The Reese and Jacoby trophies are awarded to the top men's and women's athletic departments in the Mid-American Conference.
Points are awarded based on each school's finish, with the overall total divided by the number of sports sponsored by each school. An institution may count either indoor track and field or outdoor track and field but not both.
Reese standings
Institution
BB
BKB
CC
FB
Golf
Soc
Sw
Ten
TFI
TFO
W
No. sports
Total
Avg
Kent State
10Β½
9Β½
9
5
12Β½
β
β
β
12
8
12
7
70Β½
10.07
Central Michigan
5
6
8
11Β½
β
β
β
β
4
6
10
6
46Β½
7.75
Eastern Michigan
6Β½
3Β½
12Β½
2Β½
11Β½
β
11
β
9
10
4
8
61Β½
7.69
Ohio
12
6
7
5
8
β
β
β
β
β
8
6
46
7.67
Ball State
9Β½
6
β
13
6
β
2Β½
8
β
β
β
6
45
7.50
Western Michigan
2
6
β
11Β½
β
5
β
12
β
β
β
5
36Β½
7.30
Akron
5
9Β½
5
5
1
12
β
β
7
12
β
7
49Β½
7.07
Miami
8Β½
9Β½
11Β½
1
5
β
8Β½
β
β
2
β
7
46
6.57
Bowling Green
13
12Β½
1
7Β½
2Β½
2
β
β
β
β
β
6
38Β½
6.42
NIU
3Β½
1Β½
β
9Β½
7
11
β
8
β
β
4
7
44Β½
6.36
Buffalo
1
12Β½
6
9Β½
β
9
5Β½
4
2
4
4
9
55Β½
6.17
Toledo
7Β½
1Β½
2Β½
2Β½
9
β
β
8
β
β
β
6
31
5.17
Temple *
β
β
β
7Β½
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
1
7Β½
7.50
Hartwick *
β
β
β
β
β
7
β
β
β
β
β
1
7
7.00
Florida Atlantic *
β
β
β
β
β
3
β
β
β
β
β
1
3
3.00
Chicago State *
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
2
β
β
β
1
2
2.00
* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
Jacoby standings
Institution
BKB
CC
FH
Golf
Gym
SB
Soc
Sw
Ten
TFI
TFO
VB
No. sports
Total
Avg
Miami
6
13
10
β
β
β
5Β½
12Β½
12Β½
10
β
9Β½
8
79
9.9
Central Michigan
8Β½
9Β½
7
β
β
β
11ΒΌ
β
β
6Β½
β
9Β½
6
52ΒΌ
8.7
Western Michigan
2
4Β½
β
8Β½
β
β
8Β½
β
10ΒΌ
8Β½
β
13
7
55ΒΌ
7.9
Toledo
10Β½
7Β½
β
7
β
β
13
10
6Β½
3Β½
β
5
8
63
7.9
Kent State
7Β½
5Β½
12
12Β½
β
β
3Β½
β
β
12
β
2
7
55
7.9
Ohio
6
10Β½
7
5
β
β
4Β½
7
β
5Β½
β
12
8
57Β½
7.2
Akron
4Β½
12
β
8Β½
β
β
2
5
6Β½
13
β
5
8
56Β½
7.1
Eastern Michigan
3Β½
3Β½
β
11Β½
β
β
11ΒΌ
10
5
4Β½
β
3Β½
8
52ΒΎ
6.6
Bowling Green
13
8Β½
β
1
β
β
6Β½
2ΒΌ
8
2
β
9Β½
8
50ΒΎ
6.3
Ball State
12
2
3
6
β
β
6Β½
2ΒΌ
1
10
β
6Β½
9
49ΒΌ
5.5
Buffalo
1
6Β½
β
β
β
β
1
7
10ΒΌ
7Β½
β
1
7
34ΒΌ
4.9
NIU
9Β½
1
β
2Β½
β
β
7Β½
β
2Β½
1
β
7Β½
7
31Β½
4.5
Missouri State *
β
β
3
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
1
3
3.0
* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
Eastern Michigan won its fourth consecutive MAC Championship in 2008. The All-MAC team consisted of Ryan Bloom (Buffalo), Josh Karanja (Eastern Michigan), Sammy Kiprotch (Central Michigan), Aiman Scullion (Kent State), Kevin Silver (Miami), Pat Sovacool (Miami) and Curtis Vollmar (Eastern Michigan).[2]
Sovacool of Miami was the only runner to qualify for the NCAA Championship. He finished 65th overall.[3]
In the preseason poll voted by the MAC head coaches, Eastern Michigan was chosen to win the 2008 men's MAC Cross Country Championship.[4] EMU had won the past three MAC Championships and had five All-MAC runners returning.[4]
Ball State started the 2008 football season 12β0, going undefeated in conference play and defeating
Indiana and Navy in out of conference games. BSU was ranked as high as 12th in the
Associated Press Poll and 13th in the
Coaches' Poll. They were also ranked 12th at one point in the
Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings. However, Ball State was upset by
Buffalo in the
MAC Championship game, lost their bowl game vs.
Tulsa and finished unranked in each of the polls.
In regular season non-conference games, the MAC defeated BCS opponents #25
Pittsburgh (
Bowling Green won 27β17),
Syracuse (Akron won 42β28), Indiana (Ball State won 42β20 and Central Michigan won 37β34),
Illinois (
Western Michigan won 23β17) and
Michigan (Toledo won 13β10).
Despite having a successful non-conference record and gaining five bowl bids, the MAC finished the bowl season poorly. The MAC was the only conference to not win a bowl game and finished 0β5.
The Reese and Jacoby trophies are awarded to the top men's and women's athletic departments in the Mid-American Conference.
Points are awarded based on each school's finish, with the overall total divided by the number of sports sponsored by each school. An institution may count either indoor track and field or outdoor track and field but not both.
Reese standings
Institution
BB
BKB
CC
FB
Golf
Soc
Sw
Ten
TFI
TFO
W
No. sports
Total
Avg
Kent State
10Β½
9Β½
9
5
12Β½
β
β
β
12
8
12
7
70Β½
10.07
Central Michigan
5
6
8
11Β½
β
β
β
β
4
6
10
6
46Β½
7.75
Eastern Michigan
6Β½
3Β½
12Β½
2Β½
11Β½
β
11
β
9
10
4
8
61Β½
7.69
Ohio
12
6
7
5
8
β
β
β
β
β
8
6
46
7.67
Ball State
9Β½
6
β
13
6
β
2Β½
8
β
β
β
6
45
7.50
Western Michigan
2
6
β
11Β½
β
5
β
12
β
β
β
5
36Β½
7.30
Akron
5
9Β½
5
5
1
12
β
β
7
12
β
7
49Β½
7.07
Miami
8Β½
9Β½
11Β½
1
5
β
8Β½
β
β
2
β
7
46
6.57
Bowling Green
13
12Β½
1
7Β½
2Β½
2
β
β
β
β
β
6
38Β½
6.42
NIU
3Β½
1Β½
β
9Β½
7
11
β
8
β
β
4
7
44Β½
6.36
Buffalo
1
12Β½
6
9Β½
β
9
5Β½
4
2
4
4
9
55Β½
6.17
Toledo
7Β½
1Β½
2Β½
2Β½
9
β
β
8
β
β
β
6
31
5.17
Temple *
β
β
β
7Β½
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
1
7Β½
7.50
Hartwick *
β
β
β
β
β
7
β
β
β
β
β
1
7
7.00
Florida Atlantic *
β
β
β
β
β
3
β
β
β
β
β
1
3
3.00
Chicago State *
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
2
β
β
β
1
2
2.00
* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
Jacoby standings
Institution
BKB
CC
FH
Golf
Gym
SB
Soc
Sw
Ten
TFI
TFO
VB
No. sports
Total
Avg
Miami
6
13
10
β
β
β
5Β½
12Β½
12Β½
10
β
9Β½
8
79
9.9
Central Michigan
8Β½
9Β½
7
β
β
β
11ΒΌ
β
β
6Β½
β
9Β½
6
52ΒΌ
8.7
Western Michigan
2
4Β½
β
8Β½
β
β
8Β½
β
10ΒΌ
8Β½
β
13
7
55ΒΌ
7.9
Toledo
10Β½
7Β½
β
7
β
β
13
10
6Β½
3Β½
β
5
8
63
7.9
Kent State
7Β½
5Β½
12
12Β½
β
β
3Β½
β
β
12
β
2
7
55
7.9
Ohio
6
10Β½
7
5
β
β
4Β½
7
β
5Β½
β
12
8
57Β½
7.2
Akron
4Β½
12
β
8Β½
β
β
2
5
6Β½
13
β
5
8
56Β½
7.1
Eastern Michigan
3Β½
3Β½
β
11Β½
β
β
11ΒΌ
10
5
4Β½
β
3Β½
8
52ΒΎ
6.6
Bowling Green
13
8Β½
β
1
β
β
6Β½
2ΒΌ
8
2
β
9Β½
8
50ΒΎ
6.3
Ball State
12
2
3
6
β
β
6Β½
2ΒΌ
1
10
β
6Β½
9
49ΒΌ
5.5
Buffalo
1
6Β½
β
β
β
β
1
7
10ΒΌ
7Β½
β
1
7
34ΒΌ
4.9
NIU
9Β½
1
β
2Β½
β
β
7Β½
β
2Β½
1
β
7Β½
7
31Β½
4.5
Missouri State *
β
β
3
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
β
1
3
3.0
* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.
Eastern Michigan won its fourth consecutive MAC Championship in 2008. The All-MAC team consisted of Ryan Bloom (Buffalo), Josh Karanja (Eastern Michigan), Sammy Kiprotch (Central Michigan), Aiman Scullion (Kent State), Kevin Silver (Miami), Pat Sovacool (Miami) and Curtis Vollmar (Eastern Michigan).[2]
Sovacool of Miami was the only runner to qualify for the NCAA Championship. He finished 65th overall.[3]
In the preseason poll voted by the MAC head coaches, Eastern Michigan was chosen to win the 2008 men's MAC Cross Country Championship.[4] EMU had won the past three MAC Championships and had five All-MAC runners returning.[4]
Ball State started the 2008 football season 12β0, going undefeated in conference play and defeating
Indiana and Navy in out of conference games. BSU was ranked as high as 12th in the
Associated Press Poll and 13th in the
Coaches' Poll. They were also ranked 12th at one point in the
Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings. However, Ball State was upset by
Buffalo in the
MAC Championship game, lost their bowl game vs.
Tulsa and finished unranked in each of the polls.
In regular season non-conference games, the MAC defeated BCS opponents #25
Pittsburgh (
Bowling Green won 27β17),
Syracuse (Akron won 42β28), Indiana (Ball State won 42β20 and Central Michigan won 37β34),
Illinois (
Western Michigan won 23β17) and
Michigan (Toledo won 13β10).
Despite having a successful non-conference record and gaining five bowl bids, the MAC finished the bowl season poorly. The MAC was the only conference to not win a bowl game and finished 0β5.