South Carolina’s women’s basketball head coach, Dawn Staley is clearly one of the elite coaches in the sport. In 16 seasons as the leader of the Gamecocks women’s team, she has won three national championships and has led them to six final four appearances in the last nine years.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley speaks out on South Carolina not being the top overall seed in the NCAA women's tournament.

Here are 4 reasons why South Carolina won't repeat as women's March Madness champions: Forward Ashlyn Watkins, a critical part of the Gamecocks' 2024 NCAA championship team, is out for the season.