VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota women's basketball moved to No. 21 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll released Tuesday night. The Coyotes gained 54 votes and moved up three spots from a week ago when the squad first entered the poll.
South Dakota (10-3) enters Summit League play at the top of the league standings for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
USD has finished the season ranked in the top-25 of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll seven times in 11 years at the Division I level, twice finishing the year as the No. 1 ranked mid-major.
South Dakota resumes play on Friday, Dec. 29, with the Summit League opener against North Dakota State. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll
Rk School Record PR
1. Gonzaga 13-2 1
2. Princeton 8-3 2
3. Ball State 9-2 3
4. Florida Gulf Coast 9-4 6
5. Cleveland State 11-2 7
6. Green Bay 8-3 8
7. Toledo 6-3 4
8. Middle Tennessee 10-3 14
9. Stony Brook 9-1 18
10. James Madison 8-4 9
11. Columbia 7-4 16
12. Drake 7-4 17
13. Chattanooga 11-3 5
14. Belmont 7-4 12
15. Old Dominion 8-2 11
16. South Dakota State 6-5 10
17. Grand Canyon 8-3 15
18. Fairfield 10-1 19
19. Norfolk State 8-4 23
20. Southern Miss 7-3 13
21. South Dakota 10-3 24
22. Santa Clara 11-3 NR
23. Towson 7-3 20
24. Cal Baptist 10-1 22
25. Albany 10-2 NR
