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South Carolina women's basketball receives championship rings

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina received its national championship and Southeastern Conference title rings during a ceremony at the Gamecocks' arena in front of several hundred fans Monday night.

Players signed autographs while coach Dawn Staley posed for pictures with fans before the team received its latest hardware.

South Carolina went 38-0 last season en route to the national title, winning SEC regular-season and tournament championships along the way.

The players wore shirts Monday that read, "Ring Us."

The national championship ring memorializes South Carolina's NCAA tournament titles in 2017, 2022 and last season, with those years circled by the words "National Champions."

The SEC title ring features the team's capital "C" logo and its Gamecocks mascot.

This season's Gamecocks (7-1) moved up a spot to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 on Monday and host No. 8 Duke on Thursday night.