Overall, the MAC has had a pretty good start to the season, though Toledo and Akron missed chances at good wins last night. MAC teams are 35-13. Of course, there are wins against non-D-Is and other low-quality opponents, but MAC teams are mostly beating those kinds of opponents, which hasn't always been the case.

The only MAC losses so far are:
Kent State vs. 4-1 Yale
Buffalo at #1 Kentucky
Ohio at 5-0 FGCU
Akron vs. Miami (FL) and at Penn State
Miami vs. 3-1 Evansville and vs. 5-0 Northwestern
Western Michigan at 3-1 San Diego
Ball State at then-ranked Utah and at 2-3 IUPUI in OT
Toledo (only team with losing record) at #14 VCU, at 3-2 Oregon, vs. 4-2 Detroit

Akron's wins against South Carolina and USC standout as the best wins, but Buffalo was much better than anyone so far against Kentucky, Akron should have beat Penn State, Miami played Northwestern close, Ball State was in the game at Utah and Toledo was in it until late against VCU and Oregon.

Of course I'm biased but Yale has a very good returning team from last year's CIT runner-up. We saw them handle the Missouri Valley's SIU on Saturday.

And then Toledo loses to 1-5 Oakland.

Holmes hits a bucket as time expires to beat Detroit 64-63. A clock issue kills the Titans. BG tried to get the ball near half-court when a Detroit player steeped in front of a pass and appeared to step out at 1.7. Refs put 2.2 on the clock and that was the difference in Holmes getting a shot off.

NIU comes back from 21 down to beat Maine. WMU holds on against San Diego.

Akron hosts Bryant tonight. I believe Bryant will be without TOS who is tending to his dying mother.

At home nonetheless.

Bobcat women are 5-0; check out a game. They are entertaining and play tough defense.

I'm going to resume today the thread we devote to tracking Sagarin and RPI ratings for Ohio and the MAC.

Basketball State, too.

because the MAC divides its teams into divisions and most other conferences don't.