As the defending Mid-American Conference champion and the preseason poll favorite to win the conference title again in 2023, the University of Toledo enters the football season with a target on its back.
The Rockets’ task in the regular season will be to maintain its place atop the West Division.
MAC WEST PRESEASON POLL
1. Toledo (11) – 66 points
2. Eastern Michigan (1) – 55 points
3. Northern Illinois – 38 points
4. Central Michigan – 37 points
5. Ball State – 27 points
6. Western Michigan – 23 points
UT reached the conference championship game last season via a tiebreaker over Eastern Michigan, and three more West teams finished within two games of Toledo’s 5-3 conference record.