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James Madison Dukes

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Preseason
WEEK 6 ยท 2026
The Week 6 job

Beat Georgia Southern and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

Your game

James Madison at Georgia Southern
TBD
SAT OCT 10
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playoff chanceNow36%Win40%Loss16%
James Madison
James Madison 84%Georgia Southern 16%
Georgia Southern

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result James Madison wants
TBD
SAT OCT 10
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Old Dominion
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App State
Root for App State3.2-point playoff boost

App State visits your schedule in week 8: keep them ranked.

38% if App State wins35% with the other result3.2-point differenceJames Madison playoff chance
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Priority 2
South Florida
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UTSA
Root for UTSA1.9-point playoff boost

UTSA winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

37% if UTSA wins35% with the other result1.9-point differenceJames Madison playoff chance
TBD
SAT OCT 10
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Priority 3
Root for
UConn
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Temple
Root for UConn1.8-point playoff boost

UConn visits your schedule in week 11: keep them ranked.

36% if UConn wins35% with the other result1.8-point differenceJames Madison playoff chance
TBD
SAT OCT 10
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Priority 4
Root for
Coastal Carolina
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Marshall
Root for Coastal Carolina2.0-point title-game boost

Sun Belt race: Marshall losing helps your spot in the standings; Coastal Carolina visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

81% if Coastal Carolina wins79% with the other result2-point differenceJames Madison Sun Belt title-game chance
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Priority 5
Boise State
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Fresno State
Root for Fresno State1.2-point playoff boost

Fresno State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

36% if Fresno State wins35% with the other result1.2-point differenceJames Madison playoff chance
50 more games that don't move your needle
Southern Miss at Troy ยท ESPN2
Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State ยท CBSSN
New Mexico State at Florida International ยท ESPN2
South Alabama at Arkansas State
Sam Houston at Liberty ยท ESPNU
Missouri State at Western Kentucky ยท CBSSN
Florida State at Louisville ยท ESPN
Washington State at Utah State ยท The CW Network
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 ยท ESPN
Kansas at Utah
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
San Diego State at Oregon State ยท USA Network
Tulane at Army ยท CBSSN
Charlotte at North Texas
Rice at East Carolina
UAB at Memphis
Tulsa at Navy ยท CBSSN
Air Force at Northern Illinois ยท CBSSN
Nevada at UTEP
Wyoming at San Josรฉ State ยท CBSSN
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 ยท NBC
Your rooting list:James Madison, then App State, UTSA, UConn, Coastal Carolina, Fresno State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.