USC earns #1 seed in NCAA Women's Tournament
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the fifth straight season, South Carolina women's basketball has earned an NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed. Making their 13th straight appearance at the event, the Gamecocks are the No. 1 seed in the Birmingham 1 Region. They will host first- and second-round games at Colonial Life Arena this weekend.
In the First Round, the reigning National Champion Gamecocks (30-3) will play No. 16 seed Tennessee Tech (26-5) on Friday, Mar. 21. No. 8 seed Utah (22-8) and No. 9 seed Indiana (19-12) will also square off at Colonial Life Arena on Friday. The winner of those two games will meet on Sun., Mar. 23.
South Carolina has been ranked atop both national polls since coming in at No. 6/4 in the preseason polls. The Gamecocks enter the NCAA Tournament undefeated for the second-straight season after claiming their eight SEC Regular-Season and eighth SEC Tournament titles. It marked the sixth time in the last 10 seasons they have swept both titles. South Carolina leads the country with 17 NET top-50 wins, and its seven wins against ranked opponents are second-most in the country.
This is the 21st all-time NCAA Tournament bid for the Gamecocks, who have won three National Championships (2017, 2022, 2024) and played in three other Final Fours in the last nine tournaments. South Carolina has played in a total of 14 Sweet 16s and advanced to the Elite Eight eight times. The Gamecocks are 50-17 all-time in the event, including a 42-9 mark under head coach Dawn Staley.
This marks the Gamecocks' ninth regional No. 1 seed all-time after earning the position in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. South Carolina advanced to the Final Four as a No. 1 seed in 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Ticket booklets for the first- and second-round games can be purchased online at: https://am.ticketmaster.com/gamecocks/buy/virtual-venue/V0IyNUFTQg== or by calling the Gamecock Ticket Office at 800-472-3267.
Single-session tickets first- or second-round games will go on sale on Mon., March 17, at 10 a.m. ET.
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