| Sex: | women |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Summit League |
| Short Conf: | The Summit |
| Record: | 29–9 |
| Conf Record: | 17–1 |
| Head Coach: | Aaron Johnston |
| Hc Year: | 22nd full, 23rd overall |
| Asst Coach1: | Carissa Thielbar |
| Asst Coach2: | Megan Lueck |
| Asst Coach3: | Sadie Thramer |
| Stadium: | Frost Arena |
| Champion: | Summit League regular season co-champions |
| Tourney: | 2022 WNIT champions |
The 2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represented South Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 22nd-year head coach Aaron Johnston, compete in the Summit League. They played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.
The Jackrabbits went 21–4 overall and 14–0 in conference play,[1] finishing first in the Summit League.
South Dakota State lost in the quarterfinals in an upset to #8 seed Omaha, but still qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as an at-large bid.
In the 2021 NCAA tournament, the Jacks received a nine seed in the River Walk Regional and played Syracuse, to whom they lost 55–72.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Meyer | 2 | G | 5'6" | Freshman | Albany, MN | Signed for the 2021–22 season | |
| Haleigh Timmer | 13 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Rapid City, SD | Signed for the 2021–22 season |
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See main article: 2021–22 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 | Final |
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| AP | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received votes | ||
| (NR) | Not ranked |
Myah Selland, First team[5]
Paige Meyer, Second team[5]
Paiton Burckhard, Honorable Mention [5]
Tylee Irwin, Honorable Mention [5]
Tori Nelson, Honorable Mention [5]
Tylee Irwin[5]
Paige Meyer[5]
Myah Selland[6]
Myah Selland[6]
Haleigh Timmer[6]