Stanford, UConn lead way in women's NCAA tournament 1-64 power rankings
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2021 Season
2021 Schedule
21-4, 1st in Summit
- 11/2815W 76-69
- 11/30W 66-47
- 12/618W 75-72
- 12/10L 62-53
- 12/12L 65-48
- 12/15W 87-73
- 12/1920W 60-52
- 12/21W 82-67
- 12/23W 74-63
- 1/8W 71-61
- 1/9W 87-66
- 1/15W 62-50
- 1/16W 64-54
- 1/22W 81-52
- 1/23W 66-44
- 1/29CANC
- 1/30CANC
- 2/5W 64-45
- 2/6W 80-75
- 2/13W 82-60
- 2/14W 73-61
- 2/19W 86-78
- 2/20W 69-60
- 2/26W 73-53
- 2/27W 72-66
- 3/6L 52-40
- 3/218L 72-55
- Full Schedule
Who's the top 2020-21 player of the year candidate in every women's college basketball conference?
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Baylor sits at No. 1 in combined men's and women's college basketball rankings
Baylor leads ESPN's combined rankings with the No. 1 team in men's basketball and the No. 5 team in women's hoops.
Sjerven, No. 17 South Dakota women win Summit title 63-58
Hannah Sjerven scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter and 17th-ranked South Dakota earned a return trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 63-58 win over second-seeded South Dakota State in the Summit League championship game on Tuesday.
No. 20 South Dakota women claim outright Summit League title
Chloe Lamb scored 22 points, Madison McKeever added 19 and the two combined for 19 fourth-quarter points to help No. 20 South Dakota fend off South Dakota State 77-67 and claim the outright Summit League championship Saturday.
SDSU women hit 5-straight half-court shots (0:45)
Duffey helps No. 15 South Dakota women top state rival 83-48
Ciara Duffey scored 21 points, Hannah Sjerven added 16 and No. 25 South Dakota routed rival South Dakota State 83-48 on Sunday in a game postponed one day because of bad weather.
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Who are the leading candidates for mid-major player of the year?
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Ionescu's steal leads to Hebard layup (0:26)
Ionescu becomes Oregon's all-time 3-point FG leader (0:20)
Hebard, No. 3 Oregon women rediscover shooting touch in rout
Ruthy Hebard had 22 points on 11-of-15 shooting, and No. 3 Oregon rediscovered its touch from the field in a 95-56 rout of South Dakota State on Sunday.
Ionescu scores fast-break layup (0:18)
Indiana, Oregon, mid-majors win big on Thanksgiving Day
Holiday tournaments got off to a hot start, as No. 17 Indiana upset No. 5 South Carolina for its first victory over a top-five team since 2010.
South Dakota State women upset No. 21 South Florida 61-50
Myah Selland scored 17 points, Paiton Burckhard had 16 points and nine rebounds, and South Dakota State beat No. 21 South Florida 61-50 on Thursday in the Cancun Challenge.
Oregon heads to Elite 8 with 63-53 win over South Dakota St
Ruthy Hebard had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu added 17 points and 11 assists to send second-seeded Oregon to its third straight Elite Eight with a 63-53 victory over No. 6 South Dakota State on Friday night.
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Best of Monday's women's NCAA tournament action
We look at the best of Monday's games in the women's NCAA tournament, including 6-seeds UCLA and South Dakota State and No. 11 Missouri State reaching the Sweet 16.
South Dakota State beats Syracuse 75-64, reaches Sweet 16
Madison Guebert scored 18 of her 20 points on 3-pointers, including two critical 3s in the fourth quarter, to lead No. 6 seed South Dakota State to a 75-64 win over third-seeded Syracuse on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Guebert's transition 3-pointer extends lead (0:26)
Mangakahia's fancy passing leads to two layup (0:32)
South Dakota State tops Quinnipiac 76-65
Macy Miller scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 6 seed South Dakota State to a 76-65 win over 11th-seeded Quinnipiac in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
South Dakota St. wins 9th Summit League title in 11 years
Macy Miller finished with 30 points, giving her 2,295 to set the Summit League's career mark, to help South Dakota State beat South Dakota 83-71 on Tuesday to earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
South Dakota State upends No. 23 South Dakota women in OT
Macy Miller scored 28 points and Tagyn Larson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead South Dakota State over No. 23 South Dakota 82-78 in overtime on Sunday and take command of the Summit League race.
2020-21 Summit Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 14-0 | - | 21-4 |
| South Dakota | 12-2 | 2 | 19-6 |
| North Dakota St | 9-7 | 6 | 15-9 |
| UM Kansas City | 7-8 | 7.5 | 10-12 |
| Western Illinois | 6-8 | 8 | 8-16 |
| Denver | 5-9 | 9 | 7-16 |
| Omaha | 4-8 | 9 | 7-13 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-8 | 9 | 6-15 |
| North Dakota | 2-13 | 12.5 | 2-19 |
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP |
|---|
| 25 |