There was a lot of skepticism surrounding the Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team following their incredibly successful non-conference schedule. They we

Saturday played out Vandy’s way. The Commodores forced 17 Kentucky turnovers while committing just five of their own. New coach Mark Byington’s team leads the nation in points off turnovers and, sure enough, Vandy doubled Kentucky in that department 14-7.

On a two-game losing streak, Kentucky faces a road trip to Tennessee and then John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena.

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

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.

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.

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.

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