The Tigers and Volunteers remain at the top as SEC play begins, while Utah State and St. Bonaventure join the power rankings

When SEC play starts Thursday, South Carolina launches a quest to do something achieved only once before in SEC women's basketball: Go undefeated for a third consecutive league season. The Gamecocks -- who remain at No.

A team with so many veterans (four starters are in at least their fifth seasons) really should value the ball more. But the Golden Bears commit 18.1 turnovers per game, placing them in the 31st percentile nationally.