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JMU Ranked #25 in College Football Playoff Top 25
12/2/2025 7:24:00 PM | Football
BRISTOL, Conn. – For the first time in program history, James Madison is ranked in the College Football Playoff Top 25, as it debuted at #25 in the latest CFP rankings, as announced on ESPN on Tuesday night during the CFP Rankings Show.
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The College Football Playoff Selection Committee selects the 12 teams that will compete for the national championship, which features the top five conference champions and the next seven best at-large participants.
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The top Group of Six conference champion will be included in the 2025 field. JMU is the third-highest ranked Group of Six team in the rankings, behind the American's Tulane (#20) and North Texas (#24).
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JMU, which hosts Troy on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in the 2025 Credit Union 1 Sun Belt Football Championship Presented by Visit Pensacola, is ahead of Atlantic Coast Conference Championship participant Duke, which plays 17th-ranked Virginia on Saturday night.
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This is just the second season that JMU has been eligible for the Sun Belt Conference Championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff.
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The CFP Committee will unveil its final selection for the playoff bracket on Dec. 7 at noon.
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2025 College Football Playoff Full Schedule
Dec. 19 – CFP First Round Game – 8 PM (ABC & ESPN)
Dec. 20 – CFP First Round Game – Noon (ABC & ESPN)
Dec. 20 – CFP First Round Game – 3:30 PM (TNT, truTV & HBO Max)
Dec. 20 – CFP First Round Game – 7:30 PM (TNT, truTV & HBO Max)
Dec. 31 – Quarterfinal – Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic – 7:30 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 1 – Quarterfinal – Capital One Orange Bowl – Noon (ESPN)
Jan. 1 – Quarterfinal – Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential – 4 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 1 – Quarterfinal – Allstate Sugar Bowl – 8 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 8 – Semifinal – Vrbo Fiesta Bowl – 7:30 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 8 – Semifinal – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – 7:30 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 19 – College Football Playoff National Championship – 7:30 PM (ESPN)
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The College Football Playoff Selection Committee selects the 12 teams that will compete for the national championship, which features the top five conference champions and the next seven best at-large participants.
Â
The top Group of Six conference champion will be included in the 2025 field. JMU is the third-highest ranked Group of Six team in the rankings, behind the American's Tulane (#20) and North Texas (#24).
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JMU, which hosts Troy on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in the 2025 Credit Union 1 Sun Belt Football Championship Presented by Visit Pensacola, is ahead of Atlantic Coast Conference Championship participant Duke, which plays 17th-ranked Virginia on Saturday night.
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This is just the second season that JMU has been eligible for the Sun Belt Conference Championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Â
The CFP Committee will unveil its final selection for the playoff bracket on Dec. 7 at noon.
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2025 College Football Playoff Full Schedule
Dec. 19 – CFP First Round Game – 8 PM (ABC & ESPN)
Dec. 20 – CFP First Round Game – Noon (ABC & ESPN)
Dec. 20 – CFP First Round Game – 3:30 PM (TNT, truTV & HBO Max)
Dec. 20 – CFP First Round Game – 7:30 PM (TNT, truTV & HBO Max)
Dec. 31 – Quarterfinal – Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic – 7:30 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 1 – Quarterfinal – Capital One Orange Bowl – Noon (ESPN)
Jan. 1 – Quarterfinal – Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential – 4 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 1 – Quarterfinal – Allstate Sugar Bowl – 8 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 8 – Semifinal – Vrbo Fiesta Bowl – 7:30 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 8 – Semifinal – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – 7:30 PM (ESPN)
Jan. 19 – College Football Playoff National Championship – 7:30 PM (ESPN)
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