DETROIT – The Western Michigan football team was picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference West Division according to the MAC Preseason Media Poll released Tuesday morning ahead of MAC Media Day at Ford Field.
The Broncos had five first-place votes and finished with 112 points, 15 shy of top-placed Toledo. Ohio was picked to finish atop the MAC East, getting all 24 first-place votes. WMU also received two votes to be the MAC Championship game winner.
Western Michigan returns 17 starters from the 2018 team that earned a berth in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.