The 2024 Summit League women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's college basketball tournament for the Summit League for the 2023–24 season. All tournament games were played at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from March 8–12, 2024.[1]
| 2024 Summit League women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Champions | South Dakota State (11th title) |
| Winning coach | Aaron Johnston (11th title) |
| MVP | Paige Meyer (South Dakota State) |
| Attendance | 36,504 |
| Television | Summit League Network, CBSSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Summit League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editAll nine conference teams will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by conference record. If teams are tied at the conclusion of conference play, the following tiebreakers will be used in this order:
- Head-to-head record
- Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
If St. Thomas were to win the tournament (since the Tommies are ineligible for the NCAA tournament until 2026), the NCAA tournament berth would go to the highest seeded team that is eligible for postseason play.
| Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State | 16–0 | |
| 2 | North Dakota State | 13–3 | |
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 11–5 | |
| 4 | South Dakota | 9–7 | |
| 5 | St. Thomas | 7–9 | |
| 6 | North Dakota | 5–11 | 2–0 vs. Denver |
| 7 | Denver | 5–11 | 0–2 vs. North Dakota |
| 8 | Kansas City | 3–13 | 2–0 vs. Omaha |
| 9 | Omaha | 3–13 | 0–2 vs. Kansas City |
Schedule and results
edit| Game | Time [2] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round - Friday, March 8 | ||||
| 1 | 4:30 pm | No. 8 Kansas City vs. No. 9 Omaha | 61–55 | MidcoSN/SLN |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | ||||
| 2 | 12:30 pm | No. 2 North Dakota State vs. No. 7 Denver | 72–60 | MidcoSN/SLN |
| 3 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 9 Omaha | 66–53 | |
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10 | ||||
| 4 | 12:30 pm | No. 4 South Dakota vs. No. 5 St. Thomas | 70–57 | MidcoSN/SLN |
| 5 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Oral Roberts vs. No. 6 North Dakota | 91–68 | |
| Semifinals - Monday, March 11 | ||||
| 6 | 12:30 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 4 South Dakota | 76–63 | CBSSN |
| 7 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 North Dakota State vs. No. 3 Oral Roberts | 75–66 | |
| Final – Tuesday, March 12 | ||||
| 8 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 North Dakota State | 67–54 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[3] | ||||
Bracket
edit| First Round March 8 MidcoSN/SLN | Quarterfinals March 9 & 10 MidcoSN/SLN | Semifinals March 11 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 12 CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kansas City | 55 | 9 | Omaha | 53 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Omaha | 61 | 1 | South Dakota State | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Dakota | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Dakota | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Thomas | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota State | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Denver | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | North Dakota | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
Source:[4]
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[5]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Paige Meyer (MVP) | South Dakota State |
| Brooklyn Meyer | South Dakota State |
| Madison Mathiowetz | South Dakota State |
| Heaven Hamling | North Dakota State |
| Elle Evans | North Dakota State |
References
edit- ^ "Game times, ticket on-sale date set for 2024 Summit League Basketball Championships". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 19, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Combined Basketball Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 19, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2024 #SummitWBB Championship bracket released". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024 #SummitWBB Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "No. 1 South Dakota State goes back-to-back with title-game triumph over No. 2 North Dakota State". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.