Where Vanderbilt women rank in college basketball polls after blowing out Texas A&M

Vanderbilt women's basketball is ranked No. 5 in the latest AP Poll released Jan. 12, the first time earning an AP top five ranking since the 2001-02 season.

The Commodores (17-0, 4-0 SEC) have tied their best start to a season in program history as well as their longest winning streak in program history. Vanderbilt also started 17-0 in 1992-93, a season it made the Final Four.

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Mikayla Blakes leads the SEC with 24.9 points per game and is coming off a 25-point performance in a win at Texas A&M.

The Commodores have a marquee victory as they defeated LSU, 65-61, on Jan. 4.

Here are the latest polls:

Vanderbilt women's basketball in AP Poll

1. UConn

2. South Carolina

3. UCLA

4. Texas

5. Vanderbilt

6. LSU

7. Kentucky

8. Michigan

9. Louisville

10. TCU

11. Iowa

12. Maryland

13. Oklahoma

14. Ohio State

15. Michigan State

16. Ole Miss

17. Texas Tech

18. Baylor

19. Iowa State

20. Tennessee

21. Alabama

22. Princeton

23. Notre Dame

24. Nebraska

25. Illinois

Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt women's basketball rankings in polls after beating Texas A&M