Vanderbilt women's basketball has remained ranked in national polls after a loss to Ole Miss, but the men's team dropped out after a loss to Oklahoma.

The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball for Week 13 of the season: Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt The freshman guard set the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record with 53 points against Florida.

This week's women's basketball Freshman Tracker is headlined by Mikayla Blakes' historic performance against Florida. However, there are other first-year players who are emerging as reliable pieces for programs looking to make a postseason push.

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.

Vanderbilt junior utility player RJ Austin was named to the Baseball America Preseason All-America Third Team. He led the 'Dores in batting average runs, hits, RBI and stolen base