TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo was picked to finish third in the West Division in the 2017-18 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll released on Thursday. The poll results were determined by the league's 12 head coaches and an 18-member MAC Media Panel.
The Rockets received 107 points, with Western Michigan predicted to win the West Division crown with 169 points and 22 first-place tallies. Ball State received 156 points and eight first-place votes and was followed by Toledo, Eastern Michigan (103 pts.), Northern Illinois (57 pts.) and Central Michigan (38 pts.).
Buffalo has been tabbed as the East Division winner with 24 first-place votes and 166 points.