Vanderbilt Commodores
0–0 · 0–0 SEC
Way too early
WEEK 1 · 2026
19%
SEC title game
9%
Win the SEC
19%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 9.0
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-1 job: beat Austin Peay.
If Vanderbilt wins out: 54% to win the SEC, 98% to make the playoff.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Vanderbilt's pathYour game
TBD
Austin Peay at Vanderbilt
Your game. Just win — and don't let it get interesting.
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT SEP 5
Northern Illinois at Iowa
Northern Illinois winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Iowa 97%
Root for Northern Illinois+3.4 pp playoff odds
TBD
SAT AUG 29
San José State at USC
San José State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
USC 98%
Root for San José State+3.3 pp playoff odds
TBD
SAT SEP 5
Marshall at Penn State
Marshall winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Penn State 93%
Root for Marshall+3.0 pp playoff odds
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… · ABC
Louisville at Ole Miss
You still play Ole Miss in week 6.
Ole Miss 73%
Root for Louisville+1.3 pp playoff odds
45 more games that don't move your needle
Hawai'i at Stanford
Memphis at UNLV
New Mexico State at Florida State
North Carolina at TCU · ESPN
NC State at Virginia · ESPN
Akron at Wake Forest
Massachusetts at Rutgers
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Toledo at Michigan State
Fresno State at USC
San José State at Eastern Michigan
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
Florida Atlantic at Florida
UL Monroe at Mississippi State
UTEP at Oklahoma
Kent State at South Carolina
Texas State at Texas
Missouri State at Texas A&M
Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Boston College at Cincinnati
Oregon State at Houston
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh
Tulane at Duke
UCLA at California
UAB at Illinois
North Texas at Indiana
Western Michigan at Michigan
Ohio at Nebraska
Ball State at Ohio State
Boise State at Oregon
Washington State at Washington
Wyoming at Colorado State
Arkansas State at Memphis
Florida International at South Florida
Western Kentucky at Nevada
UNLV at Hawai'i
Central Michigan at New Mexico
Liberty at James Madison
Sam Houston at Troy
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Clemson at LSU · ABC
Notre Dame at Wisconsin
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.