NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Over the past two years, Mississippi State and South Carolina have played for one NCAA championship and two SEC tournament titles. The Gamecocks won all three, and the Bulldogs weren't considered the favorite in any of the matchups. But Sunday, they will be.
For the third season in a row, the SEC tournament will be decided by the two teams that have ascended to the top of the league in recent years. No. 1 seed Mississippi State (32-0) will put its unbeaten record on the line against second-seeded South Carolina (26-5) in Sunday's SEC final (ESPN2, 4:30 p.