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Vanderbilt

2026 Season Performance

#80
Rank
3-3
Record
2.3
Points
0.748
SOS

Current Form

L3 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #112 NC State 35-31
Worst L @ #41 Auburn 15-21

Record Splits

Home 3-1
Away 0-2
Conference 0-3
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#23.3
avg opponent rank
#1
toughest left
91.59
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#95 Arkansas
2-4
+8.66
8
10-24
@
#9 Kentucky
5-1
+19.14
10
11-07
@
#5 Mississippi State
4-1
+19.42
11
11-14
vs
#1 Alabama
5-1
+13.14
12
11-21
@
#13 Florida
4-2
+18.85
13
11-28
vs
#17 Tennessee
5-1
+12.38

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#6
#30
#54
#78
#100
Pre
#11
W3
#43
W6
#80
W9
#86
W12
#87
W15
#90

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS Austin Peay
28-9
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
W
#82 vs #70 Delaware
35-26
+5.9
+5.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.5 6.5
Margin Scaling
+2.0 8.5
Against the Spread (-20.75, -11.75)
-2.9 5.6
Total 5.6 pts
-0.3
3
09/19
W
#40 vs #112 NC State
35-31
+12.8
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.1 9.1
Margin Scaling
+1.4 10.5
Against the Spread (-3, +1)
+0.2 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
-2.1
4
09/26
L
#43 @ #41 Auburn
15-21
-2.6
-3.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -2.5
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -3.5
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -4.2
Against the Spread (+10, +4)
+1.0 -3.2
Total -3.2 pts
-0.6
5
10/03
L
#52 @ #8 Georgia
14-38
-4.9
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -1.9
Margin Scaling
-3.4 -5.2
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.2
Against the Spread (+25.5, +1.5)
+0.4 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
-0.9
6
10/10
L
#67 vs #30 Ole Miss
17-52
-10.4
-11.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -7.4
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.7
Against the Spread (+9.25, -25.75)
-3.0 -11.7
Total -11.7 pts
-1.3
Total
3-3 Record
0.8
-4.4
-5.2

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
48-75
Record
39%
Win Rate
#76
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.855
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#24
2017
#72
2018
#54
2019
#114
2020
#127
2021
#116
2022
#57
2023
#125
2024
#43
2025
#13
2026
#90

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 SEC 3-3 (50%) #90 #40 -4.4 0.740 -
2025 SEC 10-2 (83%) #13 #1 192.2 0.785 -
2024 SEC 6-6 (50%) #43 #17 75.6 0.856 -
2023 SEC 2-10 (17%) #125 #48 -64.3 0.834 -
2022 SEC 5-7 (42%) #57 #4 48.5 0.888 -
2021 SEC 2-10 (17%) #116 #103 -66.3 0.858 -
2020 SEC 0-9 (0%) #127 #105 -76.8 1.018 -
2019 SEC 3-9 (25%) #114 #87 -45.4 0.855 -
2018 SEC 6-6 (50%) #54 #16 46.1 0.858 -
2017 SEC 5-7 (42%) #72 #9 13.8 0.843 -
2016 SEC 6-6 (50%) #24 #19 106.1 0.874 -