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2025 · through CFP Finals

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Mid-American was the 11th-ranked FBS conference in 2025 by average FanBoardHQ CFP rankings, with 0 teams in the top 25. Western Michigan led the conference, ranked 50th in the FanBoardHQ CFP.

Projected Standings

Every member ordered by projected conference win total — per-game win probabilities combined across each team’s conference schedule. Click any column to re-sort.

TeamEfficiency rankSOR rankConf. sched. rankOverall recordConf. recordProj. conf. wins
Western Michigan70461310-48-18.0
Miami-OH8990127-76-36.0
Ohio7952109-46-26.0
Toledo456578-56-26.0
Central Michigan957747-65-35.0
Akron12710355-74-44.0
Buffalo119104115-74-44.0
Kent State1319795-74-44.0
Ball State13311214-83-53.0
Eastern Michigan12612034-83-53.0
Bowling Green12411764-82-62.0
Northern Illinois12512523-92-62.0
Massachusetts13613680-120-80.0

Head-to-head Schedule Comparison

Read a column top to bottom for that team’s full conference schedule — opponents (the rows) are ordered by projected conference wins, so you can see whether a team drew more of the top or the bottom of the league. Cell shade = margin; click a result for the game breakdown, a “Wk N” cell for the matchup projection.

Western MichiganMiami-OHOhioToledoCentral MichiganAkronBuffaloKent StateBall StateEastern MichiganBowling GreenNorthern IllinoisMassachusetts
Western MichiganL 13-23L 13-17L 13-14L 21-24···L 0-42L 21-31·L 19-35L 3-21
Miami-OHW 23-13W 24-20W 24-3·L 7-20L 20-37·L 24-45L 30-44·L 14-25·
OhioW 17-13L 20-24···L 26-31·W 20-14L 21-28L 20-35L 21-48L 14-42
ToledoW 14-13L 3-24·L 3-21L 3-45·L 10-45L 9-38·W 28-23L 3-42·
Central MichiganW 24-21··W 21-3W 28-22L 19-38L 16-28·L 13-24L 6-27·L 13-38
Akron·W 20-7·W 45-3L 22-28L 16-24W 42-35W 42-28·L 16-19·L 10-44
Buffalo·W 37-20W 31-26·W 38-19W 24-16L 28-31·L 30-31L 3-28·L 21-28
Kent State···W 45-10W 28-16L 35-42W 31-28W 17-13·L 21-24L 31-35L 6-42
Ball StateW 42-0W 45-24L 14-20W 38-9·L 28-42·L 13-17W 24-9·W 21-7·
Eastern MichiganW 31-21W 44-30W 28-21·W 24-13·W 31-30·L 9-24L 21-27L 10-16·
Bowling Green··W 35-20L 23-28W 27-6W 19-16W 28-3W 24-21·W 27-21·L 14-45
Northern IllinoisW 35-19W 25-14W 48-21W 42-3···W 35-31L 7-21W 16-10·L 3-45
MassachusettsW 21-3·W 42-14·W 38-13W 44-10W 28-21W 42-6··W 45-14W 45-3
Exp. wins for a #25 team8.17.97.47.37.27.27.57.36.97.27.37.07.3
Conf. sched. difficulty rank13th12th10th7th4th5th11th9th1st3rd6th2nd8th
Projected conf. wins8.06.06.06.05.04.04.04.03.03.02.02.00.0
Conference record8-16-36-26-25-34-44-44-43-53-52-62-60-8

Conference win total projections

Probability of each final conference win total, from per-game win probabilities combined across the schedule. Darker green = more likely; each team’s single most likely total is in bold.

Team0 wins1 win2 wins3 wins4 wins5 wins6 wins7 wins8 wins9 wins
Western Michigan0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
Miami-OH0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ohio0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%—
Toledo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%—
Central Michigan0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Akron0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Buffalo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Kent State0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Ball State0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Eastern Michigan0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Bowling Green0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Northern Illinois0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Massachusetts100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—

Every model rank

Where each member sits in every FanBoardHQ model. Default order is projected conference wins; click any column to re-sort. Pass/Rush Eff blend EPA/play, success rate, and yards/play, standardized over the FBS field.

Offensive EffDefensive EffOverall Efficiency
TeamPass O EffRush O EffTotal Off EffPass D EffRush D EffTotal Def EffOverall Eff
Western Michigan117719337724570
Miami-OH8910310072756389
Ohio73496985998879
Toledo39735920213945
Central Michigan561089277959495
Akron11013112899122108127
Buffalo116136130879284119
Kent State72128110122120131131
Ball State135124133119126115133
Eastern Michigan8791105134130132126
Bowling Green1311331319894103124
Northern Illinois13711212986100113125
Massachusetts134134134138133136136

Compare teams

Pick up to three teams to compare their strengths across every model.

OverallOffenseDefensePass ORush OPass DRush DTempo
Western MichiganMiami-OH

Further from center = better (FBS percentile).

Quadrant records

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Overall
Western Michigan0-10-11-29-010-4
Miami-OH0-00-00-57-27-7
Ohio0-10-01-28-19-4
Toledo0-00-31-17-18-5
Central Michigan0-10-10-37-17-6
Akron0-00-10-15-55-7
Buffalo0-00-00-15-65-7
Kent State0-20-20-05-35-7
Ball State0-10-10-44-24-8
Eastern Michigan0-00-10-24-54-8
Bowling Green0-10-11-13-54-8
Northern Illinois0-00-20-33-43-9
Massachusetts0-10-10-10-90-12

Weekly GameScore Efficiency Rating

Each team's single-game GameScore, week by week — points better (or worse) than an average team, opponent-adjusted. Green = strong, red = weak, centered at 0. Click a week header to rank that week’s performances, or a cell for that game.

TeamWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15
Western Michigan-30.03.4-18.64.821.3-13.013.1-14.3-7.7-2.64.21.52.6
Miami-OH-14.6-24.5-9.33.0-3.70.11.77.71.9-22.91.91.7-9.3
Ohio3.0-1.65.3-10.5-4.5-24.317.1-8.0-11.9-1.3-12.9-8.2
Toledo-1.524.45.41.123.0-18.37.8-14.28.922.73.212.7
Central Michigan-9.3-13.3-26.68.7-9.7-21.112.2-9.0-1.02.9-1.5-15.1
Akron-23.8-38.2-14.83.3-35.1-5.6-24.6-29.4-5.0-8.8-25.8-11.0
Buffalo-10.2-9.5-15.1-14.9-10.3-19.6-24.8-28.96.8-27.1-23.9-11.1
Kent State-32.0-23.1-21.2-30.9-23.4-4.9-22.2-15.6-23.6-12.9-27.5-9.1
Ball State-34.6-22.8-16.8-9.7-1.0-35.1-10.5-25.3-18.5-37.2-18.7-29.7
Eastern Michigan-25.6-38.9-20.0-12.3-16.7-14.0-13.5-25.9-13.5-12.4-2.3-19.8
Bowling Green-7.5-16.1-3.8-17.8-16.57.1-38.0-22.2-39.9-22.9-24.5-6.6
Northern Illinois-29.6-9.2-19.6-0.7-19.9-21.8-38.1-13.7-20.214.9-21.9-28.8
Massachusetts-39.6-36.8-19.9-15.4-24.3-52.6-27.8-36.3-46.4-69.2-27.6-47.6