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.

South Carolina out-rebounded Vanderbilt by 12, the third-largest margin of the season. That has been USC’s biggest struggle this year, ranking 11th in the SEC in rebounding margin. USC was out-rebounded in the first two SEC games, before edging Auburn in that area.

The Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team knew that things were going to get much tougher on the hardwood after they completed their non-conference schedu