The Vanderbilt Football just missed being ranked after falling to Texas this past Saturday.
released its updated Top 25 Poll after Week 9 of the college football season. As expected, the Commodores have dropped out of the rankings following the 27-24 loss to the Texas Longhorns.
The team just missed the final rankings, failing to remain in the poll by only three votes. They received 41 votes from the AP committee, just behind the 25th-ranked and SEC rival It was a bad week for ‘Anchor teams’ as both Vanderbilt and Navy fell out of the Top 25 after losing to top-ranked teams over the weekend. Both Washington State and Colorado make their way into the rankings.Heading into this week of games, Vanderbilt will play two ranked opponents across its final four games of the season. They will play thewhom the Commodores play this week, are not in the rankings. South Carolina did receive one vote as a potential Top 25 candidate.
The team will look for a win against Auburn on the road at Jordan-Hare Stadium this Saturday. They hope to get back in the win column and possibly back into the poll the following week. The more significant concern would be reaching their sixth win of the season. Doing so would clinch bowl eligibility for Vanderbilt for the first time since the 2018 season.
A win against the Tigers on the road would likely put the Dores right back in the poll with three games left on the schedule. The team is currently tied for eighth inside the SEC, a massive improvement from last year’s 2-10 season.
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