After a slow holiday period, the top 10 remains unchanged -- but this is the week the matchups really get good.

Missouri basketball took a run at South Carolina in the first half, but the Tigers faded after the break as the Gamecocks beat Mizzou in its SEC opener.

It’s South Carolina women's basketball vs Missouri to open SEC play this college basketball season. Follow for live score updates from Mizzou Arena.

The Gamecocks -- who remain at No. 2 in this week's ESPN women's college basketball Power Rankings -- went 16-0 in the SEC the past two years. All 16 teams are in action Thursday: South Carolina begins conference play at Missouri (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network), and league newcomers Texas and Oklahoma square off (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2).