ELMHURST, Ill.—The South Dakota women's basketball team returned to the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll on Tuesday night with a debut at No. 24.
The Coyotes (11-5) took care of business on the road last week and start off Summit League play at 3-0 for the first time in seven years in the league. South Dakota won both games in a two-game road swing that included North Dakota State and defending Summit League champion Western Illinois. The Leathernecks clocked in at No. 20 in the poll a week ago.
South Dakota previously spent 22 consecutive weeks on the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, lasting from Nov. 15, 2016 to Dec. 18, 2017.
The Coyotes host Mount Marty College in nonconference action at 7 p.m. tonight inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. USD returns to league play on Saturday as they host Fort Wayne at 1 p.m.
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RECORD |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
| 1. |
FGCU (25) |
15-3 |
766 |
1 |
Atlantic Sun |
| 2. |
Green Bay (5) |
12-2 |
737 |
2 |
Horizon |
| 3. |
South Dakota State |
12-4 |
704 |
3 |
Summit |
| 4. |
Belmont (1) |
14-3 |
667 |
4 |
Ohio Valley |
| 5. |
Princeton |
11-3 |
607 |
6 |
Ivy League |
| 6. |
Ball State |
13-1 |
588 |
7 |
Mid-American |
| 7. |
Mercer |
15-2 |
566 |
8 |
Southern |
| 8. |
Central Michigan |
11-3 |
513 |
9 |
Mid-American |
| 9. |
Elon |
10-4 |
481 |
5 |
Colonial |
| 10. |
UC Davis |
12-3 |
445 |
12 |
Big West |
| 11. |
Chattanooga |
11-5 |
439 |
11 |
Southern |
| 12. |
Quinnipiac |
10-5 |
436 |
17 |
Metro Atlantic |
| 13. |
Wright State |
12-4 |
408 |
13 |
Horizon |
| 14. |
Northern Colorado |
12-3 |
407 |
14 |
Big Sky |
| 15. |
Gonzaga |
11-4 |
383 |
15 |
West Coast |
| 16. |
Buffalo |
11-3 |
352 |
10 |
Mid-American |
| 17. |
IUPUI |
11-3 |
247 |
21 |
Horizon |
| 18. |
American |
10-4 |
194 |
25 |
Patriot |
| 19. |
Saint Mary's |
10-5 |
182 |
NR |
West Coast |
| 20. |
Drake |
9-7 |
126 |
NR |
Missouri Valley |
| 21. |
Albany |
12-3 |
122 |
19 |
America East |
| 22. |
Brown |
12-1 |
115 |
24 |
Ivy League |
| 23. |
Navy |
11-3 |
113 |
16 |
Patriot |
| 24. |
South Dakota |
11-5 |
83 |
NR |
Summit |
| 25. |
Gardner-Webb |
12-3 |
73 |
NR |
Big South |
