| Omni Rankings™ | 2023 College football ratings | through 1/8/24 games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home field factor = 2.21 | Record vs D-I teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season range | Schedule strength | Overall | Conference | Home | Road | Neutral | vs 1-25 | vs 26-100 | vs 100+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Rating | D-I rank | Max | Min | Rating | D-I rank | W | L | W | L | Streak | Last 5 | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | Highest single-game rating | Lowest single-game rating | ||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 81.16 | 72 | 82.29 | 72.25 | 72.89 | 124 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | L1 | 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | vs | Bowling Green | 88.95 | at | Miami (FL) | 72.73 | ||||||
| 2 | Toledo | 80.21 | 75 | 80.83 | 77.25 | 70.61 | 135 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | L2 | 3-2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | vs | Eastern Michigan | 84.21 | at | Ball State | 73.68 | ||||||
| 3 | Ohio | 78.91 | 84 | 81.82 | 72.85 | 70.83 | 132 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | W4 | 4-1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | at | Bowling Green | 92.10 | vs | LIU | 71.04 | ||||||
| 4 | Bowling Green | 77.43 | 94 | 77.94 | 70.72 | 75.04 | 107 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | L1 | 3-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | at | Western Michigan | 85.22 | vs | Ohio | 60.22 | ||||||
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 74.64 | 108 | 76.58 | 68.21 | 72.21 | 126 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | W3 | 3-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | at | Akron | 86.31 | at | Nebraska | 64.17 | ||||||
| 6 | Ball State | 69.27 | 134 | 69.27 | 59.92 | 73.44 | 120 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | L1 | 3-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | vs | Kent State | 75.96 | vs | Georgia Southern | 54.03 | ||||||
| 7 | Central Michigan | 67.48 | 147 | 74.57 | 67.32 | 74.76 | 113 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | L3 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | at | South Alabama | 80.51 | at | Buffalo | 59.16 | ||||||
| 8 | Western Michigan | 67.32 | 149 | 71.73 | 63.18 | 75.18 | 106 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | L2 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | at | Eastern Michigan | 81.31 | vs | Bowling Green | 60.04 | ||||||
| 9 | Buffalo | 66.92 | 155 | 71.43 | 64.59 | 73.92 | 117 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | L4 | 1-4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | vs | Central Michigan | 79.91 | vs | Eastern Michigan | 59.47 | ||||||
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 64.88 | 167 | 71.62 | 64.45 | 71.08 | 131 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | L1 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | at | Buffalo | 74.12 | vs | Western Michigan | 56.14 | ||||||
| 11 | Akron | 62.07 | 181 | 66.85 | 59.96 | 71.20 | 130 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | L3 | 1-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | at | Indiana | 71.95 | vs | Northern Illinois | 49.86 | ||||||
| 12 | Kent State | 57.03 | 197 | 69.13 | 56.21 | 73.90 | 118 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | L9 | 0-5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | at | Arkansas | 71.39 | at | Ball State | 48.50 | ||||||
| MAC top performances | MAC surprise performances | MAC upset wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio | at | Bowling Green | W 38 - 7 | 92.10 | 1 | Northern Illinois | at | Akron | W 55 - 14 | 16.30 | 1 | Miami (OH) | at | Cincinnati | W 31 - 24 OT | 19.66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (OH) | vs | Bowling Green | W 27 - 0 | 88.95 | 2 | Ohio | at | Bowling Green | W 38 - 7 | 15.67 | 2 | Bowling Green | at | Georgia Tech | W 38 - 27 | 15.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami (OH) | at | Ohio | W 30 - 16 | 87.28 | 3 | Buffalo | vs | Central Michigan | W 37 - 13 | 14.32 | 3 | Central Michigan | at | South Alabama | W 34 - 30 | 14.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Illinois | at | Akron | W 55 - 14 | 86.31 | 4 | Western Michigan | at | Eastern Michigan | W 45 - 21 | 13.38 | 4 | Ball State | at | Northern Illinois | W 20 - 17 | 12.83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bowling Green | at | Western Michigan | W 34 - 10 | 85.22 | 5 | Bowling Green | at | Georgia Tech | W 38 - 27 | 13.05 | 5 | Northern Illinois | at | Boston College | W 27 - 24 OT | 9.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ohio | vs | Georgia Southern | W 41 - 21 | 85.21 | 6 | Ball State | vs | Kent State | W 34 - 3 | 9.98 | 6 | Toledo | at | Miami (OH) | W 21 - 17 | 7.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Miami (OH) | vs | Toledo | W 23 - 14 | 84.85 | 7 | Miami (OH) | at | Cincinnati | W 31 - 24 OT | 9.83 | 7 | Eastern Michigan | at | Buffalo | W 24 - 11 | 6.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Toledo | vs | Eastern Michigan | W 49 - 23 | 84.21 | 8 | Northern Illinois | vs | Western Michigan | W 24 - 0 | 9.82 | 8 | Central Michigan | vs | Northern Illinois | W 37 - 31 | 6.68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Miami (OH) | at | Cincinnati | W 31 - 24 OT | 84.14 | 9 | Eastern Michigan | at | Buffalo | W 24 - 11 | 9.67 | 9 | Ohio | vs | Iowa State | W 10 - 7 | 6.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bowling Green | at | Georgia Tech | W 38 - 27 | 83.77 | 10 | Bowling Green | at | Western Michigan | W 34 - 10 | 9.45 | 10 | Buffalo | vs | Central Michigan | W 37 - 13 | 5.67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| East Division | Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Buffalo | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kent State | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ball State | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Western Michigan | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||