Vanderbilt Bowl Eligible For First Time Since 2018
November 3, 2024
Vanderbilt broke a 7-7 halftime tie against Auburn, scoring 10 points in the second half and blanking the Tigers to win 17-7. The win moved the Commodores to 6-3 on the season, making them bowl eligible for the first time since 2018. This was also Vanderbilt’s first-ever win at Auburn. The Commodores return to the US LBM Coaches Poll at No. 25.
Oregon still sits No. 1 after a dominant 38-17 win over Michigan, while Georgia remains No. 2 after taking control of their game against Florida late in the second half, 34-20. Ohio State, Miami (Fla.) and Texas round out the top 5.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Oregon (53) 1,349 1 9-0
2 Georgia (1) 1,267 2 7-1
3 Ohio State 1,245 4 7-1
4 Miami (Fla.) 1,194 5 9-0
5 Texas 1,138 6 7-1
6 Tennessee 1,039 7 7-1
7 Penn State 982 3 7-1
8 Notre Dame 961 9 7-1
9 BYU 918 12 8-0
10 Indiana 916 13 9-0
11 Alabama 772 14 6-2
12 Mississippi 657 18 7-2
13 LSU 653 16 6-2
14 Boise State 615 19 7-1
15 SMU 603 20 8-1
16 Texas A&M 518 11 7-2
17 Clemson 513 8 6-2
18 Iowa State 511 10 7-1
19 Army 404 21 8-0
20 Washington State 284 22 7-1
21 Kansas State 201 15 7-2
22 Missouri 192 23 6-2
23 Pittsburgh 178 17 7-1
24 Colorado 124 NR 6-2
25 Vanderbilt 85 NR 6-3
Dropped out: No. 24 Illinois (6-3); No. 25 Memphis (7-2).
Others receiving votes: Louisville (6-3) 38; Tulane (7-2) 38; South Carolina (5-3) 33; Louisiana-Lafayette (7-1) 27; Syracuse (6-2) 24; Arizona State (6-2) 17; UNLV (6-2) 17; Minnesota (6-3) 14; Iowa (6-3) 13; Memphis (7-2) 5; Illinois (6-3) 3; James Madison (6-2) 1;
Texas Tech (6-3) 1.
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Vanderbilt broke a 7-7 halftime tie against Auburn, scoring 10 points in the second half and blanking the Tigers to win 17-7. The win moved the Commodores to 6-3 on the season, making them bowl eligible for the first time since 2018. This was also Vanderbilt’s first-ever win at Auburn. The Commodores return to the US LBM Coaches Poll at No. 25.
Oregon still sits No. 1 after a dominant 38-17 win over Michigan, while Georgia remains No. 2 after taking control of their game against Florida late in the second half, 34-20. Ohio State, Miami (Fla.) and Texas round out the top 5.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon (53) | 1,349 | 1 | 9-0 | |
| 2 | Georgia (1) | 1,267 | 2 | 7-1 | |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1,245 | 4 | 7-1 | |
| 4 | Miami (Fla.) | 1,194 | 5 | 9-0 | |
| 5 | Texas | 1,138 | 6 | 7-1 | |
| 6 | Tennessee | 1,039 | 7 | 7-1 | |
| 7 | Penn State | 982 | 3 | 7-1 | |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 961 | 9 | 7-1 | |
| 9 | BYU | 918 | 12 | 8-0 | |
| 10 | Indiana | 916 | 13 | 9-0 | |
| 11 | Alabama | 772 | 14 | 6-2 | |
| 12 | Mississippi | 657 | 18 | 7-2 | |
| 13 | LSU | 653 | 16 | 6-2 | |
| 14 | Boise State | 615 | 19 | 7-1 | |
| 15 | SMU | 603 | 20 | 8-1 | |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 518 | 11 | 7-2 | |
| 17 | Clemson | 513 | 8 | 6-2 | |
| 18 | Iowa State | 511 | 10 | 7-1 | |
| 19 | Army | 404 | 21 | 8-0 | |
| 20 | Washington State | 284 | 22 | 7-1 | |
| 21 | Kansas State | 201 | 15 | 7-2 | |
| 22 | Missouri | 192 | 23 | 6-2 | |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 178 | 17 | 7-1 | |
| 24 | Colorado | 124 | NR | 6-2 | |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 85 | NR | 6-3 |
Dropped out: No. 24 Illinois (6-3); No. 25 Memphis (7-2).
Others receiving votes: Louisville (6-3) 38; Tulane (7-2) 38; South Carolina (5-3) 33; Louisiana-Lafayette (7-1) 27; Syracuse (6-2) 24; Arizona State (6-2) 17; UNLV (6-2) 17; Minnesota (6-3) 14; Iowa (6-3) 13; Memphis (7-2) 5; Illinois (6-3) 3; James Madison (6-2) 1;
Texas Tech (6-3) 1.
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