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James Madison Dukes

5–0 · 2–0 SUN BELT
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WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job

James Madison has never won in Statesboro, and that is the whole week

George Pettaway ran for 206 yards against Marshall to push JMU to 5-0. Now the Dukes visit the one Sun Belt venue where Georgia Southern has beaten them six times out of six.

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Bridgeforth Stadium, home to James Madison University's football team.
Bridgeforth Stadium, home to James Madison University's football team.
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Your game

James Madison at Georgia Southern
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ESPNU
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James Madison
James Madison 90%Georgia Southern 10%
Georgia Southern

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result James Madison wants
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ESPNU
Priority 1
Root for
UConn
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Temple
Root for UConn2.6-point playoff boost

James Madison plays UConn in week 11, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

33% if UConn wins30% with the other result2.6-point differenceJames Madison playoff chance
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The CW Network
Priority 2
Boise State
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Root for
Fresno State
Root for Fresno State2.2-point playoff boost

Fresno State winning would remove some at-large competition for James Madison.

33% if Fresno State wins30% with the other result2.2-point differenceJames Madison playoff chance
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The CW Network
Priority 3
North Dakota State
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Root for
UNLV
Root for UNLV1.6-point playoff boost

UNLV winning would remove some at-large competition for James Madison.

33% if UNLV wins31% with the other result1.6-point differenceJames Madison playoff chance
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ESPN+
Priority 4
Old Dominion
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Root for
App State
Root for App State1.5-point playoff boost

James Madison already beat Old Dominion, and another Old Dominion loss would keep them behind James Madison; James Madison plays App State in week 8, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

32% if App State wins30% with the other result1.5-point differenceJames Madison playoff chance
53 more games that don't move your needle
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New Mexico State at Florida International · ESPN2
Sam Houston at Liberty · ESPNU
Missouri State at Western Kentucky · CBSSN
South Florida at UTSA · ESPN
South Alabama at Arkansas State · ESPN2
Florida State at Louisville · ESPN
Iowa at Washington
Washington State at Utah State · The CW Network
Wyoming at San José State · CBSSN
Iowa State at BYU · ESPN
Texas A&M at Missouri · ABC
Arizona at West Virginia · truTV
UCF at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
North Carolina at Pittsburgh · ESPN
Wake Forest at NC State · The CW Network
Indiana at Nebraska · FOX
Tulane at Army · CBSSN
Sacramento State at Bowling Green · ESPN+
Ball State at Northwestern · BTN
South Carolina at Florida · SEC Network
Miami (OH) at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Texas at Oklahoma · ABC
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · ESPN
Houston at Kansas State · FOX
Duke at Georgia Tech · ESPN2
Stanford at Notre Dame · NBC
Virginia Tech at California · ACC Network
Illinois at Michigan State · FS1
UCLA at Oregon · CBS
Charlotte at North Texas · ESPN+
Tulsa at Navy · CBSSN
Eastern Michigan at Akron · ESPN+
Buffalo at Toledo · ESPN+
Central Michigan at Ohio · ESPN+
Kent State at Western Michigan · ESPN+
Rice at East Carolina · ESPN+
Tennessee at Arkansas · SEC Network
Maryland at Ohio State · BTN
San Diego State at Oregon State · USA Network
LSU at Kentucky · ESPN
UAB at Memphis · ESPN2
Nevada at UTEP · FS1
Coastal Carolina at Marshall · ESPN+
Georgia at Alabama · ABC
Syracuse at Virginia · ACC Network
USC at Penn State · NBC
Air Force at Northern Illinois · CBSSN
Louisiana at Louisiana Tech · ESPN+
Minnesota at Purdue · BTN
Hawai'i at Arizona State · FS1
Kansas at Utah · ESPN
Your rooting list:James Madison, then UConn, Fresno State, UNLV, App State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.