2007–08 Mid American Conference season

Teams

Four schools have affiliate membership status:

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

* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.

Jacoby standings

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

Basketball (men's)

The 2007-08 men's basketball season begins in November 2007 and concludes with the NCAA Tournament in March 2008. Miami won the 2007 conference tournament, defeating East division champion Akron in the finals. Miami was seeded 14th in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and lost to 3rd seed Oregon in the first round. Toledo is the defending West division champion.

Kent State was picked by the MAC News Media Association to win the East Division and Western Michigan 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 parentheses.

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 defeated West champion Ball State in the finals of the conference tournament. Bowling Green, which entered the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament ranked 18th and 20th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll, respectively, was seeded 7th and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, defeating 10th seeded Oklahoma State and 2nd seeded Vanderbilt along the way.

Standings

* 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 parentheses.

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 won the team championship, placing three runners in the top 5. Miami 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 (10th), Central Michigan (12th), Ohio (14th), Akron (18th), Toledo (29th). Bowling Green did not place. Buffalo 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.

Champions

Team: Eastern Michigan

Individual: Josh Perrin, Eastern Michigan (24:33)

MAC Championship results

1. Eastern Michigan, 31 points
2. Miami, 50
3. Central Michigan, 98
4. Ohio, 116
5. Akron, 120
6. Kent State, 130
7. Buffalo, 180
8. Bowling Green, 241
9. Toledo, 258

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 in November 2007. Ohio won its second team championship in as many years. Laura Neufarth of Miami won the individual championship.

Champions

Team: Ohio

Individual: Laura Neufarth, Miami (17:35)

MAC Championship results

1. Ohio, 56 points
2. Akron, 58
3. Miami, 77
4. Toledo, 89
5. Ball State, 135
6. Central Michigan, 174
7. Bowling Green, 218
8. Western Michigan, 224
9. Kent State, 230
10. Buffalo, 232
11. Eastern Michigan, 286
12. NIU, 289

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 3-2 in the NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship Opening Round game. Ohio lost to #6 ranked Michigan Wolverines 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

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 on January 6, 2008.

MAC Championship

1. Eastern Michigan
2. Kent State
3. Ball State
4. Toledo
5. Akron
6. Miami
7. Ohio
8. Bowling Green
9. NIU

MAC Championship

1. Kent State (1177)
2. Eastern Michigan (1228)
3. Toledo (1232)
4. Western Michigan (1272)
5. Ball State (1277)
6. Ohio (1297)
7. NIU (1308)
8. Bowling Green (1310)

MAC Championship

1. Kent State, 195.675 points
2. Eastern Michigan, 193.800
3. Central Michigan, 193.675
4. NIU, 193.375
5. Western Michigan, 192.500
6. Ball State, 192.100
7. 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 parentheses.

Tournament

* Hartwick advances 4-2 on penalty kicks
† Double overtime

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

MAC Championship results

1. Eastern Michigan, 589 points
2. Miami, 315.5
3. Buffalo, 200
4. Ball State, 111

MAC Championship results

1. Ohio, 679.5 points
2. Toledo, 605.5
3. Eastern Michigan, 575
4. Miami, 538
5. Buffalo, 341
6. Bowling Green, 333.5
7. Akron, 246
8. Ball State, 175.5

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

1. Akron, 182 points
2. Eastern Michigan, 182
3. Kent State, 153
4. Miami, 192.5
5. Central Michigan, 85.5
6. Buffalo, 79

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 in Toledo, OH.

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.