2026 James Madison Strength of Schedule
How tough James Madison’s schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:33 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 8–11
- Wk 8@ APP#103
- Wk 9TROY#102
- Wk 10@ USM#128
- Wk 11@ CONN#76
Average opponent rank 102.3
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–46)
- –
- No games
- vs Middle (47–92)
- 3-0
- 1 left · 1 on road
- vs Bottom (93–138)
- 3-0
- 4 left · 2 on road
Sun Belt - East division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Coastal Carolina2-5 | 116 | 92.0 | 73 | 78.8 |
 App State4-2 | 124 | 97.4 | 90 | 88.5 |
 Georgia State4-2 | 113 | 90.0 | 100 | 95.8 |
 Georgia Southern3-4 | 64 | 64.7 | 103 | 96.4 |
 Old Dominion2-5 | 81 | 74.2 | 108 | 100.0 |
 James Madison7-0 | 119 | 94.0 | 114 | 105.2 |
 Marshall4-3 | 104 | 85.7 | tied for 115 | 105.6 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank