Nine games against NCAA Tournament teams highlight the South Dakota State women’s basketball schedule, announced Monday by 19th-year head coach Aaron Johnston.
The 2018-19 schedule includes:
•One NCAA Elite 8 team
•Four Sweet Sixteen teams
•Nine NCAA Tournament teams
•Two WNIT teams
•Seven teams with final 2017-18 top-50 RPI ratings
•Six teams won their regular season and tournament titles
The Jackrabbits, who are coming off their 12th 20-win season in 13 years, eighth NCAA Tournament and 12th Division I postseason appearance, play 13 nonleague games, including six in the friendly confines of Frost Arena. They also play two home exhibitions in October and November.
The toughest stretch of the Jackrabbits’ schedule is its first seven games with each opponent reaching the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
Nov. 6 marks the opening of the 53rd season of women’s basketball when SDSU is on the road at Marquette.
South Dakota State celebrates its 46th year in Frost Arena when it hosts Florida Gulf Coast Nov. 9.
