# 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

The 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by sixteenth year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League and played home games at Frost Arena, in Brookings, South Dakota. They finished the season 27–7, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Summit League women's tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they upset Miami (FL) in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2015* 6:00 pm | | St. Cloud State | W 79–44 | | Frost Arena (1,455) Brookings, SD |
| 11/05/2015* 6:00 pm | | Mary | W 85–40 | | Frost Arena (1,365) Brookings, SD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | | Marist | W 77–68 | 1–0 | Frost Arena (1,624) Brookings, SD |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas | W 76–69 | 2–0 | Frost Arena (2,109) Brookings, SD |
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | No. 3 Notre Dame | L 64–75 | 2–1 | Frost Arena (5,532) Brookings, SD |
| 11/26/2015* 7:00 pm | | vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division | W 55–54 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,024) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/27/2015* 4:45 pm | | vs. No. 6 Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 55–62 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/28/2015* 4:45 pm | | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 71–39 | 4–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 74–65 | 5–2 | Frost Arena (1,509) Brookings, SD |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 66–62 | 6–2 | Frost Arena (2,449) Brookings, SD |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 89–86 $^{2OT}$ | 7–2 | Frost Arena (1,547) Brookings, SD |
| 12/12/2015* 7:05 pm | | at Creighton | W 53–51 | 8–2 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,023) Omaha, NE |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm | | No. 16 DePaul | W 88–79 | 9–2 | Frost Arena (1,621) Brookings, SD |
| 12/19/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | L 57–58 | 9–3 | Kress Events Center (2,527) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/21/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 58–45 | 10–3 | Stroh Center (2,175) Bowling Green, OH |
| The Summit League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 8:00 pm | | at Denver | W 76–39 | 11–3 (1–0) | Magness Arena (540) Denver, CO |
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm, KVLY | | at North Dakota State | W 81–69 | 12–3 (2–0) | Scheels Arena (2,422) Fargo, ND |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 68–58 | 13–3 (3–0) | Frost Arena (1,628) Brookings, SD |
| 01/13/2016 6:00 pm | | at IPFW | W 61–42 | 14–3 (4–0) | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (450) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | South Dakota | L 58–63 | 14–4 (4–1) | Frost Arena (4,082) Brookings, SD |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 68–66 $^{2OT}$ | 15–4 (5–1) | Frost Arena (1,686) Brookings, SD |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 85–63 | 16–4 (6–1) | Frost Arena (1,963) Brookings, SD |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | W 68–50 | 17–4 (7–1) | Mabee Center (615) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 65–47 | 18–4 (8–1) | Baxter Arena (631) Omaha, NE |
| 02/06/2016 4:30 pm, MidcoSN | | North Dakota State | W 81–47 | 19–4 (9–1) | Frost Arena (3,236) Brookings, SD |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 60–48 | 20–4 (10–1) | Frost Arena (1,698) Brookings, SD |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | IPFW | W 92–64 | 21–4 (11–1) | Frost Arena (3,209) Brookings, SD |
| 02/18/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | Denver | W 80–52 | 22–4 (12–1) | Frost Arena (1,823) Brookings, SD |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at South Dakota | L 75–80 | 22–5 (12–2) | DakotaDome (3,612) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/25/2016 6:00 pm | | at IUPUI | L 60–63 | 22–6 (12–3) | The Jungle (361) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/27/2016 4:30 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 66–65 | 23–6 (13–3) | Western Hall (1,072) Macomb, IL |
| The Summit League Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | vs. IPFW Quarterfinals | W 80–60 | 24–6 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,209) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/07/2016 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | vs. Nebraska–Omaha Semifinals | W 76–58 | 25–6 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,237) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/08/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. South Dakota Championship Game | W 61–55 | 26–6 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,647) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | (12 L) | vs. (5 L) No. 19 Miami (FL) First round | W 74–71 | 27–6 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| 03/21/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (12 L) | at (4 L) No. 13 Stanford Second round | L 65–66 | 27–7 | Maples Pavilion (1,961) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |