No. 4 Texas is now part of the new 16-team SEC, and its two games against South Carolina will display two of the toughest teams in the conference. The Longhorns travel to Columbia on Jan. 12, then host the Gamecocks on Feb. 9. Former Mississippi State coach Vic Schaefer, now at Texas, makes his return to the SEC.

The SECs preseason women's basketball poll is out, and LSU is featured heavily. See where Kim Mulkey's Tigers are expected to finish in the conference.

UConn received two first-place votes. The Huskies have been ranked in the top 10 in the preseason poll for 30 straight years now. Geno Auriemma’s team went through major injury issues last year but the Huskies look to be healthy for the most part to start this season.