AFCA Coaches' Poll: Vanderbilt Bowl Eligible For First Time Since 2018

November 3, 2024 by AFCA.com

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.

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Rank School (1st votes) W-L Points LW
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.

List Of Voters

Tim Albin, Ohio; Major Applewhite, South Alabama; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Mike Bloomgren, Rice; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Derek Mason, Middle Tennessee; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, New Mexico; Jeff Monken, Army; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, UNLV; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio.