South Carolina women's basketball leads a deep, talented pool of teams from the SEC in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll .

No. 2 South Carolina is the highest-ranked of eight top-25 teams from the conference, earning three first-place votes — the most of any team other than No. 1 defending champion UConn, which beat Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks in the national championship game last season. REQUIRED READING: South Carolina fans want to know if Dawn Staley's lineup is built to beat UConn

South Carolina may have lost to the Huskies in the title game, but has reloaded its roster with the addition of Ta'Niya Latson from the transfer portal this offseason. She led the NCAA with her 25.1 points per game in the 2024-25 season and could provide a much-needed closer for the Gamecoc

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