7/5/2018 football Edit

Where does Vanderbilt rank in the preseason power polls?

Kalija Lipscomb and Vanderbilt hope to build on a season-ending win in Knoxville. (Kyle Okita)

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The major preseason power polls are out, and VandySports has compiled a composite list of what are perhaps the five most prominent preseason rankings, which are, Athlon's, Lindy's, Phil Steele, ESPN's FPI, and Bill Connolly's S&P.

The Commodores check in at 75th in the composite rankings. See where VU and its opponents (in bold) ranked in each, below.

FBS preseason power rankings for 2018

Rk. Team	Ath	Lin	PS	FPI	S&P
1. Alabama	1	2	1	2	2
2. Clemson	2	1	2	1	3
3. Ohio St.	4	3	3	4	1
4. Georgia	3	4	4	3	6
5. Washington	8	8	7	6	4
6. Auburn	7	9	13	7	5
7t. Oklahoma	10	6	9	9	9
7t. Wisconsin	9	5	5	12	12
9. Notre Dame	15	12	8	5	7
10t. Michigan	5	18	6	11	10
10t. Penn St.	11	11	12	8	8
12. Michigan St.	12	10	11	10	11
13. Miami	6	7	17	14	13
14. Stanford	18	13	10	13	20
15. Mississippi St.	14	20	16	16	14
16. Florida St.	13	16	18	18	18
17. USC	21	19	14	15	15
18. Texas	20	27	15	17	27
19. Virginia Tech	16	17	37	22	21
20. Texas A&M	25	26	20	19	24
21. Oregon	23	22	26	23	23
22t. Florida	17	28	23	21	32
22t. TCU	24	21	21	33	22
24t. Boise St.	19	14	27	37	26
24t. LSU	26	30	25	26	16
26. Oklahoma St.	34	33	30	20	19
27. South Carolina	27	24	24	28	35
28. Utah	28	32	22	32	28
29. West Virginia	22	15	32	36	43
30. Missouri	30	36	28	29	30
31. Iowa	35	29	35	25	36
32. Central Florida	31	23	42	55	17
33. Louisville	40	38	31	35	29
34. Arizona	32	34	41	42	33
35. Georgia Tech	42	25	39	24	53
36. Northwestern	46	40	34	31	38
37. Boston College	39	49	19	34	48
38. North Carolina St.	33	39	43	43	37
39. Florida Atlantic	29	31	36	69	31
40. Iowa St.	36	37	38	41	46
41. Wake Forest	37	48	46	38	34
42. Duke	65	41	29	30	40
43. Kansas St.	41	35	33	44	61
44. Memphis	38	43	44	49	42
45. Texas Tech	54	54	40	39	47
46. UCLA	50	44	59	48	39
47. Ole Miss	58	56	60	45	25
48. Purdue	45	42	61	47	54
49. Cal	49	52	58	27	65
50. Pitt	43	61	49	57	45
51t. Baylor	53	71	51	40	50
51t. Fresno St.	48	53	57	63	44
53. Nebraska	62	47	48	50	60
54. San Diego St.	44	58	54	59	55
55. North Carolina	69	66	45	46	51
56. Arizona St.	68	50	53	51	57
57. Washington St.	64	55	68	52	41
58. Houston	52	46	63	62	59
59. Arkansas	59	74	52	54	52
60. Kentucky	55	45	75	56	64
61. Indiana	63	64	55	66	58
62. South Florida	61	59	76	64	56
63. Maryland	51	60	64	61	80
64. Ohio	71	51	56	73	68
65. Tennessee	56	67	70	53	79
66. Minnesota	73	65	67	60	67
67. Syracuse	66	63	82	58	71
68. Northern Illinois	74	62	71	67	69
69. Marshall	75	93	50	65	62
70. Toledo	80	70	72	82	49
71. Colorado	67	73	47	79	89
72. Navy	47	84	62	78	85
73. Arkansas St.	72	57	73	91	66
74. Temple	60	85	65	81	81
75. VANDERBILT	70	68	85	76	75
76. Utah St.	82	81	66	71	77
77. Louisiana Tech	79	80	77	75	70
78. Appalachian St.	85	69	69	84	83
79. MTSU	85	69	69	84	83
80. Virginia	81	76	90	74	73
81. Wyoming	83	75	81	87	72
82. BYU	86	83	78	80	76
83. Army	57	78	79	98	92
84. Rutgers	87	72	97	68	84
85. Troy	76	86	80	97	78
86. Western Michigan	93	79	89	72	87
87. North Texas	78	95	87	88	86
88. SMU	91	87	94	90	74
89t. Illinois	95	88	88	70	99
89t. Miami (Ohio)	88	97	84	89	82
91. Tulane	90	96	96	77	98
92. Buffalo	89	92	93	96	93
93. UAB	84	109	86	95	91
94. Nevada	99	89	91	85	101
95. Colorado St.	97	82	100	105	95
96. Cincinnati	96	98	108	94	88
97. Kansas	116	90	98	83	103
98. Southern Miss	92	106	101	106	94
99t. Air Force	101	105	83	101	112
99t. Tulsa	108	101	99	86	108
101. UNLV	100	94	104	102	105
102. UMass	107	99	106	93	102
103. Eastern Michigan	106	113	92	107	96
104. Oregon St.	102	91	114	100	110
105. Louisiana-Monroe	98	103	111	99	107
106. Akron	94	104	103	104	119
107. Georgia Southern	115	100	107	103	106
108. Western Kentucky	111	102	117	113	90
109. Old Dominion	103	116	95	112	114
110. New Mexico St.	114	111	109	110	100
111. Bowling Green	119	110	113	108	97
112. UTSA	104	114	115	111	104
113. Central Michigan	105	112	110	109	116
114. Florida International	109	108	102	115	120
115. New Mexico	118	115	105	114	111
116. Georgia St.	113	107	119	122	113
117. South Alabama	112	120	122	118	109
118t. Ball St.	120	122	112	124	117
118t. Louisiana	110	121	118	125	121
120t. East Carolina	122	119	116	116	125
120t. UConn	117	117	120	120	124
122. Liberty	124	126	130	117	115
123. Hawaii	121	118	126	126	122
124. Coastal Carolina	123	123	128	123	118
125t. Charlotte	127	128	121	121	126
125t. San Jose St.	125	125	125	119	129
127. Rice	128	124	123	128	128
128. Texas St.	126	127	129	127	123
129. Kent St.	129	129	124	129	127
130. UTEP	130	130	127	130	130

NOTES ON VANDERBILT

Standard deviation for Vanderbilt across the rankings is 6.61. That ranks 69th of the 130 FBS teams.

Vanderbilt ranks ahead of two of its 2018 FBS opponents (MTSU, Nevada). Tennessee State, which plays in the FCS, wasn't included in the rankings.

Preseason ranks for VU last year:

Athlon's: 48

Lindy's: 56

Phil Steele: 65

ESPN FPI: 47

S&P: 63

NOTES ON THE RANKINGS

The 10 teams with the lowest standard deviation across their forecasts:

1. Alabama (0.55)

2. Clemson (0.84)

3. Michigan St. (0.84)

4t. Ohio St. (1.22)

4t. Georgia (1.22)

6. UTEP (1.34)

7t. Oklahoma (1.52)

7t. Oregon (1.52)

9. Washington (1.87)

10. Penn St. (1.87)

The 10 teams with the highest standard deviation:

1. Florida Atlantic (16.86)

2. Navy (16.36)

3. Marshall (16.11)

4. Army (15.8)

5. Colorado (15.68)

6. Central Florida (15.19)

7. Ole Miss (14.52)

8. Duke (14.51)

9. Cal (14.34)

10. Toledo (13.11)