This Clinching Options page presents sets of game outcomes ("cases") that result in Buffalo winning one of the two top spots thus qualifing it to play in the 2026 MAC Football conference championship game. A total of 12 games from week 12 and 13 were considered. The list may not contain all possible combinations.
Case 1
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan
Case 2
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH
Case 3
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 4
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 5
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 6
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 1
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan
Case 2
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH
Case 3
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green
Case 4
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Toledo loses to Ohio, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 5
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 6
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 7
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 8
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Toledo loses to Ohio, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State
Case 9
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Toledo loses to Ohio, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Ball State loses to Ohio
Case 10
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Eastern Michigan loses to Western Michigan, and
Miami OH loses to Western Michigan, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 11
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Toledo loses to Ohio, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ball State loses to Ohio
Case 12
Buffalo beats Central Michigan, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 13
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Toledo loses to Ohio, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State
Case 14
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Toledo loses to Ohio, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Ball State loses to Ohio
Case 15
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Ohio loses to Toledo, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Eastern Michigan loses to Western Michigan, and
Miami OH loses to Western Michigan, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 16
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Toledo loses to Ohio, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ball State loses to Ohio
Case 17
Buffalo beats Akron, and
Toledo loses to Bowling Green, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ohio loses to Ball State