The Vanderbilt Commodores knew that they had a lot to prove despite the scorching hot start they got off to during the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season.

Vanderbilt scored two wins over ranked teams for the first time since the 2015-16 season, with both wins coming over the last week, earning the Commodores NCAA.com Team of the Week honors.

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.