2007–08 Mid-American Conference season

Mid-American Conference

Data
Classification	NCAA Division I FBS
Established	1946
Members	12
Sports fielded	23 (11 men's, 12 women's)
Region	Great Lakes Great Lakes region (North America) The Great Lakes region of North America, occasionally known as the Third Coast or the Fresh Coast , includes the eight U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well as the Canadian province of Ontario...
States	5 – Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... , Indiana Indiana Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is... , Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
Headquarters	Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
Locations

The 2007–08 Mid-American Conference season was its 62nd season in existence. The 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) competed at Division I 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...

. It sponsored 23 sports (11 men's and 12 women's).

Teams

East Division
Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
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	Public	24,704
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	Public	22,882
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	Public	28,054
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	Public	34,056
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	Public	20,126
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	Public	20,437
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	Public	20,113
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	Public	26,788
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	Public	22,974
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	Public	25,313
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	Public	19,706
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	Public	24,433

Four schools have affiliate membership status:

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
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 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	17,425	Field hockey
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 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
Eastern Michigan	10½	7	12½	5½	12½	-	11	-	12	10	6	8	77	9.6
Kent State	12½	13	6	1	11½	-	-	-	7	8	10	7	61	8.7
Central Michigan	6	7	9	13	-	-	-	-	3	4	12	6	50	8.3
Akron	3½	10½	7	3½	7	12	-	-	9	12	-	7	55½	7.9
Miami	2	9	11½	10½	6	-	8½	-	-	6	-	7	53½	7.6
Western Michigan	6	12	-	5½	-	2	-	12	-	-	-	5	37½	7.5
Ball State	8½	3½	-	10½	9	-	2½	10	-	-	-	6	44	7.3
Bowling Green	12½	4½	2½	12	2½	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	40	6.7
Ohio	7½	9	8	7½	5	-	-	-	-	-	2	6	39	6.5
Toledo	4½	5½	1	3½	8	-	-	8	-	-	-	6	30½	5.1
Northern Illinois	9½	2	-	2	1	4	-	6	-	-	8	7	32½	4.6
Buffalo	1	1	5	9	-	9	5½	2	3	2	4	9	39½	4.4
Hartwick *	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	1	8	8.0
Temple *	-	-	-	7½	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	7½	7.5
Chicago State *	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	1	4	4.0

* 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	12	10½	8	-	-	9½	5	8	11½	10½	~~10½~~	12	9	87	9.7
Ohio	8½	13	12	5	-	7½	7½	12½	-	3½	6½	13	9	85½	9.5
Kent State	3½	4½	10	12½	12	13	6½	-	-	5½	9½	8½	9	80	8.9
Western Michigan	7½	5½	-	8	5	8½	1½	-	12½	12	12	10	9	70½	7.8
Eastern Michigan	10	2	-	11	11	3½	9	9	8½	6½	4	6½	10	77	7.7
Toledo	4½	9½	-	9	-	1	12	11	8½	4½	5½	1½	9	62½	6.9
Central Michigan	2	7½	6	-	9	10½	3½	-	-	8½	8½	7½	8	54½	6.8
Bowling Green	13	6½	-	1½	2	12	9	5	6½	2	2	10	10	67½	6.8
Ball State	10	8½	4	6	3	6½	13	1½	5	9½	4	4½	11	71½	6.5
Akron	1	12	-	-	-	5½	1½	3	1	13	13	3½	8	40½	5.1
Buffalo	6½	3½	-	-	-	2	5	6	6½	7½	7½	1½	8	38½	4.8
Northern Illinois	5½	1	-	3	7	4½	10½	-	2½	1	1	5½	9	40½	4.5
Missouri State *	-	-	2	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	2.0

* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.

Baseball

The 2008 baseball season begins in February 2008 and concludes with the NCAA Tournament in June 2008. 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...

is the defending East division and conference tournament champion and finished 0-2 in the 2007 NCAA baseball tournament. Eastern Michigan

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...

won the MAC West division.

East

Seed	\| Team	\| Conference				\| Overall
Seed	\| Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
1	Kent State	16	8	.667	–	36	21	.632
3	Bowling Green	16	8	.667	–	32	20	.615
6	Ohio	14	13	.519	3½	29	30	.492
–	Akron	8	13	.381	6½	25	24	.510
–	Miami	8	19	.296	9½	18	36	.333
–	Buffalo	7	19	.269	10	14	38	.269

West

Seed	\| Team	\| Conference				\| Overall
Seed	\| Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
2	Eastern Michigan	15	8	.652	–	25	32	.439
4	Northern Illinois	16	10	.615	½	29	25	.537
5	Ball State	12	11	.522	3	27	26	.509
7	Western Michigan	12	12	.500	3½	29	23	.558
8	Central Michigan	13	13	.500	3½	29	27	.518
–	Toledo	10	13	.435	5	17	30	.362

Basketball (men's)

The 2007-08 men's basketball season begins in November 2007 and concludes with the NCAA Tournament in March 2008. Miami

Miami RedHawks men's basketball

The Miami RedHawks men's basketball team intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Miami University. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The RedHawks play home basketball games at Millett Hall in Oxford,...

won the 2007 conference tournament, defeating East division champion Akron

Akron Zips men's basketball

The Akron Zips Men's Basketball team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference East division. The team first played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1986 when Bob Huggins was their coach. The Zips are currently...

in the finals. Miami was seeded 14th in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...

and lost to 3rd seed Oregon

Oregon Ducks

The Oregon Ducks refers to the sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon. The Oregon Ducks are part of the Pacific-12 Conference in the Division 1 of the NCAA. With seventeen varsity teams, the Oregon Ducks are best known for their football team and Track and Field...

in the first round. Toledo

Toledo Rockets men's basketball

The Toledo Rockets team is the basketball team that represent the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1980. Stan Joplin was released from his duties as...

is the defending West division champion.

Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball

The Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represents Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The Golden Flashes compete in the Mid-American Conference East Division and last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008...

was picked by the MAC News Media Association to win the East Division and Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

The Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2004...

was picked to win the West Division. Kent State was picked to win the MAC 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 parenthesis.

Week	Division	Player	School
November 12	East	Chris Knight	Bowling Green
November 12	West	Derek Drews	Western Michigan
November 19	East	Tim Pollitz	Miami
November 19	West	Joe Reitz Joe Reitz Joseph David Reitz is an American football offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2008...	Western Michigan
November 26	East	Michael Bramos	Miami
November 26	West	Justin Dobbins	Eastern Michigan
December 3	East	Cedrick Middleton	Akron
December 3	West	Tyrone Kent	Toledo
December 10	East	Al Fisher	Kent State
December 10	West	Giordan Watson	Central Michigan
December 17	East	Nate Linhart	Akron
December 17	West	Giordan Watson (2)	Central Michigan
December 24	East	Tim Pollitz (2)	Miami
December 24	West	Joe Reitz Joe Reitz Joseph David Reitz is an American football offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2008... (2)	Western Michigan
December 31	East	Al Fisher (2)	Kent State
December 31	West	Shaun Logan	Northern Illinois
January 7	East	Haminn Quaintance	Kent State
January 7	West	Peyton Stovall	Ball State

Week	Division	Player	School
January 14	East	Jerome Tillman	Ohio
January 14	West	Anthony Newell	Ball State
January 21	East	Jerome Tillman (2)	Ohio
January 21	West	Giordan Watson (3)	Central Michigan
January 28	East	Leon Williams	Ohio
January 28	West	David Kool David Kool David Anderson Kool is a former collegiate basketball player for the Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team. He is six feet three inches tall and weighs 200 lbs. Kool is WMU's all-time leading scorer and was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year in his senior season...	Western Michigan
February 4	East	Kenny Hayes	Miami
February 4	West	Joe Reitz Joe Reitz Joseph David Reitz is an American football offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2008... (3)	Western Michigan
February 11	East	Andy Robinson	Buffalo
February 11	West	Joe Reitz Joe Reitz Joseph David Reitz is an American football offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2008... (4)	Western Michigan
February 18	East	Al Fisher (3)	Kent State
February 18	West	Darion Anderson	Northern Illinois
February 25	East	Al Fisher (4)	Kent State
February 25	West	David Kool David Kool David Anderson Kool is a former collegiate basketball player for the Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team. He is six feet three inches tall and weighs 200 lbs. Kool is WMU's all-time leading scorer and was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year in his senior season... (2)	Western Michigan
March 3	East	Michael Bramos (2) Joe Jakubowski	Miami Bowling Green
March 3	West	David Kool David Kool David Anderson Kool is a former collegiate basketball player for the Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team. He is six feet three inches tall and weighs 200 lbs. Kool is WMU's all-time leading scorer and was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year in his senior season... (3)	Western Michigan

Basketball (women's)

The 2007-08 women's basketball season begins in November 2007 and concludes with the NCAA Tournament in March 2008. East division champion 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...

defeated West champion 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...

in the finals of the conference tournament. Bowling Green, which entered the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 17, 2007 and concluded on April 3 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Final Four consisted of Tennessee, LSU, Rutgers, and North Carolina, with Tennessee defeating Rutgers 59-46 for their seventh National Title...

ranked 18th and 20th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll, respectively, was seeded 7th and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

, defeating 10th seeded Oklahoma State and 2nd seeded Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt Commodores

The Vanderbilt Commodores are the NCAA athletic teams of Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The university fields 16 varsity teams , 14 of which compete in the Southeastern Conference...

along the way.

East

Seed	\| Team	\| Conference				\| Overall
Seed	\| Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
E1	Bowling Green	13	3	.813	–	26	8	.765
E2	Miami	12	4	.750	1	23	11	.676
E3	Ohio	10	6	.625	3	20	13	.606
E4	Buffalo	8	8	.500	5	15	15	.500
E5	Kent State	5	11	.313	8	9	21	.300
E6	Akron	2	14	.125	11	7	24	.226

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West

Seed	\| Team	\| Conference				\| Overall
Seed	\| Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
W1	Ball State *	11	5	.688	–	15	15	.500
W2	Eastern Michigan	11	5	.688	–	17	12	.586
W3	Western Michigan	9	7	.563	2	13	19	.406
W4	Northern Illinois	6	8	.429	4	10	18	.357
W5	Toledo	5	10	.333	5½	14	16	.467
W6	Central Michigan	2	13	.133	8½	6	23	.207

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* Received W1 seed based on 2-0 head-to-head record vs. Eastern Michigan.

Tournament

* double overtime

Players of the week

The following are the MAC women's basketball players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parenthesis.

Week	Division	Player	School
November 12	East	Lindsay Goldsberry	Bowling Green
November 12	West	Tiera DeLaHoussaye	Western Michigan
November 19	East	Kate Achter Amanda Jackson	Bowling Green Miami
November 19	West	Alyssa Pittman	Eastern Michigan
November 26	East	Kate Achter (2)	Bowling Green
November 26	West	Julie DeMuth	Ball State
December 3	East	Amanda Jackson (2)	Miami
December 3	West	Latisha Luckett	Central Michigan
December 10	East	Sarah Tokodi	Akron
December 10	West	Canea Williams	Eastern Michigan
December 17	East	Sarah Tokodi (2)	Akron
December 17	West	Tiera DeLaHoussaye (2)	Western Michigan
December 24	East	Anna Kowalska	Kent State
December 24	West	Allie Clifton	Toledo
December 31	East	Amanda Jackson (3)	Miami
December 31	West	Tiera DeLaHoussaye (3)	Western Michigan
January 7	East	Amanda Jackson (4)	Miami
January 7	West	Tiera DeLaHoussaye (4)	Western Michigan

Week	Division	Player	School
January 14	East	Anna Kowalska (2)	Kent State
January 14	West	Emily Maggert	Ball State
January 21	East	Jennifer Bushby	Ohio
January 21	West	Amanda Parker	Western Michigan
January 28	East	Lauren Kohn	Ohio
January 28	West	Kiley Jarrett	Ball State
February 4	East	Lauren Kohn (2)	Ohio
February 4	West	Tiera DeLaHoussaye (5)	Western Michigan
February 11	East	Tara Breske	Bowling Green
February 11	West	Angel Chan	Central Michigan
February 18	East	Chenel Harris	Kent State
February 18	West	Colleen Russell	Eastern Michigan
February 25	East	Kate Achter (2)	Bowling Green
February 25	West	Tiera DeLaHoussaye (6)	Western Michigan
March 3	East	Kate Achter (3)	Bowling Green
March 3	West	Audrey McDonald	Ball State
March 7	East	Laura Markwood	Miami
March 7	West	Porchia Green	Ball State

Cross country (men's)

The 2007 men's cross country season began in August 2007 and concluded with the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in November 2007. Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles

won the team championship, placing three runners in the top 5. 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...

was the runner up. Josh Perrin of EMU won the individual championship. The win was EMU's third consecutive team championship.

Nine of the ten MAC teams competed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Eastern Michigan finished 7th, followed by Miami (9th), Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes

(10th), Central Michigan

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...

(12th), Ohio

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...

(14th), Akron

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...

(18th), 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...

(29th). Bowling Green

Bowling Green Falcons

did not place. Buffalo

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...

competed in the Northeast Regional and finished 18th. No teams qualified to compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Josh Karanja (Eastern Michigan), Craig Leon (Ohio) and Pat Sovacool (Miami) qualified for the individual championship. Leon finished 106th, Sovacool 135th and Karanja 150th.

MAC Championship results

Eastern Michigan, 31 points
Miami, 50
Central Michigan, 98
Ohio, 116
Akron, 120
Kent State, 130
Buffalo, 180
Bowling Green, 241
Toledo, 258

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
September 4	Pat Sovacool	Miami
September 11	Pat Sovacool	Miami
September 18	Aiman Scullion	Kent State
September 25	Josh Karanja	Eastern Michigan

Week	Player	School
October 2	Josh Karanja	Eastern Michigan
October 9	Craig Leon	Ohio
October 16	Pat Sovacool	Miami
October 23	Matt Hammersmith	Eastern Michigan

Cross country (women's)

The 2007 women's cross country season began in August 2007 and concludes with the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship

NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship

Each autumn, beginning in 1981, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has hosted women's cross country championships for each of its three divisions...

in November 2007. Ohio

Ohio Bobcats

won its second team championship in as many years. Laura Neufarth of Miami won the individual championship.

MAC Championship results

Ohio, 56 points
Akron, 58
Miami, 77
Toledo, 89
Ball State, 135
Central Michigan, 174
Bowling Green, 218
Western Michigan, 224
Kent State, 230
Buffalo, 232
Eastern Michigan, 286
Northern Illinois, 289

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
September 4	Ashley Fischer	Bowling Green
September 11	Laura Neufarth	Miami
September 18	Laura Neufarth	Miami
September 25	Kelly McClure	Central Michigan

Week	Player	School
October 2	Kari Summers	Ohio
October 9	Laura Neufarth	Miami
October 16	Ali Bishel	Ball State
October 23	Ari Fisher	Toledo

Field hockey

Ohio captured the Mid-American Conference regular season championship, finishing 2 games better than second place Kent State. Ohio also won the MAC tournament championship, defeating Miami 3-2 in overtime. The victory marked the first time an Ohio field hockey team has won the regular season and tournament championships two years in a row. Ohio was ranked 15 in the final
STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll.

Ohio defeated American University

American University Eagles

The American Eagles are the athletics teams that represent the American University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. American is a member of the Patriot League in all sports except wrestling, where it is a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association...

3-2 in the NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship

NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship

Twelve women's sports were added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year. The first national championship events were staged November 21-November 22, 1981, in cross country and field hockey.-Division I:-Division II:-Division III:...

Opening Round game. Ohio lost to #6 ranked Michigan Wolverines

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

1-0 in overtime in the First Round of the tournament.

Tournament

The conference tournament took place November 1 through November 3 in Oxford, OH.

All-tournament team

Torrie Albini, F, Ohio
Taylor Florence, F, Miami
Danielle Gaynor, MF, Miami
Louise Gerike, GK, Central Michigan
Nikki Gnozzio, D, Ohio
Jessie Martin, GK, Ohio
Anna McComb, MF, Kent State
Rachel Miller, F, Kent State
Alyssa Nye, F, Miami
Kim Sihota, MF, Central Michigan

Standings

Team	\| Conference				\| Overall
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Ohio	9	1	.900	-	15	4	.789
Kent State	7	3	.700	2	12	8	.600
Miami	6	4	.600	3	8	10	.444
Central Michigan	4	6	.400	5	5	13	.278
Ball State	3	7	.300	6	5	12	.294
Missouri State	1	9	.100	8	2	18	.100

Players of the week

Week	Team	Player	School
August 28	Offense	Torrie Albini	Ohio
August 28	Defense	Jessie Martin	Ohio
September 4	Offense	Rachel Miller	Kent State
September 4	Defense	Nikki Gnozzio	Ohio
September 11	Offense	Torrie Albini	Ohio
September 11	Defense	Jessie Martin	Ohio
September 18	Offense	Marcy Dull	Ohio
September 18	Defense	Jessie Martin	Ohio
September 25	Offense	Brooke MacGillivary	Ball State
September 25	Defense	Kara Copeland Jessie Martin	Kent State Ohio

Week	Team	Player	School
October 3	Offense	Moyra Betuzzi	Central Michigan
October 3	Defense	Louise Gericke	Central Michigan
October 10	Offense	Brooke MacGillivary	Ball State
October 10	Defense	Jessie Martin	Ohio
October 17	Offense	Brooke MacGillivary	Ball State
October 17	Defense	Nina Bruno	Ohio
October 23	Offense	Alyssa Nye	Miami
October 23	Defense	Tiffany Shifflett	Ball State
October 30	Offense	Laurie Wilkins	Kent State
October 30	Defense	Kim Kinsella	Missouri State

Awards

Player of the Year: Jessie Martin, Ohio
Coach of the Year: Kathleen Schanne, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Rachel Miller, Kent State
All MAC, First Team
- Rachelle Coetzee, Ohio, Midfielder, Senior
- Lauren Cruz, Ball State, Midfielder, Senior
- Kim Erasmus, Central Michigan, Midfielder, Sophomore
- Taylor Florence, Miami, Forward, Senior
- Nikki Gnozzio, Ohio, Forward, Sophomore
- Sarah Johnson, Missouri State, Defense, Junior
- Brooke MacGillivary, Ball State, Forward, Sophomore
- Jessie Martin, Ohio, Goalkeeper, Junior
- Rachel Miller, Kent State, Forward, Freshman
- Charlotte Muller, Kent State, Midfielder, Senior
- Alyssa Nye, Miami, Forward, Senior

Football

The 2007 MAC football season began in August 2007 and concludes with the 2008 GMAC Bowl

2008 GMAC Bowl

The 2008 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 9th annual playing of the game...

on January 6, 2008.

Players of the week

Week	Division	Team	Player	School
September 1	East	Offensive	Tyler Sheehan	Bowling Green
		Defensive	Reggie Corner	Akron
		Special Teams	Joshua Abrams	Ohio
	West	Offensive	Jamarko Simmons	Western Michigan
		Defensive	Austin Pritchard	Western Michigan
		Special Teams	Brett Kern Jim Laney	Toledo Western Michigan
September 8	East	Offensive	Kalvin McRae	Ohio
		Defensive	Larry Hutchinson	Buffalo
		Special Teams	Simon Manka	Buffalo
	West	Offensive	Ontario Sneed	Central Michigan
		Defensive	Bryant Haines	Ball State
		Special Teams	Brandon West	Western Michigan
September 15	East	Offensive	Drew Wily	Buffalo
		Defensive	John Mackey	Akron
		Special Teams	Shawn Bayes	Kent State
	West	Offensive	MiQuale Lewis	Ball State
		Defensive	Daniel Holtzclaw	Eastern Michigan
		Special Teams	Brandon Crawford	Ball State
September 22	East	Offensive	Tyler Sheehan (2)	Bowling Green
		Defensive	Brion Stokes	Akron
		Special Teams	Michael Braunstein	Ohio
	West	Offensive	Nate Davis	Ball State
		Defensive	Larry English	Northern Illinois
		Special Teams	Jalen Parmele	Toledo
September 29	East	Offensive	Eugene Jarvis	Kent State
		Defensive	Joey Hudson	Miami
		Special Teams	Jake Richardson	Miami
	West	Offensive	Mark Bonds	Western Michigan
		Defensive	Red Keith	Central Michigan
		Special Teams	Antonio Brown	Central Michigan
October 6	East	Offensive	Jabari Arthur James Starks	Akron Buffalo
		Defensive	Terrance Knighton	Temple
		Special Teams	Andre Jones Jake Brownell	Akron Temple
	West	Offensive	Dan LeFevour	Central Michigan
		Defensive	Ryan Downard	Eastern Michigan
		Special Teams	Brandon West (2)	Western Michigan
October 13	East	Offensive	Adam DiMichele James Starks (2)	Temple Buffalo
		Defensive	Joey Hudson (2)	Miami
		Special Teams	Michael Braunstein (2)	Ohio
	West	Offensive	Dan LeFevour (2)	Central Michigan
		Defensive	Dustin Dulco Josh Gordy Josh Gordy Josh Gordy is an American football cornerback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. Gordy has previously been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars & Green Bay Packers.-References:...	Western Michigan Central Michigan
		Special Teams	Mike Jones	Western Michigan

Week	Division	Team	Player	School
October 20	East	Offensive	Willie Geter	Bowling Green
		Defensive	Junior Galette	Temple
		Special Teams	AJ Principe	Buffalo
	West	Offensive	Jalen Parmele (2)	Toledo
		Defensive	Brandon Crawford (2)	Ball State
		Special Teams	Chris Miller	Ball State
October 27	East	Offensive	Kalvin McRae (2)	Ohio
		Defensive	Mike Newton	Buffalo
		Special Teams	Vince Davidson	Ohio
	West	Offensive	Aaron Opelt	Toledo
		Defensive	Ryan Downard (2)	Eastern Michigan
		Special Teams	Zach Johnson	Eastern Michigan
November 5	East	Offensive	Dave DiFranco Steve Meister Charlie Norden Josh Satterthwait Steve Sutter	Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami
		Defensive	P.J. Mahone	Bowling Green
		Special Teams	Sinisa Vrvilo	Bowling Green
	West	Offensive	Jalen Parmele (3)	Toledo
		Defensive	Barry Church	Toledo
		Special Teams	Andrew Hawkins	Toledo
November 12	East	Offensive	Alex Allen	Akron
		Defensive	Glenn Stanley	Bowling Green
		Special Teams	Bryan Williams	Akron
	West	Offensive	Dan LeFevour (3)	Central Michigan
		Defensive	Brandon Bice	Northern Illinois
		Special Teams	Andrew Aguila	Central Michigan
November 19	East	Offensive	Tyler Sheehan (3)	Bowling Green
		Defensive	Clayton Mullins	Miami
		Special Teams	Delano Green	Temple
	West	Offensive	Tim Hiller Tim Hiller Tim Hiller is a American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Western Michigan. Hiller is now head football coach at Gull Lake High School in Richland, Michigan.-Early...	Western Michigan
		Defensive	Alex Knipp	Ball State
		Special Teams	Brandon West (3)	Western Michigan
November 26	East	Offensive	Drew Wily (2)	Buffalo
		Defensive	P.J. Mahone (2)	Bowling Green
		Special Teams	Joshua Abrams (2) Nate Parseghian	Ohio Miami
	West	Offensive	Dan LeFevour (4)	Central Michigan
		Defensive	Brandon Crawford (3)	Ball State
		Special Teams	Andy Dittbenner Jim Laney (2)	Northern Illinois Western Michigan

MAC Championship

Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Ball State
Toledo
Akron
Miami
Ohio
Bowling Green
Northern Illinois

MAC Championship

Kent State (1177)
Eastern Michigan (1228)
Toledo (1232)
Western Michigan (1272)
Ball State (1277)
Ohio (1297)
Northern Illinois (1308)
Bowling Green (1310)

MAC Championship

Kent State, 195.675 points
Eastern Michigan, 193.800
Central Michigan, 193.675
Northern Illinois, 193.375
Western Michigan, 192.500
Ball State, 192.100
Bowling Green, 192.025

Players of the week

The following are the gymnastics players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parenthesis.

Week	Sport	Player	School
January 15	Gymnast	Jill Kowalski (1)	Kent State
January 15	Specialist	Brittany Kopp	Kent State
January 22	Gymnast	Leah Johnson	Northern Illinois
January 22	Specialist	Christina Lenny	Kent State
January 29	Gymnast	Leah Johnson (2)	Northern Illinois
January 29	Specialist	Jennifer Naughton	Northern Illinois
February 5	Gymnast	Katie Simon	Central Michigan
February 5	Specialist	Kristin Peters	Kent State
February 12	Gymnast	Jessica Neel	Central Michigan
February 12	Specialist	Jacquelyn Bernhardt	Bowling Green
February 19	Gymnast	Andrea de la Garza	Central Michigan
February 19	Specialist	Heather Carroll	Western Michigan

Week	Sport	Player	School
February 26	Gymnast	Queenita Gamble Courtney Lesson	Bowling Green Western Michigan
February 26	Specialist	Jenna D'Alie	Central Michigan
March 4	Gymnast	Jolene Worley (1)	Eastern Michigan
March 4	Specialist	Rachel Stuck (1)	Kent State
March 18	Gymnast	Jolene Worley (2)	Eastern Michigan
March 18	Specialist	Danielle Espinoza	Central Michigan
March 25	Gymnast	Leah Johnson (3) Jill Kowalski (2)	Northern Illinois Kent State
March 25	Specialist	Rachel Stuck (2)	Kent State

Tournament

* Hartwick advances 4-2 on penalty kicks

† Double overtime

Standings

Team	\| Conference					\| Overall
Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Akron	4	0	1	.900	-	13	3	2	.778
Buffalo	3	2	0	.600	1½	9	5	2	.667
Hartwick	2	1	2	.600	1½	5	4	6	.533
Bowling Green	2	2	1	.500	2	6	9	3	.417
Northern Illinois	1	3	1	.300	3	6	8	4	.444
Western Michigan	0	4	1	.100	4	7	10	1	.417

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
Week 1	Anthony Ampaipitakwong	Akron
Week 2	Robert Shuttleworth	Buffalo
Week 3	Elliot Bradbrook	Akron
Week 4	Paul Shoemaker	Bowling Green
Week 5	Dan Bulley	Buffalo

Week	Player	School
Week 6	Brian Van Buren	Northern Illinois
Week 7	Tom Oatley	Western Michigan
Week 8	Dan Bulley	Buffalo
Week 9	Hunter Van Houten	Bowling Green
Week 10	Steve Zakuani	Akron

Tournament

* Overtime

** Bowling Green advances 3-0 on penalty kicks

† Toledo advances 4-3 on penalty kicks

‡ Toledo wins championship 3-2 on penalty kicks

Standings

Seed	\| Team	\| Conference					\| Overall
Seed	\| Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
1	Ball State	9	1	1	.864	-	13	5	1	.711
2	Toledo	8	3	0	.727	1½	14	5	1	.725
3	Northern Illinois	6	3	2	.636	2½	10	5	4	.632
4	Bowling Green	6	5	0	.545	3½	10	9	1	.525
5	Eastern Michigan	5	4	2	.545	3½	7	8	4	.474
6	Ohio	5	5	1	.500	4	5	11	3	.342
7	Kent State	5	6	0	.455	4½	7	11	1	.395
8	Miami	4	6	1	.409	5	6	10	3	.395
-	Buffalo	4	6	1	.409	5	7	10	2	.421
-	Central Michigan	4	7	0	.364	5½	8	10	0	.444
-	Western Michigan	2	7	2	.273	6½	4	11	3	.306
-	Akron	1	6	4	.273	6½	6	7	6	.474

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
September 3	Julie Thompson	Miami
September 10	Molly Cornwell	Toledo
September 17	Britni Back Shay Mannino	Akron Central Michigan
September 24	Andrea Plewes	Toledo
October 1	Erika Schmitt	Ohio

Week	Player	School
October 8	Molly Cornwell	Toledo
October 15	Rachael Murphy	Ball State
October 22	Lindsey Curnock	Northern Illinois
October 29	Corbie Yee	Bowling Green
November 3	Erika Schmitt	Ohio

East

Seed	Team	Conference				Overall
Seed	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
1	Kent State	20	2	.909	–	44	10	.815
3	Bowling Green	14	5	.737	4½	19	24	.442
4	Miami	13	9	.591	7	23	27	.460
6	Ohio	10	12	.455	10	29	26	.527
8	Akron	8	14	.363	12	20	38	.345
–	Buffalo	5	13	.278	13	10	32	.238

West

Seed	\| Team	\| Conference				\| Overall
Seed	\| Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
2	Central Michigan	14	7	.667	–	25	20	.556
5	Western Michigan	10	8	.556	2½	20	18	.526
7	Ball State	9	11	.450	4½	36	32	.529
–	Northern Illinois	7	13	.350	6½	13	30	.302
–	Eastern Michigan	6	12	.333	6½	15	30	.333
–	Toledo	5	15	.250	8½	16	27	.372

Players of the week

Week	Division	Position	Player	School
February 12	East	Player	Jess Carmichael	Kent State
	East	Pitcher	Lisa McLean	Akron
	West	Player	None selected
	West	Pitcher	None selected
February 19	East	Player	Jessica Toocheck (1)	Kent State
	East	Pitcher	Gabrielle Burns (1)	Kent State
	West	Player	Samantha Vargocko	Western Michigan
	West	Pitcher	Kari Chambers	Eastern Michigan
February 26	East	Player	Jessica Toocheck (2)	Kent State
	East	Pitcher	Gabrielle Burns (2)	Kent State
	West	Player	Amanda Pick	Ball State
	West	Pitcher	Tiffany Garofano (1)	Ball State

Week	Division	Position	Player	School
March 4	East	Player	Mary Russell	Buffalo
	East	Pitcher	Christina Swierz	Akron
	West	Player	Jenny Scherer	Eastern Michigan
	West	Pitcher	Kyla Sullivan (1)	Western Michigan
March 18	East	Player	Sharon Barr	Buffalo
	East	Pitcher	Kylie Reynolds	Kent State
	West	Player	Michelle Nendza	Northern Illinois
	West	Pitcher	Tiffany Garofano (2)	Ball State
March 25	East	Player	Christine Bills	Miami
	East	Pitcher	Gabrielle Burns (3)	Kent State
	West	Player	Leslie Strong	Toledo
	West	Pitcher	Kyla Sullivan (2)	Western Michigan

Standings

Team	\| Conference					\| Overall
Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Eastern Michigan	3	0	0	1.000	–	6	3	0	.667
Miami	2	1	0	.667	1	6	5	1	.542
Buffalo	1	2	0	.333	2	3	3	0	.500
Ball State	0	3	0	.000	3	4	4	0	.500

MAC Championship results

Eastern Michigan, 589 points
Miami, 315.5
Buffalo, 200
Ball State, 111

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
October 16	Connor Vander Zalm	Buffalo
October 24	Michael McDowell	Buffalo
October 30	Darin Smith	Miami
November 5	Zach Ruske	Buffalo
November 12	None awarded
November 20	Ryan Franklin	Ball State

Week	Player	School
December 4	Michael McDowell (2)	Buffalo
January 15	Michael McDowell (3)	Buffalo
January 22	Paul Ricard	Miami
January 29	Derrick Roe	Eastern Michigan
February 5	Donald Ellison	Eastern Michigan
February 12	Nick DuPuis	Miami

Standings

Team	\| Conference					\| Overall
Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Toledo	7	0	0	1.000	–	11	2	0	.846
Ohio	6	1	0	.857	1	12	1	0	.923
Eastern Michigan	5	2	0	.714	2	9	3	0	.750
Ball State	4	3	0	.571	3	9	4	0	.692
Buffalo	3	4	0	.429	4	6	4	0	.600
Miami	3	4	0	.429	4	5	6	0	.455
Akron	1	6	0	.143	6	3	7	0	.300
Bowling Green	0	7	0	.000	7	0	7	0	.000

MAC Championship results

Ohio, 679.5 points
Toledo, 605.5
Eastern Michigan, 575
Miami, 538
Buffalo, 341
Bowling Green, 333.5
Akron, 246
Ball State, 175.5

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
October 11	Kathryn Stevens	Miami
October 16	Andrea Lehner	Buffalo
October 24	Jacy Dyer	Toledo
October 30	Emily Wylam	Ohio
November 5	Alisha Yee	Bowling Green
November 11	Andrea Lehner (2)	Buffalo
November 20	Addison Del Rio	Ball State
December 4	Andrea Lehner (3)	Buffalo

Week	Player	School
January 9	Leah Woodard	Toledo
January 15	Kylie Gamelier	Toledo
January 22	Madeleine Pilchard Megan Reissig	Eastern Michigan Toledo
January 29	Chelsey Bower	Ohio
February 5	Madeleine Pilchard (2)	Eastern Michigan
February 12	Stephanie Paul	Ball State

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
January 23	Michael Calderone	Western Michigan
January 30	Brian Livingston	Northern Illinois
February 6	Jared Miller	Toledo

Week	Player	School
February 13	Alex Friesen	Northern Illinois
February 20	Kevin Hayward	Western Michigan

Players of the week

Week	Player	School
January 23	Kelsey Jakupcin	Bowling Green
January 30	Anastasia Dracheva	Miami
February 6	Noriko Saruta	Western Michigan

Week	Player	School
February 13	Kelsey Jakupcin (2)	Bowling Green
February 20	Vanessa Frankowski	Eastern Michigan

Indoor MAC Championships

1. Eastern Michigan, 207 points

2. Akron, 124

3. Kent State, 98

4. Central Michigan, 47

4. Buffalo, 47

Outdoor MAC Championships

Akron, 182 points
Eastern Michigan, 182
Kent State, 153
Miami, 192.5
Central Michigan, 85.5
Buffalo, 79

Players of the week

Week	Sport	Player	School
January 14	Track	Ezekiel Porter	Buffalo
January 14	Field	Cadeau Kelley	Akron
January 21	Track	Abraham Mach	Central Michigan
January 21	Field	Mike McGregor	Central Michigan
January 28	Track	Clint Allen	Eastern Michigan
January 28	Field	Kyle Holmes	Eastern Michigan

Week	Sport	Player	School
February 4	Track	Jake DuBois	Eastern Michigan
February 4	Field	Mike McCall	Akron
February 11	Track	Clint Allen (2)	Eastern Michigan
February 11	Field	Shamel Smith	Kent State
February 18	Track	Clint Allen (3)	Eastern Michigan
February 18	Field	Auston Papay	Akron

Indoor MAC Championships

Akron, 106 points
Western Michigan, 96
Miami, 88
Ball State, 86
Central Michigan, 55.50
Buffalo, 50.50
Eastern Michigan, 40.50
Kent State, 34
Toledo, 32.50
Ohio, 32
Bowling Green, 26.50
Northern Illinois, 12.50

Outdoor MAC Championships

1 Akron, 208.5 points

2 Western Michigan, 153

3 Miami, 73.5

4 Kent State, 73

5 Central Michigan, 64

6 Buffalo, 50.5

7 Ohio, 43

8 Toledo, 35.5

9 Eastern Michigan, 35

9 Ball State, 35

11 Bowling Green, 29

12 Northern Illinois, 18

Players of the week

Week	Sport	Player	School
January 14	Track	Patrice Coney	Buffalo
January 14	Field	Stevi Large	Akron
January 21	Track	Andrea Bryson	Kent State
January 21	Field	Meagan Guenther	Northern Illinois
January 28	Track	Patrice Coney (2)	Buffalo
January 28	Field	Stevi Large (2)	Akron

Week	Sport	Player	School
February 4	Track	Ali Bishel	Ball State
February 4	Field	Kristina Bolterstein	Miami University
February 11	Track	Becky Horn	Western Michigan
February 11	Field	Janice Keppler	Eastern Michigan
February 18	Track	Becky Horn (2)	Western Michigan
February 18	Field	Fatimah Hill	Buffalo

Volleyball

The 2007 Mid-American Conference volleyball season begins in August and ends with the NCAA Tournament in November. The MAC Tournament begins November 13 on campus sites and concludes with the finals November 18 at the SeaGate Convention Centre

SeaGate Convention Centre

SeaGate Convention Centre is a performing arts and convention center located in downtown Toledo, Ohio. Opened on March 27, 1987, the Centre's exhibit hall measures 74,520 square feet of space and seats up to 5,100 for a banquet, 9,000 for a meeting, and 4,000 in a classroom configuration...

in Toledo, OH.

Tournament

East

Team	\| Conference				\| Overall
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Ohio	15	1	.938	–	25	5	.833
Miami	13	3	.813	2	19	9	.679
Bowling Green	12	4	.750	3	21	10	.677
Kent State	11	5	.688	4	20	9	.690
Akron	2	15	.118	13	10	19	.345
Buffalo	1	15	.063	14	2	31	.061

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West

Team	\| Conference				\| Overall
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Western Michigan	12	4	.750	–	21	10	.677
Central Michigan	10	6	.625	2	21	10	.677
Eastern Michigan	8	8	.500	4	20	14	.588
Northern Illinois	7	9	.438	5	14	18	.438
Ball State	4	12	.250	8	5	25	.167
Toledo	1	15	.063	11	4	24	.143

Players of the week

Week	Division	Player	School
August 27	East	Ellen Herman	Ohio
August 27	West	Ashley Vogl	Western Michigan
September 3	East	Ellen Herman	Ohio
September 3	West	Kate Fisel	Central Michigan
September 10	East	Jess Antosz	Akron
September 10	West	Dani D'Ambrose	Northern Illinois
September 17	East	Stephanie Swiger	Bowling Green
September 17	West	Becky Reenders	Eastern Michigan
September 24	East	Melissa Griffin	Ohio
September 24	West	Michelle Moore	Western Michigan
October 1	East	Carli Reihman	Miami
October 1	West	Caitlin Strimel	Western Michigan

Week	Division	Player	School
October 8	East	Kendra Halm	Bowling Green
October 8	West	Irene Johnson	Northern Illinois
October 15	East	Kendra Halm	Bowling Green
October 15	West	Ashley Vogl	Western Michigan
October 22	East	Ashley Feutz	Kent State
October 22	West	Kate Fissel	Central Michigan
October 29	East	Carli Reihman	Miami
October 29	West	Kate Eberling	Western Michigan
November 5	East	Kendra Halm	Bowling Green
November 5	West	Courtney Kersten	Central Michigan
November 12	East	Jess Antosz	Akron
November 12	West	Becky Reenders	Eastern Michigan

Wrestling

Central Michigan was picked to win the MAC Championship by the league coaches. Kent State was picked to finish second. The 2008 MAC Championships will be held March 8 through 9, 2008 at Kent State.

Standings

Team	\| Conference					\| Overall
Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Central Michigan	5	0	0	1.000	-	16	2	0	.889
Kent State	4	1	0	.800	1	14	5	0	.737
Northern Illinois	3	2	0	.600	2	10	7	0	.588
Eastern Michigan	2	3	0	.400	3	15	7	1	.674
Buffalo	1	4	0	.200	4	8	7	1	.531
Ohio	0	5	0	.100	5	6	16	0	.273

Players of the week

Week	Player	Weight	School
November 7	Sean Clair	133 lbs.	Eastern Michigan
November 14	Dan Mitcheff	133 lbs.	Kent State
November 21	Dana Gingerich	149 lbs.	Buffalo
November 28	Luke Smith	125 lbs.	Central Michigan
December 4	Duke Burk	174 lbs.	Northern Illinois
December 11	Andrew Novak	125 lbs.	Eastern Michigan
December 18	Sean Clair (2)	133 lbs.	Eastern Michigan
January 2	Christian Sinnott	184 lbs.	Central Michigan
January 8	Bubba Gritter		Central Michigan

Week	Player	Weight	School
January 16	Kurt Gross	165 lbs.	Kent State
January 22	Trevor Stewart	165 lbs.	Central Michigan
January 29	Sean Clair (3)	133 lbs.	Eastern Michigan
February 5	Jermail Porter	285 lbs.	Kent State
February 12	Pat Castillo	133 lbs.	Northern Illinois
February 21	Eric Kruger	141 lbs.	Central Michigan
February 27	Brandon Carter Cory Mancuso	149 lbs. 157 lbs.	Central Michigan Eastern Michigan

External links

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