For the first time since March 2010, Maryland basketball is ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. The Terps (7-0) landed at No. 21 this afternoon when the latest poll was released, the program's first appearance since they were ranked 20th on March 15, 2010 -- a span lasting 1,722 days and dating back to Greivis Vasquez' final game at Maryland.

Maryland outpaced VMI Sunday night, 95-77, to remain undefeated heading into Wednesday's ACC/Big Ten Challenge game against No. 7 Virginia. The Terps weren't on many people's Top-25 radars heading into the season, but boosted their status last week with a 72-63 upset of then-No. 13 Iowa State.

Freshman Melo Trimble has played a starring role in Maryland's emergence, averaging a team-high 16.6 points per game. But the Terps are without star guard Dez Wells, expected to be sidelined until late December because of a broken wrist suffered last week against Iowa State.