1998 Mid-American Conference

No divisions inferred; same-conference postseason title game detected.

Champion

Marshall

Champion inferred from same-conference postseason matchup.

Members

12

No membership change note recorded for this season

Standings confidence

inferred

Derived from 49 completed conference games.

Coverage

100%

Championship game detected

Season Summary

Champion, format, and season context above the fold for direct standings intent.

Champion

Marshall

No co-champions inferred

Title game

Inferred conference championship game

Marshall over Toledo

Format

Single table

No divisions inferred; same-conference postseason title game detected.

Data source

Inferred

Final poll ranks appear in the standings table when present.

Final Standings

Derived conference standings for the selected season. This is not labeled official unless explicit ranks are stored.

Inferred

Derived from 49 completed conference games.

RankTeamConferenceWin %OverallPFPA+/-Notes
1
MarshallChampionTitle game
7-187.512-1239130109
27-187.510-1249119130
3
ToledoTitle game
6-275.07-516410163
45-362.55-625818969
55-362.56-518716324
65-362.55-622420321
75-362.57-427622947
83-633.34-7230236-6
93-633.33-8186237-51
102-625.02-9126194-68
111-712.51-10116230-114
120-80.00-11112336-224

Structure And Tiebreaks

Season-specific qualification and confidence-aware tiebreak summary.

Season format

Structure
No divisions inferred; same-conference postseason title game detected.
Divisions
No
Championship game
Yes

Tiebreak summary

Inferred

Conference champion inferred from a same-conference postseason championship game.

  1. 1. Marshall defeated Toledo (23-17).

Marshall is treated as the conference champion because the dataset contains an inferred conference championship game result.

Teams In Conference

Programs with membership segments covering this season.

Akron

Membership span: 1992-Present

35 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Ball State

Membership span: 1973-Present

54 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Bowling Green

Membership span: 1952-Present

75 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Central Michigan

Membership span: 1972-Present

55 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Eastern Michigan

Membership span: 1972-Present

55 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Kent State

Membership span: 1951-Present

76 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Marshall

Membership span: 1954-2004

23 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Miami (OH)

Membership span: 1947-Present

80 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Ohio

Membership span: 1947-Present

80 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Toledo

Membership span: 1951-Present

76 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Western Michigan

Membership span: 1947-Present

80 seasons tracked0 titles in league

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