The Facts
- Appalachian State has experienced an up-and-down run in recent matches (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- James Madison is in superb form heading into this trip (last 5 matches: 5 wins).
- James Madison carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- In the last 4 head-to-head meetings, Appalachian State has recorded 2 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses, with a goal aggregate of 98:133 (averaging 24.5:33.3 goals per game).
- Specifically in home fixtures for Appalachian State against this opponent, the record stands at 1 win, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with 62:52 goals (averaging 31:26 per game).
Standings
Southeastern
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 301:111 | 0.857 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 1 | 234:103 | 0.857 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 1 | 229:181 | 0.857 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | 1 | 225:143 | 0.833 |
| 5 | LSU | 7 | 5 | 2 | 283:111 | 0.714 |
| 6 | Alabama | 7 | 5 | 2 | 275:150 | 0.714 |
| 7 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 2 | 218:137 | 0.714 |
| 8 | Florida Gators | 7 | 5 | 2 | 277:198 | 0.714 |
| 9 | Texas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 181:107 | 0.667 |
| 10 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 2 | 161:131 | 0.667 |
| 11 | Mississippi St | 6 | 4 | 2 | 195:171 | 0.667 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 7 | 4 | 3 | 206:120 | 0.571 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 226:153 | 0.500 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 3 | 128:109 | 0.500 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 4 | 147:187 | 0.429 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 4 | 165:208 | 0.429 |
Big Ten
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 213:97 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | 6 | 1 | 275:94 | 0.857 |
| 3 | Indiana | 7 | 6 | 1 | 256:90 | 0.857 |
| 4 | USC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 255:176 | 0.857 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 6 | 5 | 1 | 201:102 | 0.833 |
| 6 | Iowa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 186:87 | 0.833 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 2 | 249:108 | 0.714 |
| 8 | Oregon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 222:124 | 0.667 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 165:100 | 0.667 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 2 | 173:131 | 0.667 |
| 11 | Michigan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 136:97 | 0.667 |
| 12 | Washington Huskies | 7 | 4 | 3 | 195:159 | 0.571 |
| 13 | Illinois | 6 | 3 | 3 | 191:167 | 0.500 |
| 14 | Penn State | 7 | 3 | 4 | 201:132 | 0.429 |
| 15 | Purdue | 7 | 3 | 4 | 219:226 | 0.429 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 187:191 | 0.333 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 7 | 2 | 5 | 149:178 | 0.286 |
| 18 | Maryland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 198:233 | 0.286 |
Atlantic Coast
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 291:84 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 7 | 6 | 1 | 262:136 | 0.857 |
| 3 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 5 | 1 | 196:128 | 0.833 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 2 | 230:115 | 0.714 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 2 | 260:148 | 0.714 |
| 6 | Duke | 6 | 4 | 2 | 190:96 | 0.667 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 2 | 141:115 | 0.667 |
| 8 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 134:129 | 0.667 |
| 9 | Louisville | 7 | 4 | 3 | 271:192 | 0.571 |
| 10 | Virginia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 210:138 | 0.571 |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 6 | 3 | 3 | 198:166 | 0.500 |
| 12 | Boston College | 6 | 3 | 3 | 122:138 | 0.500 |
| 13 | Florida State | 7 | 3 | 4 | 221:195 | 0.429 |
| 14 | California | 7 | 3 | 4 | 167:194 | 0.429 |
| 15 | Stanford | 7 | 3 | 4 | 128:256 | 0.429 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 6 | 2 | 4 | 190:154 | 0.333 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 2 | 4 | 160:163 | 0.333 |
Big 12
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | Utah | 6 | 6 | 0 | 241:89 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 0 | 227:106 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Brigham Young | 6 | 6 | 0 | 201:91 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Houston | 7 | 6 | 1 | 275:147 | 0.857 |
| 5 | Arizona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 214:114 | 0.833 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 2 | 213:120 | 0.667 |
| 7 | Baylor | 6 | 4 | 2 | 180:88 | 0.667 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 4 | 2 | 223:142 | 0.667 |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 6 | 4 | 2 | 211:161 | 0.667 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 263:238 | 0.571 |
| 11 | TCU | 6 | 3 | 3 | 144:73 | 0.500 |
| 12 | UCF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 190:130 | 0.500 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 3 | 178:130 | 0.500 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 3 | 188:192 | 0.500 |
| 15 | Kansas | 6 | 2 | 4 | 192:144 | 0.333 |
| 16 | Colorado Buffaloes | 6 | 2 | 4 | 117:154 | 0.333 |
Conference USA
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | Liberty Flames | 6 | 5 | 1 | 187:92 | 0.833 |
| 2 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 5 | 2 | 191:159 | 0.714 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee St | 7 | 4 | 3 | 163:193 | 0.571 |
| 4 | Florida International | 7 | 3 | 4 | 141:114 | 0.429 |
| 5 | Delaware Fightin | 7 | 3 | 4 | 198:199 | 0.429 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 7 | 3 | 4 | 172:178 | 0.429 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 4 | 149:214 | 0.429 |
| 8 | Missouri State | 7 | 2 | 5 | 171:244 | 0.286 |
| 9 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 1 | 5 | 134:141 | 0.167 |
| 10 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 1 | 6 | 141:177 | 0.143 |
Pacific-12
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | Boise State | 6 | 5 | 1 | 210:134 | 0.833 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 7 | 5 | 2 | 299:162 | 0.714 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 193:146 | 0.571 |
| 4 | Texas State Bobcats | 6 | 3 | 3 | 240:193 | 0.500 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 7 | 3 | 4 | 163:233 | 0.429 |
| 6 | Colorado State Rams | 6 | 2 | 4 | 214:259 | 0.333 |
| 7 | Utah State | 6 | 2 | 4 | 87:141 | 0.333 |
| 8 | Washington State | 7 | 1 | 6 | 141:190 | 0.143 |
Sun Belt (East)
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | James Madison | 7 | 7 | 0 | 300:112 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Georgia State Panthers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 219:144 | 0.667 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 6 | 4 | 2 | 177:131 | 0.667 |
| 4 | Marshall | 7 | 4 | 3 | 152:215 | 0.571 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 3 | 4 | 171:161 | 0.429 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2 | 5 | 183:181 | 0.286 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 7 | 2 | 5 | 124:188 | 0.286 |
Independents
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 6 | 1 | 288:94 | 0.857 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 6 | 3 | 3 | 214:151 | 0.500 |
Sun Belt (West)
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 5 | 2 | 210:135 | 0.714 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 2 | 200:147 | 0.667 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 7 | 4 | 3 | 246:227 | 0.571 |
| 4 | Troy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 146:153 | 0.500 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 7 | 3 | 4 | 192:186 | 0.429 |
| 6 | Southern Miss | 6 | 1 | 5 | 145:196 | 0.167 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 0 | 6 | 120:247 | 0.000 |
American Athletic
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | UTSA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 226:189 | 0.857 |
| 2 | Memphis | 7 | 5 | 2 | 248:156 | 0.714 |
| 3 | South Florida | 7 | 5 | 2 | 186:106 | 0.714 |
| 4 | Army | 6 | 4 | 2 | 209:120 | 0.667 |
| 5 | North Texas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 253:175 | 0.667 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 210:189 | 0.667 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 7 | 4 | 3 | 203:157 | 0.571 |
| 8 | UAB | 7 | 4 | 3 | 163:172 | 0.571 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 141:143 | 0.500 |
| 10 | Tulane | 6 | 3 | 3 | 123:130 | 0.500 |
| 11 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 4 | 169:155 | 0.333 |
| 12 | Temple | 7 | 2 | 5 | 180:196 | 0.286 |
| 13 | Rice | 7 | 1 | 6 | 119:203 | 0.143 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 7 | 1 | 6 | 134:284 | 0.143 |
Mid-American
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | Toledo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 254:165 | 0.714 |
| 2 | Ohio | 7 | 5 | 2 | 213:155 | 0.714 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 175:118 | 0.714 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 7 | 4 | 3 | 196:134 | 0.571 |
| 5 | Miami (Oh) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 188:179 | 0.571 |
| 6 | Buffalo | 7 | 4 | 3 | 150:179 | 0.571 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 172:207 | 0.500 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 7 | 3 | 4 | 116:179 | 0.429 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 7 | 2 | 5 | 126:207 | 0.286 |
| 10 | Ball State | 7 | 2 | 5 | 142:265 | 0.286 |
| 11 | Kent State | 7 | 2 | 5 | 84:224 | 0.286 |
| 12 | Akron | 7 | 1 | 6 | 132:227 | 0.143 |
| 13 | CS Sacramento | 7 | 1 | 6 | 105:229 | 0.143 |
Mountain West
| Pl | W | L | PCT | |||
| 1 | North Dakota State | 7 | 6 | 1 | 206:79 | 0.857 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 1 | 238:63 | 0.833 |
| 3 | Air Force | 6 | 5 | 1 | 185:118 | 0.833 |
| 4 | UNLV Rebels | 7 | 4 | 3 | 169:166 | 0.571 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 150:152 | 0.571 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 3 | 128:146 | 0.571 |
| 7 | Nevada | 6 | 2 | 4 | 156:141 | 0.333 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 7 | 1 | 6 | 110:175 | 0.143 |
| 9 | UTEP | 7 | 1 | 6 | 106:261 | 0.143 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 0 | 6 | 85:214 | 0.000 |
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