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Where Vanderbilt men's, women's basketball stand in college polls

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Here's where Vanderbilt basketball stands as the men's and women's programs are both ranked ahead of holiday tournaments.

Where Vanderbilt men's, women's basketball stand in college pollsStory byAria Gerson, Nashville TennesseanMon, November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM UTC·2 min read

Vanderbilt men's basketball ranked No. 23 in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll after moving to 5-0 with a win over Texas Southern. The Commodores are also No. 24 in the AP Poll.

The women's basketball team, which is 6-0, came in at No. 17 in the AP Poll after notching three wins in the past week.

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The men have scored over 100 points in four of their five games so far, showcasing one of the country's most explosive offenses.

Meanwhile, the women have gotten double digit points from star guard Mikayla Blakes in all six games so far. Blakes put up a 30-point, 10-rebound double-double against Western Kentucky and freshman Aubrey Galvan had 16 points, 15 assists and nine steals against Tennessee State.

Both teams head to tournaments in the coming week. The men will be at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, where they will start by taking on Western Kentucky on Nov. 26 (11 a.m. CT, ESPN). The women will be at Paradise Jam in the US Virgin Islands, which will begin with a matchup against Oregon State on Nov. 27 (7 p.m. CT, ESPN+).

Here are the poll rankings:

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USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll

  1. Purdue

  2. Houston

  3. Arizona

  4. Duke

  5. Louisville

  6. Michigan

  7. UConn

  8. Florida

  9. Alabama

  10. Gonzaga

  11. BYU

  12. Michigan State

  13. Iowa State

  14. Illinois

  15. St. John's

  16. Tennessee

  17. North Carolina

  18. Kentucky

  19. UCLA

  20. Texas Tech

  21. Arkansas

  22. NC State

  23. Vanderbilt

  24. Indiana

  25. Auburn

AP men's basketball poll

  1. Purdue

  2. Arizona

  3. Houston

  4. Duke

  5. UConn

  6. Louisville

  7. Michigan

  8. Alabama

  9. BYU

  10. Florida

  11. Michigan State

  12. Gonzaga

  13. Illinois

  14. St. John's

  15. Iowa State

  16. North Carolina

  17. Tennessee

  18. UCLA

  19. Kentucky

  20. Texas Tech

  21. Auburn

  22. Arkansas

  23. NC State

  24. Vanderbilt

  25. Indiana

AP women's basketball poll

  1. UConn

  2. South Carolina

  3. UCLA

  4. Texas

  5. LSU

  6. Michigan

  7. Maryland

  8. TCU

  9. Oklahoma

  10. Iowa State

  11. Iowa

  12. North Carolina

  13. Ole Miss

  14. Tennessee

  15. Baylor

  16. Kentucky

  17. Vanderbilt

  18. USC

  19. Notre Dame

  20. Michigan State

  21. West Virginia

  22. Washington

  23. Louisville

  24. Oklahoma State

  25. NC State

Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X @aria_gerson.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt basketball rankings in coaches, AP polls

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