Buffalo came into the season picked by many to win the conference, but the Bulls have struggled with the better teams in the MAC. Buffalo is 0-2 against Toledo, 1-1 against Kent, 0-1 against Ohio, and 0-1 against Akron.
Being 1-5 against the quality opponents in conference play is the reason why preseason favorite UB is seeded #5 coming into Cleveland.
Buffalo was on a nine game win streak late in the year until they hit a wall while playing Toledo and Kent. But despite not finishing strong the UB defense did show a lot of improvement down the stretch, and they have shown if they do put in a full 40 minutes they are more than capable of beating anyone in the conference.