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Ranking every college basketball team from No. 1 to 353
Ranking every college basketball team from No. 1 to 353 for 2019-20 and an interesting fact on every team

I give this guy (Matt Norlander on CBS.com) credit for one thing: he does his own work on every team in the country, makes his subjective picks and publishes them. He doesn't fall back on whatever a computer tells him. Human error! It's a good thing. Very few people will agree with anyone's pre-season rankings, but they are good fodder for talk until the season tips off.

To save everyone scrolling through all 353 teams, here are the MAC rankings.

93. Toledo: The class of the MAC's West division, it sure seems like the Rockets will win north of 20 games for a third straight season. 

112. Central Michigan: Keno Davis is in his eighth season with the Chippewas. He has a score-by-committee group that could be the top overachievers in the MAC.

119. Ball State: With nearly 70% of the team's minutes returning, hopes are as high for the Cardinals as they've been in a decade or more.

124. Bowling Green: Four-team chase in the MAC, alongside Ball State, CMU and Toledo. Guard Justin Turner emerges as a top player in the league.

143. Kent State: Prototypical balanced, if undersized, MAC team that will peel off a few wins it shouldn't and could be a tourney spoiler. 

154. Buffalo: The most dominant season in program history -- by far; the Bulls were 32-4 last season! -- will lead to a huge comedown as Jim Whitesell takes over for outgoing Nate Oats. Buffalo still has some dudes, but winning the MAC will be a tussle.

155. Akron: Top-three defensive team in the MAC, but there are still plenty of questions on how the team can score enough to win 20 games.

166. Northern Illinois: Senior Eugene German (averages of 20.4 points, 5.2 rebounds) is among the most undervalued players in the country because he's on a team that needs him as much as almost any other team needs any other player.

176. Miami (Ohio): Remember, RedHawks is one word. Jack Owens' crew should see a blooming season from fully healthy Isaiah Coleman-Lands.

217. Western Michigan: Subpar team that lost a lot from last season. Broncos begin the cycle anew. 

230. Eastern Michigan: Two interesting EMU facts. 1) Rob Murphy is recruiting Emoni Bates, the most talented player in high school basketball (EMU is located in Bates' hometown of Ypsilanti, Michigan); and 2) Murphy just published an autobiography, "Deep." He was the only mid-major college basketball coach to do so in the offseason.

282. Ohio: Jeff Boals left Stony Brook to return home and coach his alma mater, taking over an Ohio program that is proud but the youngest team (five freshmen) in the MAC. 
10-31-2019 08:26 PM
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