#48 Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt
Projected 6–6 · 6 proj. wins
Call the season
How many games does Vanderbilt win? The Ninjas project 6.
Tap a number to call it — then see how you stack up against the Ninjas.
Playoff
7%
Title
<1%
Win conf
1%
SOS
#11
Path to the playoff
Playoff odds →- LOCKWin out → in the field, no committee debate.
- RISKLose to Georgia → the margin for error vanishes.
- CHAOSRun the table + upsets → the only way the door opens.
Full odds
- Make the 12
- 7%
- 16-team field
- 10%
- 24-team field
- 17%
- Win conference
- 1%
- National title
- <1%
Our playoff odds call · month by month
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Last season
2025 · via CFBDWhere Vanderbilt finished a year ago — the foundation the 2026 outlook is built on.
SP+ rating
#11
+20.3 · off #5 / def #39
Talent composite
#55
247 blue-chip composite
Recruiting class
#76
2025 signing class
Returning prod.
86%
of offensive production
Efficiency
2025 · national rank- EPA / play#1
- Success rate#5
- Explosiveness#5
- EPA / play#96
- Success rate#73
The big number is opponent-adjusted SP+ offense/defense; the splits underneath are per-play efficiency — the same signals that feed the 2026 model. Lower rank is better.
Offseason moves
2026 portal · via CFBDPortal in
18
3.1★ avg
Portal out
19
3.2★ avg
Net
-1
in − out
Scholarship players in and out of the transfer portal for 2026, with average recruiting stars — a quick read on whether the roster got deeper or thinner. Star quality matters as much as the count.
Rooting guide
Beyond Vanderbilt's own games, here's who to scoreboard-watch — the teams chasing the same playoff spots.
Win the SEC
The rivals between you and the league's bids — root against them.
At-large dogfight
Closest teams to you in the national race — every loss helps.
Rivalries
The all-time series against the teams Vanderbilt keeps playing.
The buzz
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Board strength 48 of 100 · polls say 44, our model says 51 · Updated Aug 17, 2026 · how this is built