Georgia Tech remained unbeaten by thumping Syracuse, Vanderbilt beat Missouri to improve to 7-1 for its best start since 1941, Indiana rolled over UCLA to stake its claim as the best team in college football, and Navy won again, moving to 7-0.

NASHVILLE—It was the sun coming up in the morning, FirstBank Stadium having a turf playing surface and Vanderbilt having black somewhere on its uniform level of

1. Ohio State (projected Big Ten champion): The Buckeyes should be a double-digit favorite over the next four games before the showdown at Michigan on Nov. 29 as Ryan Day tries to snap his losing skid to the Wolverines. It's bound to happen this season, right?

Vanderbilt football reached bowl eligibility with a 31-24 win over LSU at FirstBank Stadium on Oct. 18. The Commodores (6-1, 2-1 SEC) will officially be playing in the postseason − not just the Birmingham Bowl, like last year, but potentially the College Football Playoff.

Week 9 results also impacted bowl games outside of the College Football Playoff. LSU falls in the SEC bowl pecking order after its loss to Texas A&M, while Auburn moves to the Texas Bowl after a victory at Arkansas. Cincinnati and Houston are also on the rise in Big 12 bowl projections after wins on Saturday.

Vanderbilt football is bowl eligible. The Commodores remain in the conversation for a spot in the College Football Playoff. And Vandy just knocked off its second top-10 team in two years at FirstBank Stadium.

The most challenging playoff fight to figure out comes at the Group of Five level, where the Memphis Tigers replaced the South Florida Bulls in the Week 10 AP Top 25.

Vanderbilt football wasn't satisfied with bowl eligibility after beating LSU. The Commodores have their sights set on the College Football Playoff.

The Music City Bowl will be contested at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN.

No. 18 Vanderbilt (5-1, 1-1 SEC) will host No. 10 LSU at 11 a.m. CT on Oct. 18 (ABC, WKRN-2) at FirstBank Stadium, the SEC announced on its X account. Vanderbilt is coming off an open week; LSU (5-1, 2-1) defeated South Carolina 20-10 in Baton Rouge ...