The Commodores (17-4, 4-3 SEC) have been receiving votes in both the AP and USA TODAY Coaches Polls for most of the season but have yet to crack the rankings. Vanderbilt has not been ranked in the AP poll since 2014, though the Commodores were ranked in the Coaches Poll in January of last year.

In the contest, Alabama went on to be upset by the Commodores, falling by a final score of 66-64 to an unranked Commodores team. With this result, the Crimson Tide now sit at 17-4 overall for the 2024-25 season, as well as 4-3 in SEC play.

Vanderbilt entered the Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday at No. 23, its first ranking in more than a decade, while Texas returned to the top five and Ohio State and Duke both jumped back into the top 10.