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

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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | St. Cloud State | W 85-43 | | Frost Arena Brookings, SD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 67-74 | 0-1 | Knapp Center (2,793) Des Moines, IA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Creighton | L 48-61 | 0-2 | D. J. Sokol Arena (774) Omaha, NE |
| November 15, 2019* 7:45 p.m. | | vs. Dakota Wesleyan | W 77-49 | 1-2 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (2,139) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Montana State | W 60-50 | 2-2 | Frost Arena (1,596) Brookings, SD |
| November 23, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | Wyoming | W 67-40 | 3-2 | Frost Arena (1,499) Brookings, SD |
| November 28, 2019* 10:00 a.m. | | vs. No. 21 South Florida Cancún Challenge | W 61-50 | 4-2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (235) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2019* 10:00 a.m. | | vs. Notre Dame Cancún Challenge | W 65-59 | 5-2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (259) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 30, 2019* 12:30 p.m. | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Cancún Challenge | L 70-71 | 5-3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (157) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Coppin State | W 94-41 | 6-3 | Frost Arena (1,312) Brookings, SD |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., PAC-12 | | at No. 3 Oregon | L 56-95 | 6-4 | Matthew Knight Arena (9,560) Eugene, OR |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Chattanooga | W 71-56 | 7-4 | Frost Arena (1,326) Brookings, SD |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Central Michigan | L 74-79 | 7-5 | Frost Arena (1,369) Brookings, SD |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Marquette | L 58-65 | 7-6 | Frost Arena (1,391) Brookings, SD |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 60-55 | 8-6 | Kress Events Center (1,700) Green Bay, WI |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Omaha | W 68-51 | 9-6 (1-0) | Baxter Arena (611) Omaha, NE |
| January 2, 2020 6:00 p.m. | | Oral Roberts #BeatType1Diabetes Game | W 58-44 | 10-6 (2-0) | Frost Arena (1,538) Brookings, SD |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Illinois Lamb Bonanza | W 75-45 | 11-6 (3-0) | Frost Arena (2,020) Brookings, SD |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 p.m. | | at Denver | W 86-79 | 12-6 (4-0) | Hamilton Gymnasium (341) Denver, CO |
| January 12, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 100-69 | 13-6 (5-0) | Memorial Coliseum (718) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 99-64 | 14-6 (6-0) | Frost Arena (1,603) Brookings, SD |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at No. 25 South Dakota | L 48-83 | 14-7 (6-1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,153) Vermillion, SD |
| January 24, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 60-52 | 15-7 (7-1) | Frost Arena (1,959) Brookings, SD |
| January 30, 2020 5:15 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | W 89-48 | 16-7 (8-1) | Western Hall (581) Macomb, IL |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Oral Roberts | W 76-61 | 17-7 (9-1) | Mabee Center (1,303) Tulsa, OK |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Omaha Pork Classic | W 69-59 | 18-7 (10-1) | Frost Arena (2,929) Brookins, SD |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Denver Academic Night | L 62-72 | 18-8 (10-2) | Frost Arena (1,628) Brookins, SD |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Purdue Fort Wayne Family of the Year | W 89-43 | 19-8 (11-2) | Frost Arena (1,627) Brookins, SD |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | W 74-61 | 20-8 (12-2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,394) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | No. 20 South Dakota | L 67-77 | 20-9 (12-3) | Frost Arena (3,672) Brookins, SD |
| February 27, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | W 85-58 | 21-9 (13-3) | Scheels Center (1,356) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League women's tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 2:30 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) North Dakota Quarterfinals | W 72-43 | 22-9 | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 9, 2020 2:30 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (6) North Dakota State Semifinals | W 76-56 | 23–9 | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 10, 2020 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) No. 17 South Dakota Championship | L 58-63 | 23-10 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,833) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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## Rankings

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