For the first time in program history, the South Dakota State women’s basketball team is ranked in the Associated Press Preseason Poll. The Jackrabbits check in at No. 23 with 67 total votes on the poll, which was released Tuesday.

The Jacks are coming off a 29-9 season that concluded with a WNIT championship victory at Frost Arena. SDSU returns six of its top seven scorers from last year, including 2022 WNIT MVP and 2022 Summit League Preseason Player of the Year Myah Selland. Paige Meyer and Paiton Burckhard, both Summit League preseason first team selections, and Tori Nelson, a Summit League preseason second team pick, are also back for the Jacks.

Following an exhibition contest against Southwest Minnesota State on November 2, the Jackrabbits officially open the season with No. 21 Creighton November 7 at Frost Arena.