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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/FCBStar-of-the-South on 2025-09-18 23:50:56+00:00.

Following the win against Clemson, Georgia Tech (18) finds itself in the unusual position of being the party more likely to make the playoff in my flair combo. Moreover, another noted nerd school, Vanderbilt (20), also finds itself ranked ahead of Michigan (21). I thought that must be the first time that has ever happened, and indeed it is! Other bluebloods (not my list, go argue with the chart) are not so lucky though.

In the history of the AP poll, Georgia Tech has appeared for 307 weeks, Vanderbilt 33, and the two has appeared together for 11 weeks. In these 11 weeks, they have ranked above a surprising number of bluebloods.

Every time Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt is ranked together

Time GT Rank Vanderbilt Rank Bluebloods Defeated
1942, week 1 6 12 Texas (20), Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, USC
1947, week 1 4 10 Oklahoma (15), USC (20), Alabama, Nebraska, Ohio State
1947, week 2 5 10 USC (11), Alabama, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma
1947, week 3 7 19 Alabama, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma
1955, week 11 9 19 Alabama, Nebraska, Texas, USC
1956, week 2 2 15 Alabama, Nebraska, Texas
1956, week 3 3 18 Alabama, Nebraska, Texas
1956, week 4 3 13 Notre Dame (18), Alabama, Nebraska, Texas
1984, week 6 12 19 Alabama, USC
2025, week 4 (Coaches poll) 19 23 Nebraska, USC
2025, week 4 18 20 Michigan (21), Notre Dame (24), USC (25), Nebraska

How many times has each blueblood lost to the nerds

Times Defeated Last Defeat
Alabama 8 1984 week 6
Michigan 1 2025 week 4
Nebraska 10 2025 week 4
Notre Dame 3 2025 week 4
Ohio State 3 1947 week 3
Oklahoma 4 1947 week 3
Texas 5 1956 week 3
USC 7 2025 week 4

This will also mean that Michigan is the last currently active FBS school to be defeated by the nerds coalition. The previous closest call came in the fourth week of 1956. No.5 Michigan was defeated at home by No.2 Michigan state 0-9, dropping to No.12. While No.18 Vanderbilt defeated unranked Alabama at home? (Ladd stadium in Mobile) 32-7 to climb to no.13. Georgia Tech was ranked no.3 after winning away at unranked Kentucky 14-6 and no.5 SMU (cotton bowl) 9-7.

Some more details about this particular poll as it really was weird. Tech faced no.5 SMU in the second week but they were unranked in the preseason! They rose to no.5 by way of defeating preseason no.3 Notre Dame 19-13 in week 1.

Georgia tech went on to finish second in the SEC with a 10-1 record. Vanderbilt compiled a 2-5 conference record to finish 5-5. Michigan finished second in the big ten with a 7-2 record. SMU went 2-4 in the southwest conference and 4-6 overall. Notre Dame was the worst of the bunch finishing 2-8.

Nerd Party

In those 11 weeks they shared, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt have featured alongside a total of 61 other schools, and some of those may be considered nerds as well. I will roll with the following list:

Cal, Colgate, Columbia, Duke, Duquesne, George Washington, Illinois, Penn, Rice, Stanford, Virginia, and Yale

With Illinois being ranked at no.9, this week marked the first time since week 3 of 1956 where GT (3), Vanderbilt (19), and another nerd have featured in the polls together. Incidentally, it was also Illinois (13) who joined the party in 1956.

For the nerds’ greatest triumph however, we must look to the first and second week of 1947.

In week 1 of 1947, the following bluebloods:

USC (20), Ohio State (UR), Alabama (UR), and Nebraska (UR)

find themselves behind the following eight nerds:

Georgia Tech (4), Illinois (6), Penn (7), Cal (8), Vanderbilt (10), Duke (13), Yale (14), Rice (16).

with Oklahoma (15) making a narrow escape. The other three bluebloods, Notre Dame (1), Michigan (2), and Texas (3), led the pack.

In week 2 of 1947, the nerds all managed to stay ranked. Oklahoma fell to unranked while USC climbed to 11th.

P.S Not helping to beat the allegation with this post