For the seventh-straight season, Kent State has been tabbed as the favorites to win the Mid-American Conference titles as voted on by all eleven head coaches and released by the conference office on Thursday.
The Golden Flashes received 61 points (nine first place votes) and four votes to win the MAC Tournament, beating out all other ten teams. Ball State was voted to win the West Division with 57 points and five first place votes.
Following Kent State in the East Division was Miami (56 points), Ohio (44 points), Bowling Green (32 points) and Buffalo (27 points).