US EditionAP Top 25 Extra Points: Keeping the Ramblin’ Wreck on Track Is Georgia Tech Goal as Top-10 Newcomer
Vanderbilt earned its highest ranking in decades with a 6-1 start and two wins over ranked teams, rising seven spots after a weekend with nine Top 25 losses, Sportradar reported.
- On Sunday, the Vanderbilt Commodores entered the Associated Press Top 25 top 10 for the first time in almost eight decades, marking their fifth top-10 finish in program history.
- At 6-1, Vandy is off to its best start since 1950 with two wins over ranked opponents, including a 31-24 victory over LSU — their first over the Tigers since 1990.
- After a weekend when nine Top 25 teams lost, including four to unranked opponents, the AP poll underwent a near-complete makeover and Vanderbilt jumped seven spots.
- Vanderbilt became bowl-eligible after knocking off LSU, securing postseason qualification and joining the AP Top 25 poll top 10 with Oregon, Georgia Tech, Mississippi and Miami.
- Quarterback Diego Pavia has earned early Heisman Trophy mentions, driving Vanderbilt's success while Coach Clark Lea's program culture and recruiting fuel the team's upward trajectory.
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Diego Pavia & Clark Lea Join Forces to Restore 78-Year Vanderbilt History
QB Diego Pavia had a significant influence on Saturday’s 31-24 win against LSU, marking the best start to a season for Vanderbilt in over 75 years. The victory meant that it was their first win over an AP Top 10 team since Alabama last season. So, it seems like everything is going in the favor of the Commodores, which raises a question: How did they become so good? The Commodores faithful have Diego Pavia and HC Clark Lea to thank for it. The du…
AP Top 25 Extra Points: Keeping the Ramblin’ Wreck on track is Georgia Tech goal as top-10 newcomer
Not since program standard bearer and stadium namesake Bobby Dodd was coach has Georgia Tech opened a season like this. The Yellow Jackets are 7-0, their best start since Dodd’s 1966 team reeled off nine straight wins. The Ramblin’ Wreck crashed into the top 10 in The Associated Press poll on Sunday for the first time since 2014 and, at No. 7, has its highest ranking since spending three weeks in the same spot in November 2009. On paper, the tou…
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