Three games is all it will take for LSU.

The SEC women’s basketball tournament started on Wednesday in Greenville, S.C., with all 16 teams competing for a postseason conference championship.

The Tigers finished the regular season with an overall record of 26-4 and a conference record of 12-4. With this, LSU finished fourth in the standings, capturing the No. 4 seed and earning a double-bye in the conference tournament.

While some teams already started their postseason run, the Tigers won’t have to play until the quarterfinals on Friday evening.

LSU will need to win three games to secure a conference tournament championship, which it last did in 2003 against Tennessee.

The first obstacle in its way is the No. 5-seeded Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma took care of Florida in its first game of the tournament, defeating the Gators 82-64.

LSU and Oklahoma met back in January, where the Tigers went on the road and came out on top, winning 91-72.

Despite the lopsided score, the Sooners are not only one of the most dangerous teams in the conference, but also in the country. Finishing the regular season with a 24-6 record, they were one of two teams this year to hand South Carolina a loss while also picking up a handful of ranked victories.

Oklahoma will be looking to get its revenge against LSU by leaning on the starting lineup, who all finished the regular season with double-digit points.

Freshman guard Aaliyah Chavez entered the season as the No. 3-ranked player in high school on ESPN and finished her first collegiate season averaging 18.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Her performance earned her a spot on the All-SEC Second Team and the SEC All-Freshman team.

Inside, they’re led by the senior center, Raegan Beers, who finished the season with 15.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. She was also named to the All-SEC First Team.

If LSU can get past the duo of Chavez and Beers in the quarterfinals, they’ll be welcomed by the hometown team in No.1 seed South Carolina.

Not even a month ago, the Tigers and the Gamecocks met with College Gameday for another entertaining matchup. In the end, it was a close affair that came down to missed opportunities for LSU as the team went 14-for-23 (61%) from the free-throw line.

Senior guard Flau’jae Johnson missed a pair of free throws down by one with 45 seconds remaining. After South Carolina made it a three-point game, Johnson had a chance to tie with 20 seconds left, but missed, and the Gamecocks were able to escape Baton Rouge with a 79-72 win.

South Carolina’s Tessa Johnson plagued the Tigers, scoring 21 points while shooting 4-for-5 (80%) from the 3-point line. Raven Johnson also had a solid game, scoring 19 points while recording seven rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Tigers’ head coach Kim Mulkey was visibly upset in the last outing and looked to her bench, yelling, “Who can guard Tessa?”

Freshman guard Bella Hines was the first one to raise her hand. She slowed Tessa Johnson down while also contributing on the offensive end.

If LSU wants to get past Gamecocks, they’ll need to find answers to stopping both Johnson and Raven while also taking advantage of opportunities at the free-throw line.

Vanderbilt and Texas occupy the other top seeds in the tournament and have the talent to win the conference championship.

The Commodores secured the No. 2 seed and have the SEC Player of the Year, Mikayla Blakes. It was a no-brainer after the performances she had throughout this season, leading the nation in scoring at 27.1 points per game. Blakes also handed LSU a loss earlier in the season, scoring 32 points.

In the final eight games of the season, Blakes scored 30 or more points in seven of them and averaged 33.2 points during that stretch. It’s not just Blakes carrying the team either.

Alongside Blakes winning the conference player of the year, and her head coach, Shea Ralph, winning the SEC Coach of the Year, they also have the SEC Freshman of the Year in Aubrey Galvan.

Galvan finished the season averaging 12.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.7 steals per game.

The 28-3 Longhorns had another great season and were once again led by Madison Booker, who earned a spot on the All-SEC First Team, averaging 18.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 steals while shooting 50% from the field.

Texas has depth with six different players averaging over eight points, excluding Booker. The Longhorns picked up solid wins over the season, splitting series against both South Carolina and LSU.

The top-five teams in the tournament can compete for a national championship, but keep an eye on teams such as Ole Miss, Tennessee and Georgia, which can all cause some havoc if they get hot.