James Madison Dukes
0–0 · 0–0 SUN BELT
Way too early
WEEK 6 · 2026
88%
Sun Belt title game
74%
Win the Sun Belt
75%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 9.3
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-6 job: beat Georgia Southern.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves James Madison's pathYour game
TBD
SAT OCT 10
James Madison at Georgia Southern
Your game. Beat Georgia Southern and your playoff odds are 76%; lose and they drop to 50%.
James Madison 93%
Big swingsthese move your odds the most
TBD
SAT OCT 10
Old Dominion at App State
App State visits your schedule in week 8 — keep them ranked.
Old Dominion 79%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT OCT 10
Kansas at Utah
Kansas winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Utah 91%
TBD
SAT OCT 10
Coastal Carolina at Marshall
Coastal Carolina visits your schedule in week 13 — keep them ranked.
Marshall 85%
52 more games that don't move your needle
South Alabama at Arkansas State
Southern Miss at Troy
Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State
New Mexico State at Florida International
South Florida at UTSA
Sam Houston at Liberty
Missouri State at Western Kentucky
Florida State at Louisville
Washington State at Utah State
Georgia at Alabama
Tennessee at Arkansas
South Carolina at Florida
LSU at Kentucky
Texas A&M at Missouri
Texas at Oklahoma
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Hawai'i at Arizona State
Arizona at West Virginia
UCF at Oklahoma State
Houston at Kansas State
Iowa State at BYU
Duke at Georgia Tech
North Carolina at Pittsburgh
Syracuse at Virginia
Virginia Tech at California
Wake Forest at NC State
Illinois at Michigan State
Indiana at Nebraska
Ball State at Northwestern
Maryland at Ohio State
UCLA at Oregon
USC at Penn State
Minnesota at Purdue
Iowa at Washington
Boise State at Fresno State
San Diego State at Oregon State
UConn at Temple
Tulane at Army
Charlotte at North Texas
Rice at East Carolina
UAB at Memphis
Tulsa at Navy
Air Force at Northern Illinois
Nevada at UTEP
Wyoming at San José State
Eastern Michigan at Akron
Buffalo at Toledo
Central Michigan at Ohio
Kent State at Western Michigan
Miami (OH) at Massachusetts
Louisiana at Louisiana Tech
Stanford at Notre Dame
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.