VERMILLION, S.D. (USD) — South Dakota women’s basketball continues to climb up the rankings in the USA Today Coaches Poll, coming in at No. 16 in the week 14 poll announced Tuesday.
No. 16 South Dakota (22-2, 11-0 Summit) has been rolling past Summit League opponents with an average margin of 35.9 points per game. It’s the nation-leading winning margin in conference games. The Coyotes are one of 13 women’s teams that remain undefeated in conference play this season.
Both of South Dakota’s rankings this week – No. 21 in the Associated Press poll and No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches poll – mark program highs.
This marks South Dakota’s 11th consecutive week in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the second-longest streak in the coaches’ poll by a Summit team (South Dakota State, 14-straight weeks in 2008-09). The Yotes have been ranked in the AP Top 25 for seven weeks this season.
The No. 21/16 Coyotes host Western Illinois at 7 p.m. Thursday in the antepenultimate home game of the season. Tickets are available on GoYotes.com.
