A win on Saturday will likely be enough to get Vanderbilt to a bowl game in year three of the Derek Mason experiment. More importantly, it would set the Commodores up for their first winning season since 2013.
At 4-5, Vandy has several paths to the postseason, but all start Saturday in Columbia. A fifth win would put the ‘Dores in line for a consolation bowl bid. With more postseason slots available than six-win teams, the NCAA awards the remaining bowl invitations to teams with the highest Academic Progress Rates (APR). The APR is essentially a six-year window of academic progress for student athletes on a given team.