I really can't explain the MAC's poor bowl performance this year. One could make the argument that the MAC's weaker teams made the stronger teams look better than they really were but the current RPI rankings have the MAC ahead of the Sun Belt and Conference USA (see link). I agree that wins over Miami, WMU, and UMass might have helped pad the win-loss records of Northern Illinois, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State, and Ohio but the RPI ranking shows that the MAC's overall strength of schedule was better than Conference USA. The RPI (Rating Percentage Index) is a measure of strength of schedule and how a team does against that schedule. It does not consider things like margin of victory, only whether or not a team won and where the game was played. So the blowout wins over Miami, WMU, and UMass did not affect the MAC's RPI as some fans might believe.
Although the MAC's 0-5 bowl record is extremely disappointing, take comfort in knowing the conference still finished ahead of the Sun Belt and Conference USA.
Football Conference Rankings (2013-2014)
Although the MAC's 0-5 bowl record is extremely disappointing, take comfort in knowing the conference still finished ahead of the Sun Belt and Conference USA.
Football Conference Rankings (2013-2014)
