Ohio was selected to win the MAC East Division, and the 2018 MAC Championship Game, in the MAC Football Coaches Preseason Poll released on Monday.
The Bobcats, the pick of the media poll released in late July, doubled up with coaches. Ohio received 10 first-place votes and 70 points in the coaches poll, and edged out Buffalo (59) for the top spot in the East Division. Miami, Akron, Bowling Green and Kent State rounded out that half of the conference.
In the West, Northern Illinois (61 points) narrowly topped Toledo (60) for the coaches honor. Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan and Ball State rounded out the voting.