Breaking Down 2016 FBS Conference Races After Week 10

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Sep 17, 2016; Champaign, IL, USA; The Western Michigan Broncos defense celebrates after the interception by Western Michigan Broncos linebacker Robert Spillane (10) during the fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium. Western Michigan beat Illinois 34 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Mike Granse-USA TODAY Sports /

Mid-American Conference

The MAC boasts one of just five remaining unbeaten teams at this point of the season. Yet Western Michigan is hardly guaranteed of even a division title. Let’s break down the two races.

MAC East

The MAC East has been largely overlooked this season. Ohio leads the division with a 5-1 conference record, and the Bobcats hold a head-to-head tiebreaker over a Miami team that is a game behind in the standings. For anyone else to have a shot at the division, Frank Solich’s team would have to lose both of its final two games against Central Michigan and Akron. In that scenario, the RedHawks would head to Detroit instead of the Bobcats. The Zips could also make it to the MAC championship with two Akron losses and one more Miami defeat, as they would hold the tiebreaker over both teams in that scenario.

MAC West

If Western Michigan keeps winning, they will be playing for the school’s first MAC championship in decades. The Broncos hold a one-game lead over Toledo, and the two teams still have to square off against one another on Thanksgiving weekend in Kalamazoo. If the Rockets can win both of their games prior to the regular-season finale, that showdown will set up as a winner-take-all affair for the division title.

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