While no other team has achieved near the tournament success of Western Kentucky in this conference, the tournament appearances is much more balanced among the top teams in the Sun Belt.
After WKU’s nine appearances, in order of rank, South Alabama has six, Louisiana Lafayette has five, New Orleans has four, Arkansas-Little Rock has three, Middle Tennessee State has three, and Louisiana Monroe has six.
14) MAC – Average Point Total: 38.00
1) Kent State – 98 (85, T-61)
2) Miami (OH) – 94 (T-102, T-80)
3) Ball State – 92 (T-160, T-115)
4) Eastern Michigan – 88 (T-189, T-225)
T-5) Western Michigan – 36 (T-191, 191)
T-5) Central Michigan – 36 (T-191, T-203)
7) Ohio – 6 (T-226, T-208)
8) Northern Illinois – 4 (T-273, T-298)
9) Akron – 2 (T-273, T-298)
T-10) Buffalo – 0 (T-273, T-298)
T-10) Bowling Green – 0 (T-273, T-298)
T-10) Toledo – 0 (T-273, T-298)
The Mid-American Conference has a very close race at the top of the rankings. The top four teams are all within 10 points of each other, a rare occurrence after looking at all of the previous conference standings.
Kent State gets the top spot in the conference on the heels of their Elite Eight appearance in 2002, when current NFL star Antonio Gates was a key player on their team. The Golden Flashes also won their first-round tournament matchup in 2001. They have five tournament appearances since 1985, all coming from 1999 to 2008.
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