One of the finest and most salient of women’s basketball rivalries is reengaged Thursday night. And for the first time ever, Texas and Tennessee tip off as conference rivals. The two ranked teams fittingly meet during the SEC’s Pat Summitt memorial initiative.

The Lady Vols already had their first test at home against the Sooners, losing a close 87-86 contest. Now all eyes turn to Tennessee’s first matchup against the Texas Longhorns, led by head coach Vic Schaefer.

These women's basketball players posted big-time performances and were named to the NCAA.com starting five this week. Longhorn star, Madison Booker, sits at the top of this week's starting five after her dominant scoring performances against Auburn and Maryland.

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There is early SEC women’s basketball action on Thursday, Jan. 9 when the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks host the Texas A&M Aggies at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.

In 2018, Notre Dame produced one of the 10 largest comebacks in the history of women's college basketball — and did it on a big stage. The Fighting Irish trailed by 23 in a top-10 battle with Tennessee before pulling off a 37-point swing to win by 14 points. Notre Dame went on to win the 2018 NCAA tournament a few months later.

South Carolina remains No. 2 in ESPN's Women's College Basketball Power Rankings and looks strong heading into what could be two of its toughest tests in the SEC. South Carolina hosts LSU on Friday (ESPN, 5 p.m. ET) and then travels to Tennessee on Monday (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET).

A highly anticipated women's basketball matchup between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU, planned for Thursday, will be postponed to Friday because of a winter storm, the Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday.