The 2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by nineteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota. They finished the season 28–7, 15–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season. They were champions of the Summit League women's tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Quinnipiac and upset Syracuse in the first and second rounds to advance to their first sweet sixteen appearance, where they lost to Oregon.
Previous season The Jackrabbits went 26–7 overall and 12–2 in conference play, finishing in second place. The Jackrabbits won the 2018 Summit League Tournament, defeating North Dakota State in the quarterfinals, Western Illinois in the semifinals, and South Dakota in the Summit League Championship 65–50, earning the Jackrabbits an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
During the selection show, the Jackrabbits received an 8 seed in the Spokane region facing the Villanova Wildcats, but lost in overtime 81–74.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| The Summit League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| The Summit League Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Women's Tournament
Rankings
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