CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team was selected to finish sixth in the Mid-American Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, the league office announced today, Jan. 6.
Central Michigan University was selected to be the regular season champions, collecting 35 points, while Kent State University and Western Michigan University followed behind with 28 and 24 points, respectively. Ball State University came in fourth with 22 points, and Northern Illinois University totaled 21 points to land fifth. Closing out the voting, Eastern Michigan took sixth (10), and Bowling Green State University is seventh (7).
The Chippewas were also picked as favorites to win the MAC Championship in March, with four votes, while the Golden Flashes grabbed two.