A runner-up performance at the Maui Invitational boosted Vanderbilt basketball seven spots in the Coaches' Poll.
An overtime home win over Stony Brook dropped Vanderbilt down to #20 in last week's Coaches' Poll. This week, their first loss of the season helped them rise up to #13.
The Commodores rose back up the top 25 rankings after a runner-up performance in the Maui Inviational. Vanderbilt stomped St. John's and Wake Forest before falling to #6 Kansas in the tournament finale. Kevin Stallings's team proved to be one of the deepest in the nation last week; 12 different 'Dores scored in games against three different high-major opponents.