NEW YORK – Dawn Staley already has accomplished so much at South Carolina. Now she can add the first preseason No.
1 ranking in school history to the list of achievements.The Gamecocks received 29 of the 30 first-place votes in The Associated Press preseason women's Top 25 released Tuesday.“It’s pretty cool to be the first to do things at a place, where you can feel the love for our team in this town,” Staley said. “They’ve been along this journey with us and allowed us to do things like this.”The Gamecocks, who had been second twice in the preseason poll, in 2014 and 2015, finished last season at No.
1 for the first time. Staley hopes that this year's team will get a chance to compete for a national championship after last season's NCAA.