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2008–09 Mid-American Conference season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mid-American Conference |
| logo_size | 160 |
| founded | 1946 |
| conference | NCAA |
| division | Division I |
| subdivision | FBS |
| teams | 12 |
| sports | 23 |
| mens | 11 |
| womens | 12 |
| region | Great Lakes |
| headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio |
| commissioner | Rick Chryst |
| since | 1999 |
| website | https://www.mac-sports.com/ |
| map | Mid-American Conference map.png |
| map_size | 250 |
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 Division | West Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Akron | Zips | Akron, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Bowling Green State University | Falcons | Bowling Green, Ohio | ||||||||||
| University at Buffalo | Bulls | Buffalo, New York | ||||||||||
| Kent State University | Golden Flashes | Kent, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Miami University | RedHawks | Oxford, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Ohio University | Bobcats | Athens, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Ball State University | Cardinals | Muncie, Indiana | ||||||||||
| Central Michigan University | Chippewas | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan University | Eagles | Ypsilanti, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Northern Illinois University | Huskies | DeKalb, Illinois | ||||||||||
| University of Toledo | Rockets | Toledo, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Western Michigan University | Broncos | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Five schools have affiliate membership status:
| Institution | Nickname | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago State University | ||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic University | ||||||||||||
| Hartwick College | ||||||||||||
| Missouri State University | ||||||||||||
| Temple University |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NIU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State * |
** 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
Main article: 2009 MAC men's basketball 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 Newell | ||
| Mike DiNunno | Ball State | ||
| NIU | |||
| 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 State | ||
| Western Michigan | |||
| December 29 | East | Chris Knight | Bowling Green |
| West | Justin Anyijong | Toledo | |
| January 6 | East | Jerome Tillman | |
| Andy Robinson | Ohio | ||
| Buffalo | |||
| 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 | colspan=4 | Conference | colspan=3 | Overall | W | L | Pct. | GB | W | L | Pct. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio * | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 2 |
West
| Team | colspan=4 | Conference | colspan=3 | Overall | W | L | Pct. | GB | W | L | Pct. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NIU | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 |
** Receives E3 seed based on 2–0 head-to-head record vs. Miami.*
Tournament
Main article: 2009 MAC women's basketball 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 | ||||
| September 9 | ||||
| September 16 | ||||
| September 23 | ||||
| September 30 |
| Week | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | ||||
| October 14 | ||||
| October 21 | ||||
| October 28 |
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 | ||||
| September 9 | ||||
| September 16 | ||||
| September 23 |
| Week | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | ||||
| October 7 | ||||
| October 14 |
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 | colspan=5 | Conference | colspan=4 | Overall | W | L | Pct. | GB | W | L | Pct. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 0 |
MAC Championship results
- Eastern Michigan, 1046.5 points
- Buffalo, 639.5
- Miami, 588
- Ball State, 267
Swimming (women's)
Standings
| Team | colspan=5 | Conference | colspan=4 | Overall | W | L | Pct. | GB | W | L | Pct. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 1 |
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
Campus sites SeaGate Centre SeaGate Centre SeaGate Centre | RD1-seed01 = 8 | RD1-team01 = Toledo | RD1-score01 = 3 | RD1-seed02 = 9 | RD1-team02 = Akron | RD1-score02 = 1 | RD1-seed05 = 5 | RD1-team05 = Bowling Green | RD1-score05 = 3 | RD1-seed06 = 12 | RD1-team06 = Buffalo | RD1-score06 = 1 | RD1-seed09 = 7 | RD1-team09 = Ball State | RD1-score09 = 3 | RD1-seed10 = 10 | RD1-team10 = Eastern Michigan | RD1-score10 = 0 | RD1-seed13 = 6 | RD1-team13 = NIU | RD1-score13 = 3 | RD1-seed14 = 11 | RD1-team14 = Kent State | RD1-score14 = 2 | RD2-seed01 = 8 | RD2-team01 = Toledo | RD2-score01 = 0 | RD2-seed02 = 1 | RD2-team02 = Western Michigan | RD2-score02 = 3 | RD2-seed03 = 5 | RD2-team03 = Bowling Green | RD2-score03 = 3 | RD2-seed04 = 4 | RD2-team04 = Central Michigan | RD2-score04 = 1 | RD2-seed05 = 7 | RD2-team05 = Ball State | RD2-score05 = 0 | RD2-seed06 = 2 | RD2-team06 = Ohio | RD2-score06 = 3 | RD2-seed07 = 6 | RD2-team07 = NIU | RD2-score07 = 2 | RD2-seed08 = 3 | RD2-team08 = Miami | RD2-score08 = 3 | RD3-seed01 = 1 | RD3-team01 = Western Michigan | RD3-score01 = 3 | RD3-seed02 = 5 | RD3-team02 = Bowling Green | RD3-score02 = 1 | RD3-seed03 = 2 | RD3-team03 = Ohio | RD3-score03 = 3 | RD3-seed04 = 3 | RD3-team04 = Miami | RD3-score04 = 1 | RD4-seed01 = 1 | RD4-team01 = Western Michigan | RD4-score01 = 1 | RD4-seed02 = 2 | RD4-team02 = Ohio | RD4-score02 = 3
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 |
References
References
- "Archived copy".
- "Miami Women, Eastern Michigan Men Capture Cross Country Titles - MAC-Sports.com Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference".
- "2018 NCAA Division I Championships - Men's 10000 meter individual records".
- "Eastern Michigan Men, Akron Women Selected To Win MAC Cross Country Titles - MAC-Sports.com Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference".
- "2010 Cross Country Runners Of The Week - MAC-Sports.com Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference".
- "MAC Announces Men's Cross Country Runners Of The Week - MAC-Sports.com Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference".
- "MAC Announces Final Cross Country Runners of the Week - MAC-Sports.com Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference".
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