Paul Myerburg takes an early look at the MAC. Ohio is on stealth mode, flying under the radar, and nearly avoids any mention at all in the article, and his early pick is for Ohio to finish 3rd in the East.

That's pretty normal as a starting point. If a team has huge losses, they get moved lower, and if a team has few losses, they get moved higher. Given the huge losses for the Bobcats on the offensive side, I'd expect most pundits to move them somewhat lower than last year's finish. Personally, because of the improvements I perceive in the defense, and in attitude, I expect them to finish somewhat above last year's finish.