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.

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

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. Vanderbilt has not been ranked in the AP poll since 2014, though the Commodores were ranked in the Coaches Poll in January of last year.

Tennessee basketball had an uneven week, but the Vols remain at No. 6 in the AP Poll. After a win over a ranked Georgia team on Wednesday, Tennessee lost a heartbreaker to Vanderbilt on Saturday. However,

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

Vanderbilt women's basketball has a No. 6 seed in the latest March Madness bracketology after recent wins vs Alabama and Tennessee.

UCLA's Lauren Betts has near-perfect performance, reaches 1,000 career points in top-10 win over Maryland Isabel Gonzalez Notre Dame and USC remain at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, while Texas rose to No.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.