2026 AP Football Poll
James Madison · Week 8
Ranked in 0 of 9 published polls this season.
Latest poll:
Coverage: –
AP Result
NRStill not ranked
Compared with Week 7
Voter Support
Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked James Madison and 70 left the team unranked.
- Ranked James Madison
- 0
- Left unranked
- 70
- Highest Vote
- —
- Lowest Ranked Vote
- —
No ranked votes available
No ranked votes available
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Weekly Rankings and Votes
Select a week to explore every voter’s ranking.
| Poll | Published | AP Rank | Points | Ranked By | Full Poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | NR | 3 | 2 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 1 | NR | 4 | 2 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 2 | NR | 6 | 2 / 68 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 3 | NR | 7 | 2 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 4 | NR | 10 | 4 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 5 | NR | 12 | 6 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 6 | NR | 29 | 15 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 7 | NR | 52 | 21 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 8 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → |
This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.
The Bigger Picture · Football
Where James Madison Finished
Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 2022 through 2025.
Football · Conference Titles
1 Sun Belt Championship
- 2025
Sources & References
Football · Conference Titles
6 CAA Championships
- 2008
- 2015*
- 2016
- 2017
- 2019
- 2021*
* Shared conference title
Sources & References
Football · Conference Titles
2 Atlantic 10 Championships
- 1999*
- 2004*
* Shared conference title
Sources & References
Football · Conference Titles
1 Virginia Collegiate Championship
- 1975
Sources & References
Includes overall conference championships. JMU’s 2020–21 CAA South Division title and 2022–23 Sun Belt East Division finishes are excluded. The CAA awarded its spring 2021 overall championship to Delaware.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 1 / 4 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 4 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #19
- Last Ranked Finish
- #19 in 2025
Summary covers 2022 through 2025.
Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.
- NR
- NR
- NR
- #19
Beyond the Ballot
Meet James Madison University
James Madison University is a public university in Harrisonburg, in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Established in 1908, it began as a teacher-training school for women.
- Location
- Harrisonburg, Virginia
- University Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1908
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 21,358Fall 2025 · Undergraduate students only
- Nickname
- James Madison Dukes
- Football Conference
- Sun Belt ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
- FCS Football National Championships
- 2School-Recognized Titles2004 · 2016
- Football Virginia Collegiate Championships
- 11975
- Football Atlantic 10 Championships
- 21999 · 2004
- Football CAA Championships
- 62008 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2019 · 2021
- Football Sun Belt Championships
- 12025
