VERMILLION, S.D.–South Dakota women's basketball improved one spot to No. 23 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll announced Tuesday evening. Votes are made by 31 head coaches from 22 mid-major conferences.
The Coyotes (13-5, 4-0 Summit) entered the Mid-Major poll a week ago in the 24th spot. In the last week, South Dakota tallied an 87-25 victory over Mount Marty and defeated Fort Wayne 85-43. The Coyotes shot above 60 percent in both games and forced 51 combined turnovers for the week.
Sophomore guard
Ciara Duffy, junior guard
Allison Arens and junior guard
Jaycee Bradley are all averaging double figures for the Coyotes. Duffy is averaging 17.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists through the team's first four Summit League games.
Florida Gulf Coast (16-3) remains at the top of the poll receiving 24 of the first-place votes.
South Dakota faces Oral Roberts at 7 p.m. Wednesday inside the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Coyotes return to the Sanford Coyote Sports Center to host Omaha on Saturday.
1. Florida Gulf Coast (24) 16-3 765 1 Atlantic Sun
2. Green Bay (6) 14-2 738 2 Horizon
3. South Dakota State 14-4 707 3 Summit League
4. Belmont (1) 16-3 673 4 Ohio Valley
5. Princeton 13-3 611 5 Ivy League
6. Central Michigan 13-3 578 8 Mid-American
7. Mercer 16-2 568 7 Southern
8. UC Davis 13-3 537 10 Big West
9. Quinnipiac 12-5 521 12 Metro Atlantic
10. Buffalo 13-3 475 16 Mid-American
11. Ball State 14-2 434 6 Mid-American
12. Wright State 13-4 427 13 Horizon
13. Gonzaga 13-4 408 15 West Coast
14. IUPUI 13-3 342 17 Horizon
15. American 13-4 291 18 Patriot
16. Saint Mary's 12-5 268 19 West Coast
17. Drake 11-7 237 20 Missouri Valley
18. Chattanooga 11-6 219 11 Southern
19. Elon 10-6 217 9 Colonial
20. Northern Colorado 13-4 202 14 Big Sky
21. Albany 14-3 196 21 America East
22. Navy 14-3 180 23 Patriot
23. South Dakota 13-5 129 24 Summit League
24. James Madison 9-7 74 NR Colonial
25. Western Illinois 13-5 56 NR Summit League
