2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div				Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L		W		L
East Division
Marshall x		6	–	0		8	–	0		11	–	2
Miami		4	–	2		6	–	2		7	–	5
Bowling Green		4	–	2		5	–	3		8	–	3
Kent State		3	–	3		5	–	3		6	–	5
Akron		3	–	3		4	–	4		4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	5		1	–	7		3	–	8
Ohio		0	–	6		1	–	7		1	–	10
West Division
#23 Toledo xy$		4	–	1		5	–	2		10	–	2
Northern Illinois x		4	–	1		4	–	3		6	–	5
Ball State x		4	–	1		4	–	3		5	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	3		4	–	4		5	–	6
Central Michigan		1	–	4		2	–	6		3	–	8
Eastern Michigan		0	–	5		1	–	6		2	–	9
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 MAC Championship Game was played on November 30, 2001 at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd, of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Rockets beat the Thundering Herd 41-36.

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