Vanderbilt women's basketball has remained ranked in national polls after a loss to Ole Miss, but the men's team dropped out after a loss to Oklahoma.

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.

The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball for Week 13 of the season: Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt The freshman guard set the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record with 53 points against Florida.

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

This week's women's basketball Freshman Tracker is headlined by Mikayla Blakes' historic performance against Florida. However, there are other first-year players who are emerging as reliable pieces for programs looking to make a postseason push.

Vanderbilt junior utility player RJ Austin was named to the Baseball America Preseason All-America Third Team. He led the 'Dores in batting average runs, hits, RBI and stolen base