Figured I would wait til midweek to pump out the power rankings so that everyone aside from Eastern would get another game under their belts. Yes, a week disappeared in there somewhere, just shut up. Tuesday and Wednesday night confirmed what we already suspected in preseason - Ohio and Temple are probably the two best in the east, and NIU and Toledo are probably tops in the west, pimples and all.
| Rank | Rank (Pv) | Team | Record | What We Learned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  |
(6-3) | The defense is still a miserable wreck, but boy was that a fun game to watch. Now they get a break before they mow down Bowling Green |
| 2 | 6 |  |
(6-3) | A solid win on the shoulders of Lavon Brazill and Donte Harden to become the MAC East leaders. Lets see if they can make it last. |
| 3 | 4 |  |
(5-3) | I bet these boys are really excited about facing that Ball State run "defense" this weekend. |
| 4 | 1 |  |
(5-4) | WOW. I will say it one more time - they racked up 584 yards of offense and 60 points and could not win. Not even remotely acceptable. |
| 5 | 8 |  |
(5-4) | Western came out on top in a shootout, which is nice for a win now but isn't sustainable in the long run. Whatever happened to that shutdown defense from earlier this season? |
| 6 | 3 |  |
(5-4) | They continue to fluctuate between just good enough to win and just good enough to lose. How awesome…ly frustrating. |
| 7 | 5 |  |
(5-4) | Probably should have won that game last night, but they also appear to have found the right quarterback going forward. Welcome to (probably) the Chris Coyer era. |
| 8 | 7 |  |
(4-5) | And the slide continues to continue. I appreciate Kent's defense is good, but 20 points to the worst offense in all of FBS? Yikes. |
| 9 | 11 |  |
(3-5) | How-do to POTW runner-up Zac Dysert and his destruction of Buffalo's (admittedly destructible) pass defense. Short week turnaround tonight, but they get Akron at home. |
| 10 | 9 |  |
(3-6) | Once again Central Michigan was truly impressive on offense and defense. For a half. Fortunately it was Akron, so one half of good football was just enough to win. They won't be so lucky against Kent. |
| 11 | 13 |  |
(2-6) | I told you their defense was good enough to win this game. I just didn't think their offense was also good enough. |
| 12 | 10 |  |
(2-6) | They get a bye week to marinate over a thoroughly embarrassing performance in their loss to Miami |
| 13 | 12 |  |
(1-7) | An impressive comeback and a little bit of life shown by Jawon Chisolm and the offense. Hope they don't struggle too much in a short week on the road. |