Central Michigan football predicted to finish fifth in MAC Preseason Poll
DETROIT -- If the Central Michigan University football team is going to win a Mid-American Conference Championship this season, it is going to do so as heavy preseason underdogs.
The Chippewas were picked to finish next to last in the MAC West Division, according to the conference's preseason poll released Wednesday.
MAC West rival Toledo beat out defending division champion Western Michigan for the predicted first-place spot by one vote. CMU received just one vote first-place vote.
The poll is voted on by members of the media covering each member institution.
Here is the complete MAC football 2015 Preseason Poll:
Team (First Place Votes) Points
MAC East Division
1. Bowling Green (18) 160
T2. Ohio (1) 118
T2. Akron (2) 118
4. UMass (3) 113
5. Buffalo 70
6. Miami 47
7. Kent State 46
MAC West Division
1. Toledo (11) 121
2. Western Michigan (8) 120
3. Northern Illinois (4) 113
4. Ball State 66
5. Central Michigan (1) 56
6. Eastern Michigan 28
2015 Marathon MAC Championship Game Winner: Toledo (9); Western Michigan (8); Northern Illinois (6); Central Michigan (1).
