After the South Carolina women’s basketball team blew out top-ranked Texas in Sunday’s SEC championship game, the Gamecocks should be the No. 1 overall seed in this month’s NCAA Tournament. Not a No. 1 seed. The No. 1 seed.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley had some strong claims following her team's SEC Championship. While the women's conference championships are decided, they are waiting until Sunday to find out who will be seeded for the NCAA tournament.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said her team deserves to be the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament following a dominant run through the Southeastern Conference Tournament, culminating with an impressive 64-45 rout of No.