For the first time since 1947, the Vanderbilt football team is ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll. Indiana checked in at No. 2, a new record-high for a program that continues to reimagine what’s possible. And Georgia Tech, which jumped up five spots to No. 7, has its highest ranking in more than 15 years.

Indiana, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt are three of the teams that have defined the 2025 college football season so far. It’s a true statement and still hard to process for even the most casual of fans. None of the three could be mistaken for a blueblood — not in the sport of football, at least. The Yellow Jackets have had their high-water marks, but the Hoosiers and Commodores have been best known as doormats in their respective conferences. Losing to Indiana or Vanderbilt was the kind o

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