2021–22 Summit League women's basketball season

The 2020–21 Summit League women's basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices in October 2021 followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2021. The conference is scheduled to begin in December 2021. This was the fifteenth season under the Summit League name and the 40th since the conference was established under its current charter as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982.

2021–22 Summit League women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)WDAY'Z Xtra, Midco Sports Network
Regular season
Summit League Tournament
2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas City0–0 –10–1  .909
Western Illinois0–0 –9–2  .818
South Dakota0–0 –6–4  .600
North Dakota0–0 –5–5  .500
Denver0–0 –5–6  .455
Oral Roberts0–0 –5–6  .455
Omaha0–0 –4–5  .444
South Dakota State0–0 –4–7  .364
North Dakota State0–0 –3–6  .333
St. Thomas*0–0 –3–7  .300
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2022 Summit League Tournament winner
As of December 16, 2021; 

The Summit League Tournament is scheduled for March 5–8, 2022 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team ESPN Signees
Denver―
Kansas City―
North Dakota―
North Dakota State―
Omaha―
Oral Roberts―
St. Thomas―
South Dakota―
South Dakota State―
Western Illinois―

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden[1] Naismith[2] Lieberman[3] Drysdale[4] Miller[5] McClain[6] Leslie[7] Wade
Myah Selland – South Dakota State Myah Selland – South Dakota State
Hannah Sjerven – South Dakota		 ― ― Myah Selland – South Dakota State ― ―

Preseason polls
Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season § Pre-season polls

Summit League Coaches' Poll
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
Place Team Points First place votes
1.South Dakota71220
2.South Dakota State67218
3.North Dakota State544―
4.Kansas City486―
5.Denver385―
6.Oral Roberts383―
7.Western Illinois382―
8.Omaha314―
9.North Dakota181―
10.St. Thomas147―

Source:[8]

Preseason All-Summit League First Team
Key
Symbol Meaning
Preseason player of the year automatically earns a spot on the first team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Naomie AlnatasKansas CitySr.G5'7Cayenne, French Guiana (Chalon Basket)
Paiton BurckhardSouth Dakota StateJr.F6'0Aberdeen, SD (Aberdeen Central HS)
Tylee IrwinSouth Dakota StateSr.F6'0Wahpeton, ND (Wahpeton HS)
Chloe LambSouth DakotaR-Sr.G5'10Onida, SD (Sully Buttes HS)
Myah Selland South Dakota StateR-Jr.F6'1Letcher, SD (Sanborn Central/Woonsocket HS)
Hannah SjervenSouth DakotaR-Sr.C6'2Rogers, MN (Rogers HS)

Preseason All-Summit League Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Meghan BoydDenverJr.G5'11Eagle, ID (Eagle HS)
Uju EzeuduDenverJr.F6'0Reynoldsburg, OH (Reynoldsburg HS)
Heaven HamlingNorth Dakota StateJr.G5'8Grand Rapids, MN (Grand Rapids HS)
Liv KorngableSouth DakotaR-Sr.G5'10Rochester, MN (Mayo HS)
Keni Jo LippeOral RobertsGr.G5'9Adair, OK (Adair HS)

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.


Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Regular season

The schedule will be released in middle of June.[9]

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (December 15, 2021):

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference Record
Nov 9OmahaNo. 12 Iowa StateHilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA―L 38–650–1
Nov 12No. 1 South CarolinaSouth DakotaSanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SDMammoth Sports Construction InvitationalL 41–720–2
Nov 15South Dakota StateNo. 14 Iowa StateHilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA―L 56–750–3
Nov 26No. 23 Texas A&MSouth Dakota †Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin IslandsParadise JamL 44–580–4
Nov 27South Dakota StateNo. 19 UCLA †Hertz Arena ● Estero, FLGulf Coast ShowcaseW 76–661–4
Dec 9North Dakota StateNo. 6 ArizonaMcKale Center ● Tucson, AZ―L 47–591–5

Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Conference schedule

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[10]

  Denver Kansas City North Dakota North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois
vs. Arizona –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Kansas City 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. North Dakota 0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. North Dakota State 0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Omaha 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oral Roberts 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. St. Thomas 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. South Dakota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. South Dakota State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Western Illinois 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

Points scored
Team For Against Difference
Denver ― ― ―
Kansas City ― ― ―
North Dakota ― ― ―
North Dakota State ― ― ―
Omaha ― ― ―
Oral Roberts ― ― ―
St. Thomas ― ― ―
South Dakota ― ― ―
South Dakota State ― ― ―
Western Illinois ― ― ―

Through November 8, 2021[11]

Rankings
See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
  PreWk
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
Denver AP NV NV NV
C
Kansas City AP NV NV NV
C
North Dakota AP NV NV NV
C
North Dakota State AP NV NV NV
C
Omaha AP NV NV NV
C
Oral Roberts AP NV NV NV
C
St. Thomas AP NV NV NV
C
South Dakota AP RV NV NV
C
South Dakota State AP RV NV NV
C
Western Illinois AP NV NV NV
C

Head coaches

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Summit League records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Summit record Summit titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Denver Doshia Woods Tulane (recruiting coordinator) 2nd 7–16 (.304) 5–9 (.357) 0 0 0 0
Kansas City Jacie Hoyt Kansas State (assistant) 5th 58–56 (.509) 7–8 (.467) 0 0 ♠ 0 0
North Dakota Mallory Bernhard North Dakota (assistant) 2nd 2–19 (.095) 2–13 (.133) 0 0 0 0
North Dakota State Jory Collins Kansas (assistant) 3rd 26–28 (.481) 16-16 (.500) 0 0 0 0
Omaha Carrie Banks Ohio State (assistant) 2nd 7–13 (.350) 4–8 (.333) 0 0 0 0
Oral Roberts Misti Cussen Oral Roberts (assistant) 10th 129–137 (.485) 56–50 (.528) 0 1 0 0
St. Thomas Ruth Sinn Apple Valley HS 17th 356–88 (.802) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0
South Dakota Dawn Plitzuweit Northern Kentucky 6th 129–30 (.811) 66–9 (.880) 2 2 ♠ 0 0
South Dakota State Aaron Johnston South Dakota State (assistant) 22nd 513–170 (.751) 193–35 (.846) 9 10 0 0
Western Illinois JD Gravina Quincy 11th 156–146 (.517) 83–73 (.532) 0 1 0 0

Notes:

  • Kansas City joined to Summit League in Summer of 2020.
  • Oral Roberts joined to Summit League in Summer of 2014.
  • ♠ In 2020 earned the NCAA Tournament berth but the NCAA tournament canceled due the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Overall and Summit League records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
  • NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Summit League offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[12]

Week Player of the Week School Ref.
Nov. 15 Liv Korngable South Dakota [13]
Nov. 22 Brooklyn McDavid Kansas City [14]
Nov. 29 Naomie Alnatas Kansas City [15]
Dec 6. Danni Nichols Western Illinois [16]
Dec 13. Uju Ezeudu Denver [17]
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Totals per School

[12]

School Total
Kansas City 2
Denver 1
South Dakota 1
Western Illinois 1

References
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  4. "Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Shooting Guards to Watch List for 2022 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award". hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  5. "Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Small Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Cheryl Miller Award". hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. "Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Power Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Katrina McClain Award". hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  7. "Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Centers to Watch List for 2022 Lisa Leslie Award". hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
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  9. "Summit League Releases 2021-22 League Basketball Schedules". thesummitleague.org. June 16, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  10. "Summit League Standings".
  11. "Sortable Team Stats". Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  12. "Summit League Women's Basketball Players of the Week".
  13. "Coyotes' Korngable claims season-opening TicketSmarter #SummitWBB weekly award". thesummitleague.org. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  14. "KC's McDavid garners TicketSmarter #SummitWBB weekly accolade". thesummitleague.org. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  15. "Roos' Alnatas takes home TicketSmarter #SummitWBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  16. "WIU's Nichols named TicketSmarter #SummitWBB Player of the Week". thesummitleague.org. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  17. "DU's Ezeudu selected for TicketSmarter #SummitWBB player of the week honor". thesummitleague.org. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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