Snub or not, the Gamecocks appear to have gotten a favorable draw with plenty of familiar faces. USC faced three of the Regional 2 - Birmingham bracket teams this year and four more last year.

and secured a No. 7 seed in the Big Dance. Led by SEC Player of the Year and First-Team All-American Sindarius Thornwell, the Gamecocks upset Marquette, Duke, Baylor, and Florida before falling to ...