James Madison Dukes
5–1 · 3–0 SUN BELT
In the books
WEEK 8 · 2025
53%
Sun Belt title game
40%
Win the Sun Belt
7%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
avg seed 11.9
How the week went: playoff odds 7% → 34% · title-game odds 53% → 72%.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves James Madison's pathYour game
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Old Dominion at James Madison
Your game. Beat Old Dominion and your playoff odds are 10%; lose and they drop to 1%.
Final · Old Dominion 27–63 James MadisonWish granted ✓
Just win
Big swingsthese move your odds the most
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Texas State at Marshall
Sun Belt race: Marshall losing helps your spot in the standings; Texas State visits your schedule in week 10 — keep them ranked.
Final · Texas State 37–40 MarshallWent the other way ✗
Root for Texas State+15.3 pp title-game odds
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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#22 Memphis at UAB
UAB winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Memphis 24–31 UABWish granted ✓
Root for UAB+2.9 pp playoff odds
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Florida Atlantic at #19 South Florida
Florida Atlantic winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Florida Atlantic 13–48 South FloridaWent the other way ✗
Root for Florida Atlantic+2.3 pp playoff odds
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Army at Tulane
Tulane winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Army 17–24 TulaneWish granted ✓
Root for Tulane+1.4 pp playoff odds
54 more games that don't move your needle
New Mexico State at Liberty · CBSSN
Arkansas State at South Alabama · ESPN2
Florida International at Western Kentucky · ESPNU
Delaware at Jacksonville State · ESPN2
UTEP at Sam Houston · CBSSN
Tulsa at East Carolina · ESPN
Louisville at Miami · ESPN
Nebraska at Minnesota · FOX
San José State at Utah State · CBSSN
North Carolina at California · ESPN
LSU at Vanderbilt · ABC
Washington at Michigan · FOX
Georgia Tech at Duke · ESPN
UConn at Boston College · ACC Network
Arizona at Houston · FS1
Baylor at TCU · ESPN2
Central Michigan at Bowling Green · CBSSN
Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH) · ESPN+
Oklahoma at South Carolina · SEC Network
West Virginia at UCF · TNT
Kent State at Toledo · ESPN+
Buffalo at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Purdue at Northwestern · BTN
Troy at UL Monroe · ESPN+
Texas A&M at Arkansas · ESPN
Ole Miss at Georgia · ABC
Ohio State at Wisconsin · CBS
Michigan State at Indiana · Peacock
SMU at Clemson · ACC Network
Wyoming at Air Force · CBSSN
UNLV at Boise State · FS1
Coastal Carolina at App State · ESPN+
Temple at Charlotte · ESPN+
UTSA at North Texas · ESPN+
Akron at Ball State · ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Ohio · ESPN+
Texas Tech at Arizona State · FOX
Mississippi State at Florida · SEC Network
Southern Miss at Louisiana · ESPN+
Oregon at Rutgers · BTN
Washington State at Virginia · The CW Network
Texas at Kentucky · ESPN
Penn State at Iowa · Peacock
Maryland at UCLA · FS1
Hawai'i at Colorado State
Georgia State at Georgia Southern · ESPN+
Tennessee at Alabama · ABC
USC at Notre Dame · NBC
Pittsburgh at Syracuse · ACC Network
Missouri at Auburn · SEC Network
Utah at BYU · FOX
Cincinnati at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
Nevada at New Mexico · FS1
Florida State at Stanford · ESPN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8).