When it comes to the Big 12/SEC Challenge, Vanderbilt will square off with another rebuilding power in the annual cross-conference showdown. The Commodores will host Iowa State for the first time since 1985 on January 28, 2017.
The Cyclones have been to five straight NCAA Tournaments and have been a four seed or lower in the last three, but they'll have plenty of work to do to keep those streaks alive. Iowa State lost leading scorer Georges Niang to graduation this spring, and veteran leaders like Abdel Nader and Jameel McKay were also seniors in 2016.