James Madison
Sun Belt · 18–15
Power-2.0#201 of 365
Résumé-2.10#557 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winArkansas State (78–74)
Worst lossLouisiana (61–64)
Schedule faced-4.4 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at | Akron | L 71–85 | -16.6 | +2.6 |
| 1 | vs | Washington and Lee non-D1 | W 70–56 | +38.6 | -24.6 |
| 1 | vs | Coppin State | W 84–70 | +23.8 | -9.8 |
| 2 | at | Longwood | L 72–82 | -0.2 | -9.8 |
| 2 | at | Long Island University | L 79–88 | -0.7 | -8.3 |
| 3 | vs | Towson | W 81–75 | -0.3 | +6.3 |
| 4 | at | Florida International | W 80–72 | -2.1 | +10.1 |
| 4 | N | Omaha | W 88–77 | +3.5 | +7.5 |
| 4 | at | George Mason | L 66–82 | -11.7 | -4.3 |
| 5 | vs | North Carolina Central | W 67–62 | +14.9 | -9.9 |
| 5 | vs | Norfolk State | W 68–67 | +8.5 | -7.5 |
| 7 | at | Old Dominion | L 68–77 | +1.8 | -10.8 |
| 7 | at | Georgia Southern | L 92–96 | +0.4 | -4.4 |
| 9 | at | Arkansas | L 74–103 | -25.8 | -3.2 |
| 9 | at | Arkansas State | W 78–74 | -8.6 | +12.6 |
| 10 | vs | Marshall | L 64–66 | +1.8 | -3.8 |
| 10 | vs | Old Dominion | W 70–69 | +7.2 | -6.2 |
| 11 | at | App State | L 65–80 | -4.0 | -11.0 |
| 11 | at | Marshall | L 72–77 | -3.7 | -1.3 |
| 12 | vs | South Alabama | L 83–90 | +0.6 | -7.6 |
| 12 | vs | Texas State | W 82–57 | +5.2 | +19.8 |
| 13 | at | Troy | W 73–64 | -8.4 | +17.4 |
| 13 | at | Southern Miss | L 65–73 | -0.7 | -7.3 |
| 14 | vs | Louisiana | L 61–64 | +12.7 | -15.7 |
| 14 | vs | Toledo | W 73–71 | -1.5 | +3.5 |
| 15 | vs | Georgia State | W 81–79 | +10.6 | -8.6 |
| 15 | vs | App State | W 69–58 | +1.5 | +9.5 |
| 16 | at | Coastal Carolina | W 67–65 | +1.6 | +0.4 |
| 16 | at | Georgia State | W 80–65 | +5.2 | +9.8 |
| 17 | vs | Georgia Southern | W 82–66 | +5.8 | +10.2 |
| 17 | vs | Coastal Carolina | L 68–69 | +7.0 | -8.0 |
| 18 | N | Louisiana | W 87–72 | +10.0 | +5.0 |
| 18 | N | Southern Miss | L 80–86 | +2.0 | -8.0 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Season by season
Best finish: #52 in 2023–24. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 400 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 201 of 365 | 18–15 | -2.02 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 125 of 364 | 20–12 | 2.95 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 52 of 362 | 32–4 | 11.90 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 92 of 363 | 22–11 | 6.56 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 211 of 358 | 15–14 | -2.70 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 168 of 347 | 13–7 | -0.07 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 298 of 353 | 8–21 | -27.24 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 270 of 353 | 12–19 | -12.01 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 231 of 351 | 10–22 | 11.29 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 243 of 351 | 10–23 | 4.30 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 83 of 351 | 21–11 | 81.30 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 207 of 351 | 19–14 | 21.74 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 280 of 351 | 11–20 | -11.50 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 169 of 347 | 20–14 | 30.01 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 284 of 345 | 12–20 | -19.15 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 113 of 346 | 21–12 | 62.60 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 255 of 335 | 13–20 | -2.09 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 130 of 330 | 21–15 | 49.83 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 190 of 328 | 13–17 | 21.03 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 301 of 326 | 7–23 | -37.77 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 305 of 326 | 5–23 | -51.75 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 316 of 326 | 6–22 | -68.40 | MRI |