By Patrick Hayes

The Mid-American Conference recently released its preseason rankings and all-conference teams and Western Michigan‘s Nate Hutcheson made the West Division squad:

2012-13 West Division Preseason All-MAC Team

• Jesse Berry, Ball State
• Abdel Nader, Northern Illinois
• Rian Pearson, Toledo
• Julius Brown, Toledo
• Nate Hutcheson, Western Michigan

Here are the predicted finishes for each division:

2012-13 East Division Predicted Order of Finish
1. Ohio – 141 Votes (19 first place votes)
2. Akron – 122 Votes (5)
3. Kent State – 89 Votes
4. Buffalo – 68 Votes
5. Bowling Green – 53 Votes
6. Miami – 31 Votes

2012-13 West Division Predicted Order of Finish 
1. Toledo – 143 Votes (20 first place votes)
2. Eastern Michigan – 118 Votes (4)
3. Western Michigan – 88 Votes
4. Ball State – 74 Votes
5. Northern Illinois – 46 Votes
6. Central Michigan – 35 Votes

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