Ahead of the conference’s media day this week in Birmingham, Alabama, the SEC has released its preseason media poll for women’s basketball on Tuesday, and South Carolina checked in at No. 2
Ahead of USC, Mississippi State was picked to repeat as regular season champions despite losing four starters from last year’s national runner-up squad. Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri rounded out the top five.
If that poll turns out to be accurate, South Carolina will finish 2018-2019 in the top two of the league in the regular season for the sixth consecutive
The Gamecocks are also seeking to extend their SEC record of four conference tournament titles in a row.