South Carolina coach Dawn Staley: We deserve to be the No. 1 overall seed
The Gamecocks (30-3), who won the national championship last season, entered the SEC Tournament ranked fifth in the country and projected to be a No. 2 seed.
But after throttling three league foes by 18, 21 and 19 points, a No. 1 seed now seems to be a lock.
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