No surprise.
The South Carolina women's basketball team had a historic season last year, and this year, they're being mentioned as a team that could be the last one standing when it's all said and done.
An 88-16 mark since 2012 and an appearance in the Women's Final Four will do that to you.
So it should come as no surprise as the Gamecocks were selected to finish atop the SEC by the league's coaches for the second straight year. Tiffany Mitchell was also named the league's preseason player of the year, while Alaina Coates joined her on the all-conference first team.