CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Toledo football team has been picked to finish in second place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference by the members of the league's head coaches, the MAC Office announced today. Defending MAC champion Northern Illinois was picked to win the West Division. Kent State was chosen as the East Division champion.
The Rockets received 51 points in the poll, 10 points behind NIU (61 points, six first-place votes). The Huskies were also picked to win the MAC Championship Game (4 votes), followed by Kent State (3), Miami (2), Western Michigan (2) and Ball State (1).