Ball State, 251 NIU, 355
Players of the week
Week Player School September 2 Laura Neufarth Miami September 9 Kim Lorentz Akron September 16 Laura Neufarth (2) Miami September 23 Kim Lorentz (2) Akron
Week Player School September 30 Kari Summers Ohio October 7 Kim Lorentz (3) Akron October 14 Kari Summers (2) Ohio
Field hockey
Standings Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Kent State 9 1 .900 – 15 4 .789 Miami 7 3 .700 2 14 6 .700 Central Michigan 6 4 .600 3 7 11 .389 Ohio 6 4 .600 3 9 11 .450 Ball State 1 9 .100 8 2 16 .111 Missouri State 1 9 .100 8 6 14 .300
Football
Ball State started the 2008 football season 12–0, going undefeated in conference play and defeating Indiana and Navy in out of conference games. BSU was ranked as high as 12th in the Associated Press Poll and 13th in the Coaches' Poll. They were also ranked 12th at one point in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings. However, Ball State was upset by Buffalo in the MAC Championship game, lost their bowl game vs. Tulsa and finished unranked in each of the polls.
In regular season non-conference games, the MAC defeated BCS opponents #25 Pittsburgh (Bowling Green won 27–17), Syracuse (Akron won 42–28), Indiana (Ball State won 42–20 and Central Michigan won 37–34), Illinois (Western Michigan won 23–17) and Michigan (Toledo won 13–10).
Despite having a successful non-conference record and gaining five bowl bids, the MAC finished the bowl season poorly. The MAC was the only conference to not win a bowl game and finished 0–5.
Golf (women's)
MAC Championship 1. Kent State (1217) 2. Eastern Michigan (1256) 3. Akron (1297) 3. Western Michigan (1297) 5. Toledo (1305) 6. Ball State (1313) 7. Ohio (1318) 8. NIU (1366) 9. Bowling Green (1401)
Soccer (men's)
Standings Team Conference Overall W L T Pct. GB W L T Pct. Akron 6 0 0 1.000 – 17 2 4 .826 NIU 4 1 1 .750 1½ 11 6 4 .619 Buffalo 3 1 2 .667 2 12 4 4 .700 Hartwick 2 2 2 .500 3 7 5 7 .553 Western Michigan 2 4 0 .333 4 3 14 1 .194 Florida Atlantic 1 4 1 .250 4½ 5 13 1 .289 Bowling Green 0 6 0 .000 6 4 13 2 .263
Soccer (women's)
Standings Team Conference Overall W L T Pct. GB W L T Pct. Toledo 8 2 1 .773 – 16 5 1 .750 Central Michigan 6 2 3 .682 1 12 5 3 .675 Eastern Michigan 6 2 3 .682 1 13 5 5 .630 Bowling Green 6 3 2 .636 1½ 12 6 4 .636 Western Michigan 6 4 1 .591 2 7 11 1 .395 NIU 5 4 2 .545 2½ 9 6 5 .575 Ball State 5 5 1 .500 3 9 10 1 .475 Miami 5 6 0 .455 3½ 6 12 1 .342 Ohio 4 5 2 .455 3½ 5 10 3 .361 Kent State 3 7 1 .318 5 6 11 1 .361 Akron 2 7 2 .273 5½ 7 9 2 .444 Buffalo 0 9 2 .091 7½ 4 10 4 .278
Swimming (men's)
Standings Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Eastern Michigan 3 0 1.000 – 5 2 .714 Miami 2 1 .667 1 4 7 .364 Buffalo 1 2 .333 2 4 3 .571 Ball State 0 3 .000 3 1 4 .200
MAC Championship results Eastern Michigan, 1046.5 points Buffalo, 639.5 Miami, 588 Ball State, 267
Swimming (women's)
Standings Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Miami 6 1 .857 – 10 2 .833 Eastern Michigan 5 2 .714 1 7 4 .636 Toledo 5 2 .714 1 6 5 .545 Ohio 4 3 .571 2 9 3 .750 Buffalo 4 3 .571 2 8 3 .727 Akron 2 5 .286 4 6 6 .500 Ball State 1 6 .143 5 2 7 .222 Bowling Green 1 6 .143 5 2 7 .222
MAC Championship results Miami, 639½ points Ohio, 611½ Toledo, 568½ Eastern Michigan, 497½ Akron, 347 Buffalo, 335 Bowling Green, 305½ Ball State, 200½
Track and field (men's)
Indoor MAC Championships Kent State, 159 points Eastern Michigan, 132 Akron, 109 Central Michigan, 64 Buffalo, 61
Track and field (women's)
Indoor MAC Championships 1. Akron, 126 points 2. Kent State, 101 3. Miami, 73 3. Ball State, 73 5. Western Michigan, 62 6. Buffalo, 52 7. Central Michigan, 44½ 8. Ohio, 42½ 9. Eastern Michigan, 42 10. Toledo, 35 11. Bowling Green, 11 12. NIU, 1
Volleyball
Tournament bracket
Standings
East Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Ohio 13 3 .813 – 21 7 .750 Bowling Green 12 4 .750 1 25 8 .758 Miami 12 4 .750 1 19 10 .655 Akron 5 11 .313 8 11 17 .393 Kent State 3 13 .188 10 13 17 .433 Buffalo 1 15 .063 12 6 25 .194
West Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Western Michigan 14 2 .875 – 24 4 .857 Central Michigan 12 4 .750 2 19 11 .633 NIU 9 7 .563 5 18 14 .563 Ball State 6 10 .375 8 12 21 .364 Toledo 5 11 .313 9 14 17 .452 Eastern Michigan 4 12 .250 10 9 22 .290
Wrestling
Standings Team Conference Overall W L T Pct. GB W L T Pct. Kent State 5 0 0 1.000 – 13 4 0 .765 Central Michigan 4 1 0 .800 1 17 3 1 .833 Ohio 3 2 0 .600 2 9 9 1 .500 Buffalo 1 4 0 .200 4 9 11 0 .450 Eastern Michigan 1 4 0 .200 4 7 11 0 .389 NIU 1 4 0 .200 4 5 8 0 .385
See also Mid-American Conference List of Mid-American Conference champions
References
External links Official website