VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota women's basketball is ranked No. 4 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll for the second-straight week as announced Tuesday evening.
The Coyotes are ranked for the 68th consecutive CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, with USD ranking in the poll's top-10 since the midway point of the 2017-18 season.
South Dakota (19-5) captured the Summit League Tournament crown exactly one week ago. USD earned the Summit's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year with the title. The Coyotes are a No. 11 seed in the NCAA bracket and face Oregon in the first round.
The Coyotes are led by all-Summit trio
Hannah Sjerven,
Chloe Lamb and
Liv Korngable accounting for 63.7 percent of the team's scoring. Sjerven is the two-time Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year.
South Dakota and No. 22/23 Oregon face-off at 9 p.m. Monday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Rk School Record PR
1. Gonzaga (22) 22-3 2
2. Missouri State (8) 22-2 1
3. FGCU (1) 25-2 3
4. South Dakota 19-5 4
5. California Baptist 24-0 8
6. Stephen F. Austin 23-2 6
7. South Dakota St. 20-3 5
8. BYU 17-5 7
9. Belmont 19-5 11
10. Idaho State 21-3 13
11. UC Davis 12-2 11
12. Central Michigan 17-8 22
13. Marist 18-3 19
14. IUPUI 15-5 9
15. Maine 17-3 10
16. UT Martin 17-5 12
17. Wright State 18-7 NR
18. Bradley 17-11 NR
19. Bowling Green 19-6 16
20. Bucknell 9-1 14
21. Troy 21-5 20
22. Drexel 14-8 NR
23. Stony Brook 15-5 NR
24. Mercer 19-6 25
25. Liberty 19-8 NR
