South Carolina women's basketball No. 1 in preseason AP poll; Gamecocks face 11 Top 25 teams
No. 4 Texas is now part of the new 16-team SEC, and its two games against South Carolina will display two of the toughest teams in the conference. The Longhorns travel to Columbia on Jan. 12, then host the Gamecocks on Feb. 9. Former Mississippi State coach Vic Schaefer, now at Texas, makes his return to the SEC.