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CLEVELAND —The 2022 Ohio football team has been selected to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference East Division in the 2022 MAC Football Head Coaches Preseason Poll, the league announced Monday (Aug. 29). The poll was determined by the leagues' 12 head coaches. 
 
In the East Division, Kent State was selected first with 61 total points, followed by Miami with 60 points and Buffalo with 43 points. Bowling Green is fourth with 36 points, with Ohio (35) and Akron (16) rounding out the East. 
 
In the West Division, Northern Illinois was selected first with 61 total points. Toledo finished second with 51 points, followed by Central Michigan (50), Western Michigan (45), Eastern Michigan (24) and Ball State (21).
 
Northern Illinois was selected to win the MAC Championship with four votes, followed by Kent State (3), Miami (2), Western Michigan (2) and Ball State (1). 
 
The Bobcats enter the 2022 season with second-year head coach Tim Albin. Ohio finished the 2021 season 3-9 overall. They registered three wins against MAC opponents, highlighted by their Battle of the Bricks victory at Peden against Miami (35-33) on Nov. 2. On the road, they defeated Akron (34-17) on Oct. 2 and Eastern Michigan (34-26) on Nov. 9.
 
MAC East Division (First Place Votes) 
1. Kent State (5) – 61 points
2. Miami (6) -- 60
3. Buffalo -- 43
4. Bowling Green (1) -- 36
5. Ohio -- 35
6. Akron -- 17
 
MAC West Division (First Place Votes) 
1. Northern Illinois (6) – 61 points
2. Toledo – 51 
3. Central Michigan (2) – 50 
4. Western Michigan (3) -- 45
5. Eastern Michigan -- 24
6. Ball State (1) -- 21
 
MAC Champion: NIU (4), Kent State (3), Miami (2), Western Michigan (2), Ball State (1)
 
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