College Football Report (Vandy Goes 4-0)

Vanderbilt just beat Richmond to go 4-0. The Commodores need two more wins to become bowl-eligible and will be favored in upcoming games against MTSU and Kentucky. Vandy has been playing well and showing a lot of confidence, but their competition so far has been less than stellar. Richmond came into today's game 1-1 in Division I-AA. Vanderbilt's other opponents—Wake Forest, Arkansas, and Mississippi—are normally quality teams that are competitive in major conferences. This year, however, Wake and Arkansas are 1-3; Ole Miss is 1-2. All three teams were soundly defeated today.

Still Vanderbilt is 4-0 and has a really good chance of being 5-0 after next week. Even if they lose against conference powerhouses Tennessee, Florida, LSU, and Georgia (and I think they can beat Georgia), they could realistically defeat Kentucky and South Carolina and end the season 7-4 and 4-4 in the SEC. That would land the Commodores in a decent bowl game.

Enough with Vanderbilt. After today's games, this is how I would rank the nation's top ten teams:

1) USC (4-0)
2) Virginia Tech (4-0)
3) Texas (3-0)
4) Michigan State (4-0)
5) Florida (4-0)
6) LSU (1-0)
7) Florida State (3-0)
8) Ohio State (3-1)
9) Alabama (4-0)
10) California (3-0)