{{CFB standings start|2000 Mid-American Conference football standings|Mid-American Conference|div-standings=yes}}
{{CFB standings entry |division-name=East|div-standings=yes}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]] |div-standings=yes|conf-champ=yes|champ-participant=yes|div-champ=yes|5|1|5|3|8|5}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Akron Zips football team|Akron]] |div-standings=yes|div-champ=yes|5|1|5|3|6|5}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]] |div-standings=yes|4|2|5|3|7|4}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami]] |div-standings=yes|4|2|5|3|6|5}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Bowling Green Falcons football team|Bowling Green]] |div-standings=yes|1|5|2|6|2|9}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Buffalo Bulls football team|Buffalo]] |div-standings=yes|2|4|2|6|2|9}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Kent State Golden Flashes football team|Kent State]] |div-standings=yes|0|6|1|7|1|10}}
{{CFB standings entry |division-name=West|div-standings=yes}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan]] |div-standings=yes|div-champ=yes|champ-participant=yes|4|1|7|1|9|3}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]] |div-standings=yes|div-champ=yes|4|1|6|1|10|1}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois]] |div-standings=yes|2|3|4|3|6|5}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]] |div-standings=yes|2|3|4|3|5|6}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team|Eastern Michigan]] |div-standings=yes|2|3|2|5|3|8}}
{{CFB standings entry | [[2000 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]] |div-standings=yes|1|4|2|6|2|9}}
{{CFB standings end |conf-title-game=[[MAC Championship Game|Championship]]: [[2000 MAC Championship Game|'''Marshall''' 19, Western Michigan 14]] | non-BCS-champ=yes|champ-participant=yes|div-champ=yes|special-note=Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.}}