# 2013–14 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2013–14 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by sixth year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 3, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | North Greenville | W 96–35 | – | Colonial Life Arena (N/A) Columbia, SC |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov. 9, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Charleston Southern | W 99–29 | 1–0 | Colonial Life Arena (5,120) Columbia, SC |
| Nov. 10, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Louisiana Tech | W 68–45 | 2–0 | Colonial Life Arena (5,078) Columbia, SC |
| Nov. 13, 2013* 8:00 p.m., FSSO/FSCR | No. 21 | College of Charleston | W 81–54 | 3–0 | Colonial Life Arena (4,882) Columbia, SC |
| Nov. 17, 2013* 3:00 p.m. | No. 21 | Seton Hall | W 88–67 | 4–0 | Colonial Life Arena (4,765) Columbia, SC |
| Nov. 21, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 | at Clemson | W 68–43 | 5–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (715) Clemson, SC |
| Nov. 23, 2013* 4:00 p.m. | No. 19 | at San Diego State | W 88–54 | 6–0 | Viejas Arena (642) San Diego, CA |
| Nov. 25, 2013* 8:00 p.m., P12N | No. 17 | at USC | W 70–50 | 7–0 | Galen Center (897) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec. 2, 2013* 7:00 p.m., FSSO/FSCR | No. 12 | North Carolina Central | W 79–27 | 8–0 | Colonial Life Arena (4,347) Columbia, SC |
| Dec. 8, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 | at Charlotte | W 76–61 | 9–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,357) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec. 18, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | vs. No. 14 North Carolina Carolinas Challenge | L 66–74 | 9–1 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center (4,137) Myrtle Beach, SC |
| Dec. 20, 2013* 12:00 p.m. | No. 10 | Winthrop | W 69–61 | 10–1 | Colonial Life Arena (5,431) Columbia, SC |
| Dec. 22, 2013* 2:00 p.m., FSSO/FSCR | No. 10 | South Carolina State | W 70–26 | 11–1 | Colonial Life Arena (5,937) Columbia, SC |
| Dec. 29, 2013* 2:00 p.m., FSSO/FSCR | No. 13 | Savannah State | W 82–40 | 12–1 | Colonial Life Arena (4,824) Columbia, SC |
| Jan. 2, 2014 8:00 p.m. | No. 13 | at Arkansas | W 55–51 | 13–1 (1–0) | Bud Walton Arena (2,215) Fayetteville, AR |
| Jan. 5, 2014 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 13 | Vanderbilt | W 76–66 | 14–1 (2–0) | Colonial Life Arena (4,810) Columbia, SC |
| Jan. 9, 2014 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | No. 9 Kentucky | W 68–59 | 15–1 (3–0) | Colonial Life Arena (5,689) Columbia, SC |
| Jan. 12, 2014 2:30 p.m., SPSO | No. 10 | at Auburn | W 72–66 | 16–1 (4–0) | Auburn Arena (2,453) Auburn, AL |
| Jan. 16, 2014 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at No. 25 Texas A&M | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 16–2 (4–1) | Reed Arena (5,778) College Station, TX |
| Jan. 19, 2014 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Alabama | W 77–51 | 17–2 (5–1) | Colonial Life Arena (7,740) Columbia, SC |
| Jan. 26, 2014 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | at No. 16 Vanderbilt | W 61–57 | 18–2 (6–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,554) Nashville, TN |
| Jan. 30, 2014 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Ole Miss | W 99–70 | 19–2 (7–1) | Colonial Life Arena (5,344) Columbia, SC |
| Feb. 2, 2014 3:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Missouri | W 78–62 | 20–2 (8–1) | Colonial Life Arena (7,828) Columbia, SC |
| Feb. 6, 2014 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 | at Mississippi State | W 71–64 | 21–2 (9–1) | Humphrey Coliseum (2,323) Starkville, MS |
| Feb. 9, 2014 8:00 p.m., SEC TV/WKTC | No. 6 | Arkansas | W 67–49 | 22–2 (10–1) | Colonial Life Arena (7,545) Columbia, SC |
| Feb. 16, 2014 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 5 | at No. 19 LSU | W 73–57 | 23–2 (11–1) | Maravich Center (4,275) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb. 20, 2014 7:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSSO | No. 4 | at No. 15 Kentucky | W 81–58 | 24–2 (12–1) | Memorial Coliseum (5,958) Lexington, KY |
| Feb. 23, 2014 1:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 4 | Florida | W 69–55 | 25–2 (13–1) | Colonial Life Arena (10,547) Columbia, SC |
| Feb. 27, 2014 7:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 4 | Georgia | W 67–56 | 26–2 (14–1) | Colonial Life Arena (12,000) Columbia, SC |
| Mar. 2, 2014 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 4 | at No. 10 Tennessee | L 61–73 | 26–3 (14–2) | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,072) Knoxville, TN |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar. 7, 2014 12:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 5 (1) | vs. No. (9) Georgia Quarterfinal | W 67–48 | 27–3 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,217) Duluth, GA |
| Mar. 8, 2014 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 5 (1) | vs. No. 12 (4) Kentucky Semifinal | L 58–68 | 27–4 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,306) Duluth, GA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| Mar. 23, 2014* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 8 (1) | vs. No. (16) Cal State Northridge First Round | W 73–58 | 28–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,365) Seattle, WA |
| Mar. 25, 2014* 9:40 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 8 (1) | vs. No. (9) Oregon State Second Round | W 78–69 | 29–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,664) Seattle, WA |
| Mar. 30, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 8 (1) | vs. No. 12 (4) North Carolina Sweet Sixteen | L 58-65 | 29-5 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Coaches | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5T | 7 | 8 | 8 |