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 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.

The Arizona Wildcats aren't officially ranked in the latest college basketball AP Top 25 Poll, but they've picked up enough votes to move into the top 30. Arizo

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.

The Lady Vols dropped one spot in the Associated Press poll after losing on the road to Texas. Tennessee is 15-4 in Kim Caldwell's first season.