2021–22 Summit League men's basketball season

2021-22 Summit League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams10
Regular Season
Regular season championSouth Dakota State
Season MVPBaylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Summit League tournament
ChampionsSouth Dakota State
  Runners-upNorth Dakota State
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 18 0   1.000 30 5   .857
North Dakota State 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Kansas City 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Oral Roberts 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
South Dakota 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Western Illinois 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Denver 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
St. Thomas * 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Omaha 4 14   .222 5 25   .167
North Dakota 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2022 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

The 2021–22 Summit League Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on December 20, 2021. The regular season ended on February 26, 2022, setting up the 2022 Summit League men's basketball tournament from March 5 to March 8.
South Dakota State was the regular season champion, finishing with a perfect 18-0 conference record for the first time in conference and team history. The Jacks would go on to win the Summit League tournament as well, beating North Dakota State to reach their first NCAA tournament berth in four years.