The 2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by twentieth-year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.
Previous season The 2018–19 Jackrabbits went 28–7 overall and 15–1 in conference play, finishing in first place.
The Jackrabbits won the 2019 Summit League tournament, defeating Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals, Oral Roberts in the semifinals, and South Dakota in the Summit League championship game, 83–71, earning the Jackrabbits an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
They received a six seed in the Portland Region, facing the number 11 seed Quinnipiac, and defeated them 76–65. In the second round, the Jackrabbits faceed the number three seed Syracuse and beat them as well, with a score of 75–64. For the second time this season, the Jackrabbits lost to Oregon, but in the Sweet Sixteen matchup.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League women's tournament
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Rankings
+ Regular-season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP RV RV N/A Coaches RV * + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked
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