James Madison Dukes
0–0 · 0–0 SUN BELT
Way too early
WEEK 9 · 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-9 job: beat Troy.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves James Madison's pathYour game
TBD
THU OCT 29
Troy at James Madison
Your game. Beat Troy and your playoff odds are 76%; lose and they drop to 46%.
James Madison 95%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Marshall at Old Dominion
Marshall winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Old Dominion 75%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Utah at Cincinnati
Cincinnati winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Utah 83%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
South Alabama winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Louisiana Tech 51%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Miami at North Carolina
Seeding watch: North Carolina winning moves you from around the 9th seed toward the 9th — a friendlier bracket.
Miami 93%
49 more games that don't move your needle
Delaware at Western Kentucky
Sam Houston at Missouri State
Jacksonville State at New Mexico State
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
Tulane at Charlotte
Missouri at Arkansas
Florida at Georgia
Auburn at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Mississippi State at Texas
Arizona at Texas Tech
Arizona State at BYU
Baylor at UCF
Kansas at TCU
Kansas State at Colorado
Oklahoma State at Iowa State
California at NC State
SMU at Syracuse
Boston College at Duke
Clemson at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
Stanford at Louisville
Virginia at Wake Forest
Minnesota at Indiana
Wisconsin at Iowa
Illinois at Maryland
Washington at Nebraska
Northwestern at Oregon
Purdue at Penn State
Michigan at Rutgers
Nevada at UCLA
Ohio State at USC
Navy at Notre Dame
Texas State at Boise State
Washington State at San Diego State
Colorado State at Utah State
Oregon State at Fresno State
UConn at Air Force
Army at Memphis
Temple at East Carolina
UAB at South Florida
New Mexico at San José State
Northern Illinois at UNLV
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
App State at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Florida International at Liberty
Southern Miss at UL Monroe
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.