James Madison Dukes
1–0 · 0–0 SUN BELT
In the books
WEEK 2 · 2025
46%
Sun Belt title game
26%
Win the Sun Belt
14%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
avg seed 11.6
How the week went: playoff odds 14% → 7% · title-game odds 46% → 42%.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves James Madison's pathYour game
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James Madison at Louisville
Your game. Beat Louisville and your playoff odds are 22%; lose and they drop to 11%.
Final · James Madison 14–28 LouisvilleWent the other way ✗
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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Missouri State at Marshall
Sun Belt race: Marshall losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play Marshall in week 11.
Final · Missouri State 21–20 MarshallWish granted ✓
Root for Missouri State+3.5 pp title-game odds
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Tulane at South Alabama
South Alabama winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Tulane 33–31 South AlabamaWent the other way ✗
Root for South Alabama+1.6 pp playoff odds
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Liberty at Jacksonville State
Liberty visits your schedule in week 4 — keep them ranked.
Final · Liberty 24–34 Jacksonville StateWent the other way ✗
Root for Liberty+1.3 pp playoff odds
46 more games that don't move your needle
UCLA at UNLV · CBSSN
Northern Illinois at Maryland · BTN
San José State at Texas · ABC
Florida International at Penn State · BTN
Kennesaw State at Indiana · FS1
Iowa at Iowa State · FOX
Illinois at Duke · ESPN
Virginia at NC State · ESPN2
Baylor at SMU · The CW Network
Central Michigan at Pittsburgh · ESPNU
UConn at Syracuse · ESPN+
Kent State at Texas Tech · TNT
Utah State at Texas A&M · SEC Network
Ole Miss at Kentucky · ABC
Kansas at Missouri · ESPN2
Miami (OH) at Rutgers · Peacock
Oklahoma State at Oregon · CBS
Fresno State at Oregon State · The CW Network
Troy at Clemson · ACC Network
Bowling Green at Cincinnati · ESPN+
Delaware at Colorado · FOX
Texas State at UTSA · ESPN+
UAB at Navy · CBSSN
North Texas at Western Michigan · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Wisconsin · FS1
West Virginia at Ohio · ESPNU
South Florida at Florida · SEC Network
Arkansas State at Arkansas · ESPN+
North Carolina at Charlotte · ESPN+
Army at Kansas State · ESPN
Houston at Rice · ESPN+
Western Kentucky at Toledo · ESPN+
Memphis at Georgia State · ESPN+
Ball State at Auburn · ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU · ESPN+
Arizona State at Mississippi State · ESPN2
Michigan at Oklahoma · ABC
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech · ACC Network
Akron at Nebraska · BTN
Georgia Southern at USC · FS1
Boston College at Michigan State · NBC
UL Monroe at Alabama · SEC Network
Tulsa at New Mexico State · ESPN+
San Diego State at Washington State · The CW Network
Stanford at BYU · ESPN
Sam Houston at Hawai'i
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2).