Senior guard Rayshawn Simmons watches his shot to the basket during the game on Dec. 22, 2015 in McGuirk Arena. CMU defeated Howard 72-52.
Last year, the Mid-American Conference men’s basketball preseason predictions were dead wrong.
Central Michigan and Buffalo were slotted to finish fourth and fifth respectively by the MAC News Media Panel before winning their divisions and meeting in the MAC Championship Game.
This year, it was the Chippewas who dominated the preseason hype. Yet CMU sits at 7-6 heading into the MAC season. The Chippewas didn’t lose their sixth game last year until Feb.