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Miami Herald
24-07-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
2025 College Football Playoff Rankings: Final Top 25 Preseason Prediction
The College Football Playoff committee doesn't like sincerely wants to create the best tournament possible, and no, there's zero conspiracy thing happening with this occasionally screws up - I don't like it either, but trust me on this. Process-wise, Alabama should've been in over SMU last year - but for the most part, we know … 1) Any power conference team with at least 11 wins will get a text. In the 11 years of the CFP, all teams with more than ten wins would've been in the tournament with this new 12-team playoff format.2) At least so far, you need not apply with fewer than ten wins. And three … 3) Even with the new seeding deal that the top four teams in the final rankings get a bye, the CFP loves major conference champions - and rightly what will the final College Football Playoff top 25 rankings be on Sunday, December 7th? Here's our preseason best this out for our preseason prediction of all the final college football standings. 25 James Madison Dukes Predicted Sun Belt Champion2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-4 24 Memphis Tigers Predicted American Championship Runner-Up 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 25 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3 23 Toledo Rockets Predicted MAC Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3 22 Liberty Flames Predicted Conference USA Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3 21 Tulane Green Wave Predicted American Champion2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3 20 Louisville Cardinals 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3 19 SMU Mustangs 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 10 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3 18 Kansas State Wildcats 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3 17 Indiana Hoosiers 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 8 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3 16 USC Trojans 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3 15 Ole Miss Rebels 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 14 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3 14 Michigan Wolverines 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3 13 Oklahoma Sooners 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3 12 Clemson Tigers Predicted ACC Championship Runner-Up 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 15 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3 11 Boise State Broncos Predicted Mountain West Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 9 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 12-1 10 Alabama Crimson Tide 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 11 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-2 9 Oregon Ducks 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 1 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-2 8 Georgia Bulldogs 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 2 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-2 7 LSU Tigers Predicted SEC Championship Runner-Up2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3 6 Ohio State Buckeyes Predicted Big Ten Championship Runner-Up 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 6 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3 5 Utah Utes Predicted Big 12 Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 11-2 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 5 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 11-1 3 Miami Hurricanes Predicted ACC Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 13 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 11-2 2 Texas Longhorns Predicted SEC Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 3 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 11-2 1 Penn State Nittany Lions Predicted Big Ten Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 4 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 12-1- CFN Preview 2025: All 136 Team Previews Related: 2025 Preseason College Football Standings Predictions: Every Conference and Team Picked © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Washington Post
10-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
JMU and Arkansas State play for Sun Belt Championship
Arkansas State Red Wolves (20-10, 16-3 Sun Belt) vs. James Madison Dukes (28-4, 19-0 Sun Belt) Pensacola, Florida; Monday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: JMU squares off against Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Championship. The Dukes' record in Sun Belt games is 19-0, and their record is 9-4 in non-conference games. JMU is third in the Sun Belt scoring 73.4 points while shooting 43.1% from the field.
Washington Post
24-02-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
UL Monroe hosts James Madison after Willis' 21-point outing
James Madison Dukes (19-10, 12-4 Sun Belt) at UL Monroe Warhawks (7-22, 3-13 Sun Belt) Monroe, Louisiana; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UL Monroe faces James Madison after Makai Willis scored 21 points in UL Monroe's 95-70 loss to the Arkansas State Red Wolves. The Warhawks are 5-9 in home games. UL Monroe ranks eighth in the Sun Belt with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Willis averaging 2.2.
Washington Post
20-02-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Freeman and James Madison host Georgia State
Georgia State Panthers (12-15, 7-7 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (17-10, 10-4 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -9.5; over/under is 151.5
