It was the Commodores' first win vs. an AP top-five opponent in 61 tries, and their first vs. an AP No. 1 team in 11 tries. Alabama had no answer for Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt's offense,

The College Football Playoff race within the SEC took a major turn following No. 1 Alabama's monumental 40-35 upset loss to Vanderbilt, a stunner of epic proportions that resets the top of the national rankings and postseason conversation in October.

Just one week removed from a massive home victory over then-ranked No. 2 Georgia, the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide have fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten. The unranked Vanderbilt Commodores stunned the top-ranked Crimson Tide, 40-35 on Saturday evening in college football's biggest upset of the season to-date.