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See the full story · 1 sourcesVanderbilt football received 37 votes in the US LBM preseason coaches poll , ranking eighth among teams also receiving votes.
The Commodores , who were ranked No. 15 to end the 2025 season, were the highest-ranked team in the 2025 postseason poll to not be ranked in the 2026 preseason poll.
Nine SEC teams were ranked in the top 25 and four others received votes, with Vanderbilt receiving fewer votes than Florida and South Carolina but more votes than Auburn. Mississippi State, Kentucky and Arkansas − three teams on the Commodores' 2026 schedule − did not receive any votes.
Vanderbilt was picked to finish 13th in the SEC's preseason media poll.
The Commodores will be without two of the faces of their program, Diego Pavia and Eli Stowers. Instead, 5-star quarterback Jared Curtis is expected to take the reins.
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll
Ohio State
Oregon
Georgia
Texas
Notre Dame
Indiana
Miami
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Alabama
Texas Tech
LSU
Southern Cal
Brigham Young
Michigan
Penn State
Tennessee
Washington
SMU
Utah
Iowa
Clemson
Houston
Missouri
Others receiving votes: Louisville 153; Florida 147; TCU 63; Illinois 62; Arizona 50; South Carolina 50; Virginia 40; Vanderbilt 37 ; Auburn 29; Georgia Tech 26; Boise State 24; Oklahoma State 22; UNLV 17; Florida State 13; North Carolina State 13; Nebraska 12; Virginia Tech 12; Memphis 9; Arizona State 8; Duke 6; James Madison 6; New Mexico 4; Pittsburgh 4; Navy 3; Western Michigan 3; San Diego State 2; California 1; Hawaii 1; Jacksonville State 1; Kansas State 1.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X @aria_gerson .
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Where Vanderbilt football ranks in preseason coaches poll
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