Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Bowling Green | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 22.1 | 16.6 | -5.19 | -8.77 | ||||
| Western Michigan | 7 | 2 | 2 | .727 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 16.9 | 7.1 | -5.10 | -13.64 | ||||
| Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 17.7 | 11.0 | -5.53 | -11.53 | ||||
| Central Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 20.7 | 18.1 | -9.17 | -11.81 | ||||
| Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 14.9 | 23.5 | -15.03 | -12.21 | ||||
| Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 16.7 | 14.7 | -9.15 | -11.24 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 13.7 | 13.6 | -13.16 | -11.86 | ||||
| Ball State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 16.1 | 18.8 | -16.40 | -12.95 | ||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | 7.7 | 18.6 | -21.68 | -12.13 | ||||
| Kent State | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 10.4 | 24.5 | -23.66 | -10.48 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-12-18 | California Bowl | Fresno State | 29 | Bowling Green | 28 | Fresno, CA |


1982 Conference Leaders