2009–10 Mid-American Conference season

The 2009–10 Mid-American Conference season is the 64th season in Mid-American Conference

Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...

(MAC) existence. Teams in this conference complete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

's Division I competitions. In this season, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) sponsored 23 sports (11 men's and 12 women's).

Member schools

The MAC has both full members and affiliate members. Full members participate in Mid-American Conference for all of their Division I athletics, unless the conference doesn't sponsor the sport.

Full membership

12 teams enjoyed full membership in the Mid-American Conference for the 2009–10 season. The teams are divided geographically into East and West Divisions.

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Fall 2008 Enrollment
East Division
University of Akron University of Akron The University of Akron is a coeducational public research university located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church. In 1913 ownership was transferred to the City of...	Zips Akron Zips One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname...	Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...	1870	24,202
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...	Falcons Bowling Green Falcons The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Bowling Green State University, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons participate in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. BGSU is one of only 13 universities in the...	Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...	1910	17,874
University at Buffalo University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...	Bulls Buffalo Bulls The Buffalo Bulls are the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics. The Bulls currently play in Division I , and are a member of the Mid-American Conference for all sports except women's rowing who is in the Cononial Athletic Assocition . They have been a...	Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...	1846	28,192
Kent State University Kent State University Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...	Golden Flashes Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Golden Flashes or simply as the Flashes. The university fields sixteen varsity athletic teams, all of whom play in the Mid-American Conference and in the NCAA's Division I...	Kent, Ohio Kent, Ohio Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...	1910	22,578
Miami University Miami University Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...	RedHawks Miami RedHawks Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...	Oxford, Ohio Oxford, Ohio Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...	1809	16,431
Ohio University Ohio University Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...	Bobcats Ohio Bobcats Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that...	Athens, Ohio Athens, Ohio Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...	1804	20,716
West Division
Ball State University Ball State University Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...	Cardinals Ball State Cardinals Ball State University's athletic teams are called the Cardinals. The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Mid-American Conference and located in Muncie, Indiana...	Muncie, Indiana Muncie, Indiana Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...	1918	19,849
Central Michigan University Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...	Chippewas Central Michigan Chippewas The Central Michigan Chippewas are the sixteen men's and women's athletics teams of Central Michigan University. CMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950-1970. The school's athletics programs are affiliated with the NCAA and compete in the Mid-American...	Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,946. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 26,675....	1892	27,354
Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...	Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles The Eastern Michigan Eagles, formerly known as the Eastern Michigan Hurons, are the athletic teams for Eastern Michigan University. Altogether, they have won three NCAA Division II national championships and 13 NAIA Division I national championships in five different sports The Eastern Michigan...	Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti...	1849	20,688
Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...	Huskies Northern Illinois Huskies The Northern Illinois Huskies are the athletic teams that represent Northern Illinois University. The Huskies are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Mid-American Conference...	DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 at the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War....	1895	24,397
University of Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...	Rockets Toledo Rockets The Toledo Rockets are the athletic teams that represent the University of Toledo. The Rockets are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play in the Mid-American Conference . The school's colors are midnight blue and gold.Toledo's...	Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...	1872	22,336
Western Michigan University Western Michigan University Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....	Broncos Western Michigan Broncos The Western Michigan Broncos are a NCAA Division I FBS team representing Western Michigan University. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field,...	Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...	1903	24,818

Affiliate membership

Along with the 12 full members, there are five other schools who hold an Affiliate Membership with the Mid-American Conference. Affiliate Membership allows the team to participate in one sport within the conference.

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Sport
Chicago State University Chicago State University Chicago State University is a state university of the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Chicago.-History:Cook County Normal School was founded in 1867, largely through the initiative of John F. Eberhart, the Commissioner of Schools for Cook County...	Cougars	Chicago, Illinois	1867	Public	7,131	Men's tennis
University of Evansville University of Evansville The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...	Purple Aces Evansville Purple Aces The Evansville Purple Aces represent the University of Evansville in NCAA Division I sports.-Purple Aces and Ace Purple:The University of Evansville's nickname, the Aces, was acquired after an opposing coach cracked a joke after losing to the Evansville College Pioneers in the 1920s...	Evansville, Indiana Evansville, Indiana Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...	1854	Private	3,050	Men's swimming
Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational, research university located in , United States. The university has six satellite campuses located in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, and in Fort...	Owls Florida Atlantic Owls The Florida Atlantic Owls are the athletics teams of Florida Atlantic University. The Owls participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I as members of the Sun Belt Conference....	Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...	1961	Public	26,245	Men's soccer
Hartwick College Hartwick College Hartwick College is a non-denominational, private, four-year liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York, in the United States. The institution was founded as Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick, and is now known as Hartwick College...	Hawks	Oneonta, New York Oneonta, New York Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language...	1797	Private	1,520	Men's soccer
Missouri State University Missouri State University Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...	Lady Bears, Bears Missouri State Bears The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Missouri State athletics date back to 1908. Missouri State is in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...	Springfield, Missouri Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...	1905	Public	21,425	Field hockey, men's swimming
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public research university located in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1869, SIUC is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system...	Salukis Southern Illinois Salukis The Southern Illinois Salukis are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Illinois University. The nickname comes from the saluki, the royal dog of Egypt and the Persian greyhound, which ties into the fact that southern Illinois has had the nickname "Little Egypt" for just under 200...	Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, in the state of Illinois, within the Southern Illinois region. It is located at the junction of Illinois Route 13 and U.S. Route 51, southeast of St. Louis, Missouri, on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest...	1869	Public	21,000	Men's swimming
Temple University Temple University Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...	Owls Temple Owls Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a very long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...	1884	Public	34,218	Football

Reese Trophy

The Reese Trophy is named after the first Mid-American Conference Commissioner David Reese. Reese was the first commissioner of the conference from 1946 until 1964. Only full members of the Mid-American Conference are eligible for the Reese and Jacoby Trophies. Schools receive points based on their final finish in ten of the 11 men's sports. Schools must choose to count either indoor track and field or outdoor track and field. Both cannot be used in the calculation. The winner is determined by the highest average score.

Institution	BB	MBB	MXC	FB	Golf	MSC	MSW	MT	ITF	OTF	WR	No.	Total	Avg.
Kent State	–	13	12½	7½	12½	–	–	–	7	8	10	6	63½	10.58
Central Michigan	–	9½	9	13	–	–	–	–	2	4	12	5	47½	9.50
Akron	–	12	2½	3½	9	12	–	–	9	10	–	6	49	8.17
Eastern Michigan	–	6½	11½	1	11½	–	12	–	12	12	2	7	56½	8.07
Western Michigan	–	6½	–	7½	–	9	–	8	–	–	–	4	31	7.75
Buffalo	–	9½	7	5½	–	3	11	12	4	6	6	8	60	7.50
Ohio	–	4½	6	11½	7	–	–	–	–	–	8	5	37	7.40
Miami	–	9½	8	2	8	–	7	–	–	–	–	5	34½	6.90
Ball State	–	6½	–	3½	2½	–	3	10	–	–	–	5	25½	5.10
Northern Illinois	–	2¾	–	9	6	7	–	4	–	2	4	7	34¾	4.96
Toledo	–	1	5	5½	5	–	–	6	–	–	–	5	22½	4.50
Bowling Green	–	2¾	1	10	1	5	–	–	–	–	–	5	19¾	3.95
Temple *	–	–	–	11½	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	11½	11.50
Hartwick *	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	1	11	11.00
Missouri State *	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	1	9	9.00
Southern Illinois *	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	5	5.00
Chicago State *	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	2	2.00
Evansville *	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	1	2	2.00
Florida Atlantic *	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	2.00

* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.

Legend – BB: Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

; MBB: Men's basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

; XC: Men's cross country

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

; FB: Football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

; MSC: Men's soccer; MSW: Men's swmming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

; MT: Men's tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

; ITF: Indoor track and field; OTF: Outdoor track and field; WR: Wrestling

Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

Jacoby Trophy

The Jacoby Trophy is awarded to the best women's athletic program in the conference. It is named after Fred Jacoby, commissioner from 1971 until 1982, who incorporated women's athletics into the league's structure. Along with the Reese trophy, only full members are eligible and schools may only count Indoor or Outdoor Track and field.

Institution	WBB	WXC	FH	Golf	Gym	SB	WSC	WSW	WT	ITF	OTF	VB	No.	Total	Avg.
Kent State	11¼	8½	11	12½	11	–	6	–	–	13	–	6	8	79.25	9.91
Central Michigan	7½	9½	6	–	12	–	13	–	–	12	–	8½	7	68½	9.79
Miami	5½	13	8	–	–	–	7½	11	12½	9½	–	10½	8	77½	9.69
Toledo	11¼	12	–	9	–	–	9	12½	8	5½	–	8½	8	75¾	9.47
Akron	9	10½	–	7	–	–	10½	5½	11½	7½	–	3½	8	65	8.13
Ohio	3⅓	5	11	5	–	–	9	9	–	4½	–	13	8	59	7.48
Eastern Michigan	9	7½	–	8	9	–	12	8	5½	8½	–	1	9	68½	7.61
Western Michigan	3⅓	3½	–	6	3	–	6	–	9	10½	–	12	8	53⅓	6.67
Ball State	6½	2	4	11½	5	–	4	1½	1¾	3½	–	6	10	45.75	4.58
Bowling Green	13	6½	–	2½	2	–	1½	3	5½	2	–	2	9	38	4.22
Buffalo	1	1	–	–	–	–	4	5½	7	6½	–	4½	7	29½	4.21
Northern Illinois	3⅓	5	–	1	7	–	1½	–	1¾	1	–	8½	8	29	3.64
Missouri State *	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	2.00

* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.

Legend – WBB: Women's Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

; WXC: Women's Cross country

Cross country running

; FH: Field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

; Gym: Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

; SB: Softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

; WSC: Women's Soccer; WSW: Women's Swimming

Swimming (sport)

; WT: Women's Tennis

Tennis

; ITF: Indoor Track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

; OTF: Outdoor Track and field; VB: Volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

Player of the Week

The conference announces a Player of the Week in all of their sports. In most of them, there is only one player announced. However, in some situations (particularly in football), there will be multiple players announced. The award is given to those that show exceptional talent on and off the field for that week.

Cross country

On August 25, the Mid-American Conference announced the preseason favorites for the 2009 Cross Country season. On the men's side, Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State University's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Golden Flashes or simply as the Flashes. The university fields sixteen varsity athletic teams, all of whom play in the Mid-American Conference and in the NCAA's Division I...

returns five athletes from the 2008 MAC Championship third place squad. After them is Miami

Miami RedHawks

Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...

, who is also tapped to repeat as the women's MAC Champions. The rest of the teams are listed below:

Men's preseason rankings	Women's preseason rankings
1. Kent State	1. Miami
2. Miami	2. Akron
3. Central Michigan	3. Ohio
4. Eastern Michigan	4. Toledo
5. Buffalo	5. Kent State
6. Ohio	6. Central Michigan
7. Akron	7. Eastern Michigan
8. Toledo	8. Bowling Green
9. Bowling Green	9. Western Michigan
	10. Buffalo
	11. Ball State
	12. Northern Illinois

The season began on August 31, when Ball State

Ball State Cardinals

Ball State University's athletic teams are called the Cardinals. The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Mid-American Conference and located in Muncie, Indiana...

competed in the Ball State Invitational. The Mid-American Conference Championship will be held in Athens, Ohio

Athens, Ohio

Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...

on October 31, with the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship held on November 14 at Indiana University

Indiana University

Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...

and the National Championships held on November 23 at Indiana State University

Indiana State University

Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...

Championships

The following are the results of the 2009 Men's Cross Country Championships:

Kent State, 30 points
Eastern Michigan, 55
Central Michigan, 59
Miami, 95
Buffalo, 147
Ohio, 182
Toledo, 184
Akron, 197
Bowling Green, 283

The following are the results of the 2009 Women's Cross Country Championships:

1. Miami, 44 points

2. Toledo, 63

3. Akron, 104

4. Central Michigan, 116

5. Kent State, 143

6. Eastern Michigan, 157

7. Bowling Green, 212

8. Northern Illinois, 218

8. Ohio, 218

10. Western Michigan, 250

11. Ball State, 269

12. Buffalo, 317

Field hockey

Along with the Men's Cross Country Championship, the Kent State field hockey team was selected during the preseason to win the MAC Championship, in a vote by the league's head coaches. Kent State lived up to that expectation in their first game, winning by a score of 7-0 against Saint Louis

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...

. Miami was selected to finish second, after returning nine letterwinners from the 2008 season. Following them are Ohio

Ohio University

Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...

, Central Michigan

Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...

, Ball State

Ball State University

Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...

, and affiliate member Missouri State

Missouri State University

Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...

Football

The football season began on September 3 as three MAC teams played out-of-conference matches.

In previous seasons, the winner of the Mid-American Conference Championship Game would play in the Motor City Bowl. However, due to financial troubles in sponsors such as General Motors

General Motors

General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

and Ford, the game began to be sponsored by Little Caesars

Little Caesars

Little Caesars is a pizza chain, estimated to be the 4th largest in the United States. The Little Caesars headquarters is located in the Fox Theatre building in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.-History:...

. The 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

The 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game played at 1:00 PM EST on December 26, 2009 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and aired on ESPN....

will be held on December 26 at 1:00 p.m.

The preseason rankings by MAC coaches have Central Michigan

2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2009 Central Michigan University Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the college football season of 2009. They competed in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the football season. Central...

winning the MAC West and Buffalo

2009 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2009 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season.-Notable players:* Naaman Roosevelt, Wide Receiver, 2008 First Team all-MAC....

winning the MAC East, with Central Michigan winning the MAC Championship game.

Gymnastics

MAC Championship results:

Central Michigan, 195.600 points
Kent State, 195.025
Eastern Michigan, 193.625
Northern Illinois, 193.200
Ball State, 193.100
Western Michigan, 192.875
Bowling Green, 191.850

Men's

The 2009 Men's soccer season began on September 1 when Bowling Green

Bowling Green Falcons

The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Bowling Green State University, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons participate in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. BGSU is one of only 13 universities in the...

faced Marshall

Marshall Thundering Herd

The Marshall Thundering Herd are the intercollegiate athletic teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in Conference USA, which are members of the NCAA Division I...

and came victorious with a 2-0 win. The Akron Zips

Akron Zips

One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname...

were unanimously selected as the preseason league and tournament favorite, which was followed by their #3 preseason ranking in the NSCAA

NSCAA

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. The NSCAA has grown from a handful of college soccer coaches to more than 22,000 members, making it the largest coaching organization in the world. Its members coach at all levels of...

polls. The Zips were also ranked second in the country according to Soccer America.

Women's

On the women's side, Toledo

Toledo Rockets

The Toledo Rockets are the athletic teams that represent the University of Toledo. The Rockets are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play in the Mid-American Conference . The school's colors are midnight blue and gold.Toledo's...

was selected as the preseason favorite for both the regular season and the tournament. Their season began on August 21 when Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes

defeated Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky Colonels

EKU fields teams in 15 varsity sports . The school is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in Division I of the NCAA , having been a part of the conference since its inception in 1948...

by a margin of 2-1.

Men's MAC Championship

Eastern Michigan, 773 points
Buffalo, 613½
Missouri State, 587
Miami, 574½
Southern Illinois, 478
Ball State, 231½
Evansville, 136½

Women's MAC Championship

1. Toledo, 670½ points

2. Miami, 572

3. Ohio, 527

4. Eastern Michigan, 453½

5. Akron, 392

5. Buffalo, 392

7. Bowling Green, 241

8. Ball State, 166

Men's indoor

Eastern Michigan, 171 points
Akron, 120
Kent, 113
Buffalo, 72
Central Michigan, 49

Women's indoor

Kent State, 107 points
Central Michigan, 100
Western Michigan, 92
Miami, 79½
Eastern Michigan, 75
Akron, 61
Buffalo, 46
Toledo, 44
Ohio, 26½
Ball State, 25
Bowling Green, 6
Northern Illinois, 1

Volleyball

For the second consecutive year, Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos

The Western Michigan Broncos are a NCAA Division I FBS team representing Western Michigan University. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field,...

was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the regular season as well as the MAC 2008 tournament. Soon thereafter, they followed up by receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association

American Volleyball Coaches Association

The American Volleyball Coaches Association is an organization of nearly 5,000 members, incorporated as a private non-profit educational corporation in 1981, as the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association....

preseason poll. The 2009 MAC Championship will be held in Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

from November 17 through November 22.

Wrestling

Central Michigan, 94 points
Kent State, 73
Ohio, 62
Buffalo, 60½
Northern Illinois, 24½
Eastern Michigan, 18

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