Where did MSU football's opponents land in MAC preseason poll?

Michigan State football is set to play a pair of Mid-American Conference (MAC) teams this fall -- so where do they rank in their league's preseason poll?

The MAC held its annual preseason media day event on Wednesday, which meant the coaches preseason poll was released as well. The Spartans are set to open the season against Toledo and then play Eastern Michigan the following week, which got me personally wondering how those teams stack up against their peers.

In the eyes of the coaches, Toledo came in as the preseason No. 3 team in the MAC behind only Western Michigan and Miami (OH). Eastern Michigan was a few spots lower in the poll, ranking at No. 7 in the preseason poll.

Michigan State currently sits as a 11.5-point favorite over Toledo in the season-opener on September 4 from Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. The betting line for the Spartans' matchup against Eastern Michigan on September 12 has not yet been released, but one would assume that number would be higher than the line for the Spartans-Rockets matchup.

Toledo is annually a top team in the MAC but is going through a coaching change that could shift where they typically land in the standings. Eastern Michigan is also became a regular middle-to-upper-tier team in the MAC under head coach Chris Creighton. So these rankings in the preseason poll align with what we have come to expect from both schools.

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