Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games. Vanderbilt entered the poll at No. 24 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2015, as the women’s team also cracked the poll this week for the first time since 2014.

Michigan State ascended to its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll this season on Monday with a move up one spot to No. 7 after another perfect week in Big Ten play. The Spartans went 2-0 on the week with wins over Illinois and Rutgers to improve to 8-0 in conference play.

Stat to know: In Sunday's win over Maryland, Lauren Betts scored 33 points on 14-of-15 shooting, becoming the first UCLA player with at least 30 points and a 90% field goal percentage in the past 25 years and the first player at any school to do that against an AP top-10 opponent in the past 25 years.

Vanderbilt men's and women's basketball were both ranked in the AP top 25 poll after wins over multiple ranked teams.

Vanderbilt is back in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 for the first time since 2014, ranked No. 23 this week.

Auburn was the unanimous choice atop the men's college basketball poll after its thrilling victory over then-No. 6 Tennessee.

Vanderbilt women's basketball ranked No. 23 in the AP poll released Monday morning after defeating Alabama, 66-64, in Tuscaloosa on Sunday. The Commodores (17-4, 4-3 SEC) have been receiving votes in both the AP and USA TODAY Coaches Polls for most of the season but have yet to crack the rankings.