Vanderbilt women's basketball ranked No. 23 in the AP poll released Monday morning and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll released Tuesday after defeating Alabama, 66-64, in Tuscaloosa on Sunday.

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

It had been over a decade since Vanderbilt was among the elite women’s basketball teams in the nation. Now, coach Shea Ralph has the No. 23 Commodores back among the best as the team entered the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2014.

The Longhorns moved up two spots to No. 5 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball rankings released Monday following a blowout nonconference win and two close wins in Southeastern Conference play.