The 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by sixteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League and played home games at Frost Arena, in Brookings, South Dakota. They finished the season 27–7, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Summit League women's tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they upset Miami (FL) in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| The Summit League regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| The Summit League Women's tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| NCAA Women's tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
See also 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
References