This Clinching Options page presents sets of game outcomes ("cases") that result in Toledo 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
Toledo beats Bowling Green, and
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan
Case 2
Toledo beats Bowling Green, and
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Akron
Case 3
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State
Case 4
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Miami OH loses to Western Michigan, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 5
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 6
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 1
Toledo beats Bowling Green, and
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan
Case 2
Toledo beats Bowling Green, and
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH
Case 3
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Miami OH loses to Western Michigan, and
Buffalo loses to Akron
Case 4
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State
Case 5
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 6
Toledo beats Ohio, 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 7
Toledo beats Bowling Green, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State
Case 8
Toledo beats Bowling Green, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Miami OH loses to Western Michigan, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Ball State loses to Ohio
Case 9
Toledo beats Bowling Green, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ball State loses to Ohio
Case 10
Toledo beats Bowling Green, and
Buffalo loses to Central Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Buffalo loses to Akron, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ball State loses to Ohio
Case 11
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Central Michigan loses to Buffalo, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Akron loses to Buffalo, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State
Case 12
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Central Michigan loses to Buffalo, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Miami OH loses to Western Michigan, and
Akron loses to Buffalo, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 13
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Central Michigan loses to Buffalo, and
Western Michigan loses to Eastern Michigan, and
Akron loses to Buffalo, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ohio loses to Ball State
Case 14
Toledo beats Ohio, and
Central Michigan loses to Buffalo, and
Western Michigan loses to Miami OH, and
Akron loses to Buffalo, and
Miami OH loses to Kent State, and
Ohio loses to Ball State