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It had been over a decade since Vanderbilt was among the elite women's basketball teams in the nation. Now coach Shea Ralph has the No. 23 Commodores back among the best as the team entered The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday or the first time since 2014. The Commodores (17-4, 4-3 SEC) , who have beaten two Top 25 opponents for the first time since 2015-16,d planned to enjoy the moment for a little bit before getting back to work. Vanderbilt was a mainstay in the poll for years appearing nearly every year from 1991-2014. The Commodores then fell on hard times and only had two winning seasons since, including a 23-10 record last year — the third under Ralph.
