South Carolina's Dawn Staley Speaks Out on Gamecocks NCAA Tournament Seeding

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley speaks out on South Carolina not being the top overall seed in the NCAA women's tournament.

The NCAA women's tournament seeding was revealed on Sunday and the South Carolina Gamecocks earned a No. 1 seed in the tournament. However, for the first time since 2021, Dawn Staley and her team are not the number one overall team in the tournament. Staley had some strong opinions on the topic.

"Obviously it's disappointing. It really is," Staley said of not getting the No. 1 overall seed, per an X post from Matt Dowell. "I'd like to get some feedback on how they came to that conclusion. Because we put together, manufactured a schedule that if done right, it should produce the overall No. 1 seed.

"But I will say this. We're gonna make adjustments to our schedule in the future if the standard is the standard. If that's the standard, then we can play any schedule and get a No. 1 seed," she added.

The Gamecocks had 15 games against ranked opponents this season. They finished with an overall record of 30-3 with the three losses coming against top 10 teams and the top overall seed UCLA Bruins.

The South Carolina Gamecocks will face off against Tennessee Tech on Friday at 4:00 PM ET. They will play the winner of Indiana and Utah in the second round of the tournament.

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