Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Akron | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 23.6 | 24.5 | -5.50 | -4.96 | ||||
| Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 33.7 | 23.5 | 1.35 | -6.11 | ||||
| Bowling Green | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 33.8 | 27.6 | -3.17 | -6.07 | ||||
| Ohio | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 17.5 | 30.5 | -11.71 | -1.89 | ||||
| Buffalo | 1 | 10 | .091 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 10.0 | 29.7 | -21.29 | -5.20 | ||||
| Kent State | 1 | 10 | .091 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 16.4 | 30.1 | -17.23 | -5.42 | ||||
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Toledo | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 35.8 | 21.8 | 3.58 | -7.25 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 32.4 | 22.8 | 2.83 | -3.26 | ||||
| Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 32.2 | 31.1 | -5.55 | -7.37 | ||||
| Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 23.6 | 23.6 | -0.42 | -1.69 | ||||
| Ball State | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 21.2 | 37.8 | -7.31 | 0.87 | ||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 21.8 | 26.8 | -7.42 | -4.33 | ||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-26 | Motor City Bowl | Memphis | 38 | Akron | 31 | Detroit, MI |
| 2005-12-21 | GMAC Bowl | Toledo | 45 | Texas-El Paso | 13 | Mobile, AL |
2005 Conference Leaders