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2026 Week 8 James Madison Dukes Rankings

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User Rank Rationale
spasm01 1
TadKosciuszko 1
A_Rolling_Baneling 2
grtgbln 4
placid_salad 4 LW: #15
Rcfan0902 4 1212.27 (+6)
bwburke94 5 +9.7331193 (LW: #14)
ColombianInIowa24 5 19.42 - Dominant Georgia State win, and games won makes them legitimate. Confident in ranked status.
skuhlke 5 2.014
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 6
bakonydraco 6 76.145
Corporal_Hicks 6
Dropbackandpunt 6
grjohnst 6
manbeardawg 6
NyquillusDillwad20 6
Pyromania1983 6
Ruhrgebietheld 6
spsellers 6
ToeInDigDeep 6 7-0
BlueSCar 7
BUSean 7
CPiGuy2728 7
LiptonCB 7
infinitempg 8 0.942, +1
tks231 8
jimbobbypaul 9
ShogunAshoka 9
srs_house 9
dabul-master 10
jbowen1 10
ManiacalBlazer 10 82.274 (7-0) +4, +3.550, Finds itself leading all FBS teams in wins after three other teams with the same opportunity this week fell short.
mthompson2320 10 LW: 11
Xy13 10 Will Billy Napier make the CFP at JMU before Florida does, despite being the coach at Florida for years?
Hobbes_121 11
spmartin1993 11
Corgi_Koala 12
MemeLovingLoser 12 Score 76.82 (▲ 1.94) | Place Change: ▲ 3 | Previous Rank: 15th | Wins Composite Rank: 2nd | SoS Composite Rank: 71st | Margin of Victory Rank: 6th | Penalties Composite Rank: 105th | Yardage Composite Rank: 37th | Turnover Composite Rank: 12th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 28th | Other Stats Rank: 5th
Noy_Telinu 12 Undefeated is undefeated
SearonTrejorek 12 0.78165
arbadak 13 .820 rating, 7-0, SOS .508 (+3)
BananaBouquet 13
ChBass 13 James Madison is still undefeated, and yes, their best win is still Liberty, but they do have a top-15 offense, so they just may be the G5 Cinderella that goes to the playoff.
Hey_Its_Roomie 13
kflinderman 13
sgtshenanigans 13 James Madison wins again. The dukes are the only 7-0 team in the country. Their wins against a one loss Liberty and two loss Georgia State give them a pretty solid record when compared to other G6 schools.
Bank_Gothic 14
Darth_Ra 14
dukemetoo 14
HieloLuz 14 Undefeated still, and the lowest ranked undefeated team. Only quality win is Liberty, and they have no opportunity for another until the Sun Belt championship game, maybe.
RiffRamBahZoo 14
dubscurry30 15 +1
jrichardh 15
The-Gothic-Castle 15
eSpiritCorpse 16
joebob431 16
digdat0 17 17. James Madison — Score: 0.179 | Results: 1.474, SOS Rank: #109, Quality: 0.059, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 1, Off Rk: #9, Def Rk: #47
Pikachu1989 17
RegionalBias 17
velociraptorfarmer 17
0010MK 18
Chris-P-Creme 18
ehoefler 18 88.11 | -1
hythloday1 18
Muffinnnnnnn 18
Noelthemexican 18
Shion314 18
UNC_Samurai 18
Blazeth 19
cfbguy 19
Ch-i-ef 19 unnoticed not rip
cyberchaox 19
Doogitywoogity 19 The Dukes more than took care of business as Sun Belt Billy reigns supreme once more. I’m quite excited to see them in the American once they’ve moved over, though I do love the Sun belt.
Inkblot9 19
owlalwaysloveyew 19
plannedsickdays 19
Red261 19
Cars-and-Coffee 20
Casaiir 20
CptCheese 20
cvsprinter1 20 Undefeated G6
Daigotsu 20
JBonkies 20
OKgolfer 20
olmsted 20
owl_man 20
sickmemes48 20
Staind075 20
VerySeriousBanana 20
bannista7 21
blahblehblahwhoru 21
Cassiyus 21
Cecil_Hardboner 21
ch1l1_ch33s3 21
CommodoreN7 21
Drexlore 21
Helifino 21
JamoRedhead 21
jjjoebox 21
jthomas694 21
KansasEF5Tornado 21
PlactusTX 21 LW: NR | Tier 3 | W Georgia State
RedBarracuda25 21
retnuh101 21
SIMBONEGTP 21
Sometimeswelose 21
soonerfreak 21
SpadeRyker 21
visor841 21
_fastball 22
AlphaH4wk 22
BearsAreGreat1 22
BendrickLamar19 22
bladefencer 22 0.824, +0, Pow: 32, Off: 27, Def: 61, SOR: 13
Buckeyes2010 22
douchebagjack 22 Best 3 Wins: San Diego State, Liberty, Georgia State.
0 Losses
Another victory over the teams on the schedule
Hackasizlak 22
halldaylong 22
Justanother_0 22 Undefeated with a weak schedule, JMU could yank the G6 bid out from under the Broncos if they stay the course and Boise loses a game.
luckroy 22
MainPeanut25 22 Sun Belt Billy strikes again
Roscoe_Filburn 22
ruwisc 22
TheUltimate721 22
tomdawg0022 22
Tornadohunter24 22 [7-0, 4-0 Sun Belt] (+3) | SOR: #23 | Notable Results: W 20-13 vs Liberty [5-1], W 49-22 vs Georgia State [4-2] |

Another week, another absolutely dominant win (barring Liberty).
12panther 23
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 23
COLU_BUS 23
EpicSchwinn 23
ewolfy13 23
GenialGiant 23
Jakesnake42 23 The other true G6 contender, win over Liberty....exist? It's better than nothing I suppose.
Jerrywelfare 23
jrluhn 23
MemeofMemeJTG999999 23 (7-0) (up 5)
W: 49-22 vs Georgia State (4-2)
Next Week: @ Appalachian State (4-2)
Projected Bowl: New Orleans Bowl vs Jacksonville State
Player_1_has_Joined 23
romulusjsp 23
StFuzzySlippers 23
TaylorLeprechaun 23 NR
Terminal_BAS 23
ThaCarter 23
TheNSAAgent777 23
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 23 (=)
BallSoHerd 24
BoukenGreen 24
Colton3690 24
cornholesurfer 24
DampFrijoles 24
ExternalTangents 24 91.2%
JustAManAndHisLaptop 24
Maladroit44 24 I've been waiting on a cue to bring James Madison, the last unbeaten non-P4 left, into my rankings, and this week provided. Georgia State was 4-1 heading into this game, with four blowout wins and a very competitive loss to UCF—and the Dukes absolutely rocked them, cruising to a 35-10 halftime lead and an eventual 49-22 victory. That's the kinda thing that puts a 7-0 G6 team over the top, and now I just have to hope they don't immediately embarrass me by blowing it against App State this Thursday.
mcdsmaster8824 24
MrTheSpork 24
nw____ 24 Won’t pretend I have watched much of JMU this year, but giving them credit for being 7-0. Haven’t had a bye yet and just keep winning. At some point, my opinion of the sun belt is irrelevant. I’ll let this work itself out.
Our-Gardian-Angel 24
PSUMediaPA 24
ryseing 24
SlaminSammons 24
AlexanderComet 25
BlueFalcon89 25
BorisNumber1 25
budget_um 25
chillmagic420 25
chweris 25
daredassdude 25
diehardcubforever 25
fredmerc111 25
GatorBolt 25
IceColdDrPepper_Here 25
Jay_Dubbbs 25
Klaassy23 25
Luigiatl 25
monkeymatt1836 25
noahthearc 25
PattyKane16 25
PeteyNice 25
redrumsoxLoL 25
redwave2505 25
roguebandit1 25
SCsprinter13 25
Striker743 25 NR
Techwid 25
tjstanley 25
True_Ad5324 25 NR
Wescat 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
BlueRFR3100 1
LegionMammal978 4 (+18) GS .937, TS −162.
ThompsonCreekTiger 4
wittingtarsier 5
bryophyta_insolitam 6
alexjcode_com 7 859
BigGamesShouldCount 7
HokiPoqi 7
bocnj 8
1Subject 11
BoNnnnfhir 11
Living_Human 13 73.35
Th3BigBlue 13
Delicious_Fig5384 14
grahamca 14 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T5ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 27ᵗʰ Team Strength, 29ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
owl-bears 14
The_Stratman 14
TomorrowFinal6642 14
Arago_ 15
JKess207 15 Good example of why I like this model. JMU being unranked in AP is wild.
KansasChaser2021 15
SonOfGarry 15
Esb5415 16
meristematic 16
RealityComps 16
S3G 16
CallMeTheKing 17 97-0-40
DarthGlazer 18 How is JMU so consistently good at finding these coaches?
Flaky_Bit6733 18
FoodCourtDruid 18
isrealball 18
JackWK_Gaming 18
jtchr33 18 keep winning and sneak into the playoff again.
May be harder when they join the American.
kevinsdomain 18
Perryapsis 18
samtaylor92 18
Select-Edge-3262 18 +5
Express_Dinner7918 19 You have the most wins this season and just took sunbelt title hopeful Georgia State to the cleaners. Keep it up and back to back playoff appearances are possible.
LightningDusty 19 ↑4
Nervous_Metal_9445 19 0 losses , best win VS #55 "Liberty"
ogsmurf826 19 Comp's #1 G6 Team
Original_Profile8600 19
2AcesRoth 20 net elo off def ridge fei
+11.6 +14.6 36.7 22.1 +11.2 +9.1
DownshiftGD 20
fm22fnam 20 -3
Repulsive_Rub6443 20
_THE__BOULDER_ 21 Another big Margin Of Victory to bring the Dukes to 7-0. With GA Southern somehow being the only team that has really tested JMU this year (missed a 52 yard FG to tie the game with less than 1 minute left) JMU has a very plausible case for going undefeated. Sun Belt Billy is showing that he can dominate that conference, and their offense has been flying high. Given that they are undefeated, I have them as the top G6 team in the nation. Although there is an argument against them in terms of them not having played any P4 teams, ESPN currently has the Dukes at 23 overall in SOR (but 131 in SOS). That 23 ranking sits them 2 spots above the other major G6 contender, Boise State. I couldn't tell you who would win out of those two teams, so I have them right next to each other in terms of ranking.
Applesaucemannus 21
Character_Orchid4698 21
DillyDillySzn 21
Fluid_Theory_6587 21
GenuineBoss 21
JJones927 21
MyAngelMiraidon 21 (+9) - You are 7-0. At this point being undefeated means something
NA_Faker 21
National-Sundae9427 21
NC_Pineapple 21
Pyroblockx 21
shouldajustsaid_yeah 21
thereaname 21
666PeaceKeepaGirl 22
a_proud_ohioan 22
HHunko13 22
ianmcmoney 22 83.70%
m3owzika 22
SaguaroCactus19 22
ted1995 22
Yelich04 22 NR
d1sportsball 23 Undefeated, no real wins of any quality but 7-0 is 7-0.
geordieColt88 23
hbh110 23
LegendParkour 23
LookAtMaxwell 23 One of only two unbeatens outside the power conferences. Its 20-13 win over Liberty is a rule win over a top-25 team. Its simulated strength is low (28% against the top 25), which caps it in the low 20s.
manbeqrpig 23
newSomberMan 23
ninjatown23 23 JMU moves in as one of the last remaining undefeated teams, regardless of SOS.
quantum_jedi 23 (52.52, +2) James Madison stays undefeated with Billy Napier at the helm. The Dukes travel to App State next week and are in pole position for another Sun Belt title.
RowDull8230 23
Scottyfer 23
TheBeekman8 23
Tortillero96 23 NEW
W (7-0) H +27 vs Georgia State (unranked)
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TyRoland06 23
ChiTrojan2 24
dstrainr 24
Hastronaut 24
HereComesNightTime 24
Kirkwood641 24
myworld3 24
Noahsince2002 24
Protoco2 24
Sflabuckeye13 24
tdaten 24
bendyburner 25
bigred91224 25
Crelc3 25
drewscottt 25 NEW
EL-YEO 25
FuzzyDunlop911 25
Intelligent_Fix_6972 25
jmdinbtr 25
KevinDoesSports 25 Another team I didn't really want to rank, but they did score 83 points at one point this year. They'll never play anyone good this year, but with everything that happened, they'll become ranked

DROPPED: Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, Miss State
NebraskaPlainsman 25
Pure-Shirt-5831 25
requiemsux 25
SomerandomIDFBfan 25
Spazzatack 25
SpectralHydra 25
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