2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
| 2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball | |
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Summit League regular-season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Record | 27–6 (16–0 The Summit) |
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| Home arena | Frost Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Summit League tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits were led by 24th-year head coach Aaron Johnston and they competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.
The Jackrabbits finished the season 27–6 overall and 16–0 in conference play. They finished in first place in the conference during the season and were the first overall seed for the Summit League tournament. After a bye in the first round, the Jackrabbits defeated ninth seed Omaha in the second round and South Dakota in the semifinals. They reached the Summit League tournament finals for the third consecutive year and six of the last seven years, this year, playing second seed North Dakota State, against whom they won. The Jackrabbits won all Summit League tournament games by 13 points. With the win in the Summit League tournament, the Jackrabbits received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. During the selection show, it was announced the Jackrabbits would be placed in the Portland regional 4 as the 12 seed with a first-round matchup against Pac-12 opponent Utah, to whom they lost.