South Carolina earns NCAA Tournament No. 1 overall seed

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – For the third time in as many seasons, South Carolina women’s basketball earned the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 overall seed. Making their 11th straight appearance at the tournament, the Gamecocks are the No. 1 seed in Region 1 Albany, New York. They will host first and second-round games at Colonial Life Arena this coming weekend.

In the First Round No. 1/1 South Carolina will play the winner of the First Four matchup between Presbyterian College and Sacred Heart at Colonial Life Arena. That game will be played on either Wednesday or Thursday in Columbia. The Winner will advance to play the Gamecocks on either Friday or Saturday.

South Carolina has been ranked No. 1 in both polls since the second week of the season. Completing a second straight unbeaten season and setting an SEC record with 43 straight conference wins. The Gamecocks won their eighth SEC Regular-Season Championship and eighth SEC Tournament crown this season, sweeping both titles in the same season for the sixth time in the last ten campaigns.

This is the 20th all-time NCAA Tournament bid for the Gamecocks, who have won two National Championships (2017, 2022) and played in three other Final Fours in the last eight tournaments. South Carolina has played in a total of 13 Sweet 16s and advanced to the Elite Eight seven times. The Gamecocks are 44-17 all-time in the event, including a 36-9 mark under head coach Dawn Staley.

This marks the Gamecocks’ eighth regional No. 1 seed all-time after earning the position in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023. South Carolina advanced to the Final Four as a No. 1 seed in 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

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