Within a span of 10 minutes, JMU finale at Coastal announced on ESPN2, MBB ranked
#24
first in program history and MSoc at-large to NCAA, joining women's soccer.
Oh, and prepping for a show this weekend.
Heck of a time, Dukes.
#GoDukes
JMU essentially ended the season for these two teams last year in the Knoxville Regional. In fact, Bernett more or less clinched the regional with a 6th-inning HR vs. Liberty.
Today they honor her. 💜
What's the value of FBS football for a university?
Winning first game
- $1.5M paid media value
- 110 media mentions/13.6M reach
- 1,100 social media mentions/1.3M reach
Beat App
- $1M
- 519/84M
- 1,100/1.5M
Earn
@AP_Top25
Rank
- $1.1M
- 1,400/13.8M
- 2,200/2.2M
#GoDukes
During the WCWS (June 3-7), there were 839,520 visits to . The same 5-day stretch two years earlier (normal year, not COVID year) had 46,297. That’s a 1,713% increase.
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A year ago at this time, we didn't even know yet if an FBS opportunity would surface. Now
@JMUFootball
is No. 25 in the country and all
@JMUSports
teams are winning 66% of their games in the
@SunBelt
.
#GoDukes
Total
@SunBelt
title game appearances this year in all sports:
*4
@JMUSports
2 Texas St
1 ODU
1 Kentucky
1 Coastal
1 Troy
1 So Alabama
1 Louisiana
*5 if JMU were eligible
𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤.
Jalen Green takes home the program's first Walter Camp FBS national weekly honor after tacking on 3.0 TFL and 2.5 sacks to his season ledger in the ODU win.
📰
#GoDukes
JMU Baseball moved into the top 100 of the RPI over the weekend.
That would give the new
@sunbelt
NINE teams in the top 100 at the moment.
CAA has one top 100 team at the moment: JMU.
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With JMU's win and the loss by Air Force, Dukes are one of 7 remaining unbeatens, own the 4th-longest win streak in the country, and have the 2nd-best record (17-3) among all G5 schools since moving up for the 2022 season, trailing only Tulane.
#GoDukes
Wins this year over top 5 ranked teams:
MSoc over
#1
UCF
MSoc over
#3
Georgetown
MBB over
#5
Michigan State
Lax over
#3
UNC
Base over
#3
Arkansas
So far…
Best student support in the country
@JMUFootball
averaged 6,822 students per regular-season home game
By themselves, JMU's students would rank ahead of the total attendance of 63 of the 122 other FCS programs nationally
#GoDukes
At-large bids are hard to come by...
Taken a step further, schools to make the NCAA Championship (regardless of auto-bid or at-large) in men's soccer, women's soccer & volleyball AND qualify for a FBS Bowl Game:
James Madison
That's the list.
#GoDukes
Updated win% all D1 (FB+MBB+WBB):
Texas 36-5
Ole Miss 34-5
James Madison/Washington 33-6
Ohio St 32-7
NC St 31-7
Georgia 32-8
K-State 31-8
Alabama 33-9
So Carolina 29-8
#GoDukes
Tough day to be a bottom-half team in the AP poll.
Losses by: 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24.
Opportunity for
@JMUFootball
to pick up some more votes.
#GoDukes
JMU finishes 68th in final Sagarin ratings.
2⃣ in FCS
4⃣ new Sun Belt
1⃣9⃣ entire Group of 5
Ahead of 1⃣8⃣ Power 5s.
Within 1⃣0⃣ spots behind: Maryland, So. Carolina, FSU & Virginia.
1⃣1⃣ spots ahead of VT.
#GoDukes
In 2020, stacked JMU w/Fr. Kiki Jefferson saw COVID cancel CAA tourney. Lexie Barrier/Kayla Cooper-Williams on team.
2021 COVID protocols messed up season.
2022 CAA banned JMU from postseason competition.
2023 in a new conference, SBC POTY Sr Jefferson & Dukes finally cash in!
27-spot jump for JMU in US News best colleges ranking to 127 overall, 64 among public institutions.
JMU easily tops in Sun Belt, over 100 spots above No. 2.
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In final Sagarin ratings,
@JMUFootball
finishes 44th in the country, ahead of 27 Power 5 programs, including such programs as Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, UCLA, UNC, Maryland, Virginia, etc
"In framing a system which we wish to last for ages, we should not lose sight of the changes that ages will produce."
--James Madison, Constitutional Convention, 1787
Big climb for
@JMUFootball
in Sagarin ratings last few weeks, all the way to 64th, ahead of 69 FBS programs. Among the teams immediately after the Dukes? Washington, USC, Texas Tech, So. Carolina.
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A few other visit comparisons (5 days leading up to and including event):
2019 Frisco - 162,993
2015 College GameDay - 580,889 (7 days from announce to show)
2017 CGD - 282,703
2018 Lax semis & title game - 150,285
2021 WCWS - 839,520
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Various national rankings of all 131 teams, through regular season of first
@JMUFootball
FBS campaign:
36 AP Poll
40 Coaches Poll
51 ESPN SP+
58 Sagarin
46 The Athletic
46 CBS
46 USA Today
59 Massey
41 WarrenNolan
Not even fully transitioned, Dukes are top half of the country.
15 unbeatens remain in FBS football, including
@JMUFootball
.
4 of the 5 teams immediately ahead of the Dukes in last week's AP Poll lost (including
#25
), as did
#21
,
#19
,
#16
,
#13
&
#11
. Opportunity out there for more votes this week.
#GoDukes
JMU's men's sports (FB/MBB/MSoc) have played 30 games this year. They've lost 4. All three have been ranked in their sport's highest-regarded national poll.
#GoDukes
Appreciate everyone tuning in to the
@JMUFootball
broadcast on Saturday. We've seen your feedback and please know that the production was not up to our standards, not to mention what you expect of us. We're actively working to address the issues we experienced. Go Dukes!
Context for the younger crowd, Mike Cawley was JMU starting QB when the Dukes lost in the I-AA playoffs to national powerhouse Marshall in 1994, last time the schools met before becoming Sun Belt mates.
2021
@JMUFootball
Regular-Season Attendance Summary:
*21,769 - 3rd in FCS
*Ranked top 4 in FCS in all 10 seasons since expansion of Bridgeforth Stadium in 2011
*Would rank 86th in FBS this year, ahead of 46 schools
*Would rank 4th in the new 14-team
@SunBelt
#GoDukes
27 undefeated teams remain in FBS football.
@JMUFootball
is the only one that has played 3 road games.
The remaining 26 undefeated teams average 1.1 true road games played so far.
#GoDukes
THREAD: There are still more questions than answers to what has transpired and what might happen next, but our JMU student-athletes are incredible and have responded to impossible adversity with grace, humility and understanding.
The defense was obviously outstanding and Jalen Green unreal, but don’t overlook Ryan Hanson… 7 punts resulted in an average starting field position on those 7 drives of the 5.5 yard line! Marshall barely saw the plus side of the field.
#GoDukes
Hard to imagine a coach who better represents this university, a coach who runs onto the field each Saturday with a team you want to cheer for because they are good kids doing it the right way. JMU is indeed a special place!
#GoDukes
Highest win% all-time for
@JMUSports
men's teams: .684 (1993-94)
Last time JMU men's teams were over .600: .636 (2010-11)
Current 2023-24 JMU men's win%: .762
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JMU received votes in both the final AP football and men’s basketball polls. Equivalent of 29 in FB and 31 in MBB.
Needless to say, that’s a first.
#GoDukes
In 25 years before FBS move,
@JMUFootball
had 8 TOTAL reg season nat'l TV games (many FCS playoffs)... 6 NBCSN + 2 @ P5s.
In 1.5 Sun Belt seasons, Dukes have 8 nat'l TV games, including 5 of first 7 this year & first-ever ESPN game (as
@CBrooksSID
noted yesterday).
#GoDukes
James Madison and Air Force separated themselves as two of the best in the Group of Five in 2023. They’ll square off at 3:30 tomorrow on ABC in one of the best matchups of
@BowlSeason
.
#GoDukes
Last 6 months:
*
@JMUSports
to
@SunBelt
*WCWS semis
*FCS semis (& more?) 5th time in 6 years
*MBB W over UVA in home sellout & best start since 86-87
*
#1
pro prospect in all of college baseball
*Next great SB pitcher named All-World
(credit
@temporarystairs
&
@Shane_DNRSports
)
FEATURE: They were placing calls, but nobody was answering. James Madison could not find a marquee opponent to play in a non-conference game. So, assistant Matt Bucklin decided to call in a favor. How a historic year at JMU started with family and belief:
JMU is the only school competing in both the men's and women's Sun Belt basketball semifinals on Sunday. Women at 3 vs Louisiana, men at 8:30 vs Texas St.
#GoDukes
Final
@JMUMBasketball
attendance 5,280, best since head coach Lefty Driesell in 94-95 (5,637) coming off 94 NCAA Tourney.
5,280 is +23% from last year's 4,306. Final season in Convo (19-20) was 2,435 (+117%).
Dukes growing into Atlantic Union Bank Center just fine.
#GoDukes
Just an incredibly tough, gritty win to fight for that one. Dukes were down 10-8 and turned to excellent serving and then clutch play after clutch play from the Sun Belt’s best player, Sophie Davis, to score the last 7.
.
@CollegeGameDay
has been all over the country... so which campuses are the best for the show??
@EricMacLain
@ReceDavis
gives us his favorite GameDay locations!
Full episode w/ Rece ⤵️
Listen:
Watch:
When
@BourneJeff
announced his retirement in September, many of us around the table said it would be the icing on the cake to send him out with a March Madness trip. So happy
@JMUMBasketball
could make that happen. Congrats Jeff!
#GoDukes
Mr. Bourne, you deserve this! A trip to March Madness is just the cherry on top of a successful 25 years.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to this department!
#GoDukes
Schools that currently own the highest NET in their conference in both men's and women's basketball:
James Madison
UConn
UC Irvine
Princeton
Norfolk St
#GoDukes
The Massey Composite, which combines just about every poll and computer ranking in existence, has
@JMUFootball
as the No. 24 team in the country and the best “Group of 5.”
#GoDukes
One of 14 remaining unbeaten, one of three G5.
Still the only unbeaten with 3 road wins, sharing best road record in country with Alabama, 3-0.
Big one this weekend to begin SBC East play with a good Ga Southern squad on ESPN2 at noon. Need Bridgeforth rockin’ in white!
Perspective… even with the loss today,
@JMUFootball
has the 4th-best record over the last 2 years combined among all Group of 5 schools at 19-5.
#GoDukes