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James Madison
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
23 / 26
Best finish
No. 1 (2020-2021)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff · FCS Coaches · FCS Media
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportSeason-final ranking by sport · 2004-2005 – 2025-2026
Football
Each point is James Madison's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.
A year is lit when James Madison was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s5 ranked
2010s10 ranked
2000s8 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
12–2Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs | Weber State | W 45–10 |
| Wk 2 | at |  Louisville |
L 14–28 |
| Wk 4 | at |  Liberty |
W 31–13 |
| Wk 5 | vs | Georgia Southern | W 35–10 |
| Wk 6 | at | Georgia State | W 14–7 |
| Wk 7 | vs |  Louisiana |
W 24–14 |
| Wk 8 | vs |  Old Dominion |
W 63–27 |
| Wk 10 | at | Texas State | W 52–20 |
| Wk 11 | at |  Marshall |
W 35–23 |
| Wk 12 | vs |  App State |
W 58–10 |
| Wk 13 | vs |  Washington State |
W 24–20 |
| Wk 14 | at |  Coastal Carolina |
W 59–10 |
| Wk 15 | vs |  Troy |
W 31–14 |
| Bowl | at | 5 Oregon |
L 34–51 |