During an appearance on ESPN after her team's SEC Conference Tournament semifinal win on March 8, South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley made a plea to the NCAA Selection Committee about where her team should be seeded for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks have once again asserted their dominance in the SEC, capturing their ninth tournament title in eleven years. This latest victory over the No. 1 Texas Longhorns shows the team’s resilience and strategic prowess under Staley’s leadership.

The Gamecocks (30-3) entered the SEC Tournament ranked fifth in the country and projected to be a No. 2 seed. But after throttling three league foes, a No. 1 seed now seems to be a lock.