Vanderbilt ranked in college football poll for the first time since 2014 after Ball State win
Vanderbilt football is ranked for the first time in over a decade.
The Commodores (5-2, 2-1 SEC) were ranked No. 25 in the US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday. Vanderbilt was last ranked in the final poll of the 2013 season after winning the Compass Bowl in January 2014, leading to a No. 24 ranking in the AP Poll and a No. 23 ranking in the Coaches Poll.
The drought of being ranked was the second-longest among power-conference teams after Rutgers, which has not been ranked since 2012.
The Commodores received votes on a few occasions earlier in the season after wins against Virginia Tech and Alcorn State but fell out after losses to Georgia State and Missouri. Vanderbilt then beat Alabama, 40-35, its first win over a top-five team in program history, then won at Kentucky, 20-13. A 24-14 win over Ball State allowed the Commodores to enter the rankings.
After beating the Crimson Tide, the Commodores were fifth among “others receiving votes” in the AP Poll with 26 points but received just two points in the Coaches Poll.
BALL STATE GAME With Texas next, why Vanderbilt football’s effort level vs Ball State poses a problem
College football rankings after Week 8
US LBM Coaches Poll
- Oregon
- Georgia
- Penn State
- Ohio State
- Miami
- Texas
- LSU
- Tennessee
- Clemson
- Iowa State
- Notre Dame
- BYU
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Alabama
- Kansas State
- Missouri
- Ole Miss
- Boise State
- Pittsburgh
- Illinois
- SMU
- Army
- Navy
- Vanderbilt
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X, formerly Twitter, @aria_gerson.
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