Dawn Staley Talks No. 1 Overall Seed Prior To South Carolina vs Texas Longhorns

Mar 8, 2025; Greenville, SC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley yells to her team during the first half against the Oklahoma Sooners at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

The South Carolina Gamecocks are currently making light work of the SEC tournament. They won their first round game by 19-points, game two by 18-points, and Texas on the schedule Sunday. Dawn Staley thinks they should be the No. 1 overall seed.

The South Carolina Gamecocks have a chance Sunday afternoon, not only to win an SEC Conference championship, but also to avenge one of their only three losses on the year. Texas got the better of the Gamecocks back in February in Austin.

Now, the Longhorns are in Greenville, South Carolina, to take on the Gamecocks and this South Carolina coaching staff. Head coach Dawn Staley spoke up Saturday about her team's right to potentially be the No. 1 overall seed.

"It's not us. It's the NCAA Selection Committee has to. I mean, we play the best schedule in the country, we had the toughest schedule. Did we have a bad game vs. Connecticut? Sure. But don't discount what we did all season long. Don't do that. It ain't that time, it ain't that time to do that."

"We go out and we play the toughest schedule, manufactured so we can get a No. 1 seed, if not the overall No. 1 seed," Staley continued. "So we put ourselves in a position by getting to the [SEC Tournament] finals, and hopefully whatever team ends up winning [the Texas vs. LSU] game, we can solidify our No. 1 seed."

The Gamecocks will play Texas on Sunday afternoon for the SEC Championship.

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