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James Madison

2026 Season Performance

#18
Rank
6-0
Record
66.0
Points
0.370
SOS

Current Form

W6 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W vs #103 Liberty 20-13

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 3-0
Conference 3-0
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#90.3
avg opponent rank
#49
toughest left
29.17
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#49 Georgia State
4-1
+3.94
8
10-22
@
#92 App State
3-2
+4.8
9
10-29
vs
#76 Troy
3-2
+3.47
10
11-06
@
#128 Southern Miss
1-4
+3.86
11
11-14
@
#82 UConn
3-3
+10.3
13
11-28
vs
#115 Coastal Carolina
2-4
+2.8

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#11
#25
#39
#53
#68
Pre
#27
W3
#23
W6
#18
W9
#18
W12
#19
W15
#20

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #103 Liberty
20-13
+12.1
+12.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.8 10.8
Margin Scaling
+1.4 12.2
Against the Spread (-6, +1)
+0.2 12.4
Total 12.4 pts
+0.3
2
09/12
W
#37 vs FCS Wagner
87-3
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/20
W
#58 @ #86 San Diego State
26-13
+15.4
+14.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.5 9.0
Margin Scaling
+1.9 11.0
Against the Spread (+3, +16)
+3.0 14.0
Total 14.0 pts
-1.4
4
09/26
W
#23 @ #134 Old Dominion
46-20
+13.1
+15.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.9 8.6
Margin Scaling
+3.5 12.1
Against the Spread (-7, +19)
+3.0 15.1
Total 15.1 pts
+2.0
5
10/03
W
#27 vs #64 Marshall
45-17
+15.5
+13.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 7.1
Margin Scaling
+3.6 10.7
Against the Spread (-16.25, +11.75)
+2.9 13.6
Total 13.6 pts
-1.8
6
10/10
W
#16 @ #95 Georgia Southern
27-24
+9.9
+8.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.5 9.0
Margin Scaling
+0.8 9.8
Against the Spread (-7, -4)
-1.0 8.8
Total 8.8 pts
-1.0
Total
6-0 Record
65.9
64.0
-1.9

All-Time Summary (2022-2026)

5
Seasons
45-9
Record
83%
Win Rate
#32
Avg Rank
#12
Best Rank
0.402
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2022
#52
2023
#17
2024
#58
2025
#12
2026
#20

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 6-0 (100%) #20 #16 64.0 0.354 -
2025 Sun Belt 12-1 (92%) #12 #12 125.8 0.414 Sun Belt
2024 Sun Belt 8-4 (67%) #58 #13 47.7 0.398 -
2023 Sun Belt 11-1 (92%) #17 #13 120.3 0.439 -
2022 Sun Belt 8-3 (73%) #52 #23 53.6 0.406 -