Football · Women's Volleyball
Western Michigan
Best finish
No. 6
Seasons ranked
7 / 34
Best finish
No. 6 (1984-1985)
Sports
Football · Women's Volleyball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportSeason-final ranking by sport · 1983-1984 – 2016-2017
FootballWomen's Volleyball
Each point is Western Michigan's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.
A year is lit when Western Michigan was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2010s1 ranked
2000s0 ranked
2009Unranked
2008Unranked
2007Unranked
2006Unranked
2005Unranked
2004Unranked
2003Unranked
2002Unranked
2001Unranked
2000Unranked
1990s0 ranked
1999Unranked
1998Unranked
1997Unranked
1996Unranked
1995Unranked
1994Unranked
1993Unranked
1992Unranked
1991Unranked
1990Unranked
1980s6 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2016-2017Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2016-2017 Schedule
13–1Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | at |  Northwestern |
W 22–21 |
| Wk 2 | vs | North Carolina Central | W 70–21 |
| Wk 3 | at |  Illinois |
W 34–10 |
| Wk 4 | vs | Georgia Southern | W 49–31 |
| Wk 5 | at |  Central Michigan |
W 49–10 |
| Wk 6 | vs |  Northern Illinois |
W 45–30 |
| Wk 7 | at | Akron | W 41–0 |
| Wk 8 | vs | Eastern Michigan | W 45–31 |
| Wk 10 | at |  Ball State |
W 52–20 |
| Wk 11 | at |  Kent State |
W 37–21 |
| Wk 12 | vs |  Buffalo |
W 38–0 |
| Wk 13 | vs |  Toledo |
W 55–35 |
| Wk 14 | vs |  Ohio · neutral |
W 29–23 |
| Bowl | vs | 8 Wisconsin · neutral |
L 16–24 |