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ESPN Predicts a 4.6-win season for Vanderbilt Football

Hey, it's an improvement.

ESPN published its 2016 Football Power Index, and the Worldwide Leader is predicting some improvements for Vanderbilt football.

Just not many.

The FPI projects a 4.6-7.4 record for the Commodores and gives year three of the Derek Mason experiment a zero percent chance to win the SEC. That FPI ranking places Vandy 13th in the conference, ahead only of Kentucky. The 'Dores looked much better against the backdrop of Power 5 teams, however.

Team Conference FPI Rank
Vanderbilt SEC 54
Kentucky SEC 55
Duke ACC 56
Kansas State Big 12 57
Wake Forest ACC 58
Colorado Pac-12 59
Syracuse ACC 61
Indiana Big Ten 62
Virginia ACC 64
Minnesota Big Ten 65
Purdue Big Ten 66
Iowa State Big 12 71
Oregon State Pac-12 72
Illinois Big Ten 73
Maryland Big Ten 74
Rutgers Big Ten 75
Kansas Big 12 107

It looks like 2016 would be a good year for the Commodores to be in the Big Ten.