Conference record book
Mid-American Conference Top 25 Games of the 2010s
The best games involving a MAC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 59/100
- Overtime
- 19
National ranking
The conference's top 25
7 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2016GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSICNeutral site
Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin
Western Michigan 16, Wisconsin 24
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 12 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin · 8-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
- 2012Week 14Neutral site2OT
Northern Illinois vs. Kent State
Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 19 Northern Illinois vs. No. 18 Kent State · 7-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 11/15
54
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Kent State vs. Northern Illinois (MAC Football Championship Game Full Game)
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.