The 2017–18 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represent

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. The Jackrabbits, led by eighteenth year head coach

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. The Jackrabbits compete in the Summit League. They play home games in

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. They finished the season 26–7, 12–2 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They were champions of The Summit League women's tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Villanova in an overtime thriller in the first round.

Previous season

The 2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team went 23-9 overall and 12-4 in conference. The Jackrabbits lost in the 2017 Summit League women's basketball tournament to IUPUI not qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. As a result of not qualifying, the Jackrabbits made it to the 2017 WNIT.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings Two human polls make up the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Notable events Stanford failed to be in the top 25 in the AP Poll releas ...

References

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