Not much movement in the rankings this week, but Central Michigan is getting closer to the top.
Heading into the last week of January, only a little is known in the MAC basketball-wise. It's pretty clear now that Northern Illinois and Kent State are pretty good. We knew about the Flashes being a good team throughout the season, but NIU's recent sweep of Toledo helped legitimize their case.
No one is sure if Akron, Ball State, or Toledo are either very good or very average. All three teams have good wins and bad losses, and we need to see more as the season goes on.