2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2019–20
Prev Year:	2018–19
Next Year:	2020–21
Team:	South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Conference:	Summit League
Short Conf:	The Summit
Record:	23–10
Conf Record:	13–3
Hc Year:	20th full, 21st overall
Asst Coach1:	Mike Jewett
Asst Coach2:	Carissa Thielbar
Asst Coach3:	Megan Lueck

The 2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represented South Dakota State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by twentieth-year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

Previous season

The 2018–19 Jackrabbits went 28–7 overall and 15–1 in conference play, finishing first.

The Jackrabbits won the 2019 Summit League tournament defeating Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals, Oral Roberts in the semifinals, and South Dakota in the Summit League championship game, 83–71, earning the Jackrabbits an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

They received a six seed in the Portland Region facing the number 11 seed Quinnipiac and defeated them 76–65. In the second round, the Jackrabbits would face the number three seed Syracuse and beat them as well with a score of 75–64. For the second time this season, the Jackrabbits would lose to Oregon but in the Sweet Sixteen matchup.

Schedule

Rankings

See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

+ Regular-season polls	Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV																		N/A
Coaches	RV

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes
(NR)		Not ranked

Notes and References

Web site: 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule . July 13, 2024 . gojacks.com.