Last season, the South Carolina Gamecocks captured the SEC regular season and tournament championships. Yet, it was the LSU Lady Tigers who took the ultimate crown, winning the program’s first national championship.
With the triumph, LSU deservedly enters the season at the top, both of the SEC standings and national rankings. The Gamecocks and Tennessee Lady Vols, however, promise to present a challenge to the Lady Tigers. A number of teams below the top three, such as the Ole Miss Rebels or Texas A&M Aggies, could surge above expectations and enter the conference contender conversation.
Here’s how SEC coaches expect the conference to shake out in 2023-24:
- LSU
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Ole Miss
- Mississippi State
- Texas A&M
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Florida
- Missouri
- Auburn
- Vanderbilt
- Kentucky
And here are our thoughts on the class of the conference—LSU, South Carolina and Tennessee—and the other tiers of SEC teams:
LSU
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