South Dakota - AP Rankings

Ranked in 14 AP polls of 905 across 2 seasons, first on February 11, 2019 (No. 25) and most recently on March 17, 2020 (No. 17). Best ranking No. 17, reached 3 times.

Rank in every AP poll, 1976–2026 (top of the chart is No. 1, bottom is No. 25).

South Dakota in the NCAA Tournament

Seasons ranked

2018-2019 2019-2020

Statistics

South Dakota statistics summary
StatisticValueDetails
Best ranking17
3 times
Most recent: March 17, 2020
# Polls Ranked14
First: February 11, 2019 (25)
Most recent: March 17, 2020 (17)
# Polls Ranked No. 1--
# Polls Ranked Top 5--
# Polls Ranked Top 10--
# Polls Ranked Top 15--
# Polls Ranked Top 205
First: February 17, 2020 (20)
Most recent: March 17, 2020 (17)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked11January 6, 2020 - March 17, 2020
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 205February 17, 2020 - March 17, 2020
# Seasons Ranked2
First: 2018-2019
Most recent: 2019-2020
# Seasons Ranked No. 1--
# Seasons Ranked Top 5--
# Seasons Ranked Top 10--
# Seasons Ranked Top 15--
# Seasons Ranked Top 201
First: 2019-2020
# Seasons Preseason Ranked--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20--
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise4Unranked (December 30, 2019) → No. 22 (January 6, 2020)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise4Unranked (December 30, 2019) → No. 22 (January 6, 2020)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall9No. 17 (March 17, 2020) → Unranked (November 10, 2020)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall3
2 times
First: No. 23 (February 18, 2019) → Unranked (February 25, 2019)
Most recent: No. 22 (January 6, 2020) → No. 25 (January 13, 2020)

Details

Best ranking (17)
Best ranking
PollRanking
Feb 11, 201925
Feb 18, 201923
Jan 6, 202022
Jan 27, 202021
Feb 17, 202020
Mar 2, 202017
# Polls Ranked (14)
# Polls Ranked
PollRanking
Feb 11, 201925
Feb 18, 201923
Dec 16, 201925
Jan 6, 202022
Jan 13, 202025
Jan 20, 202024
Jan 27, 202021
Feb 3, 202022
Feb 10, 202021
Feb 17, 202020
Feb 24, 202020
Mar 2, 202017
Mar 9, 202017
Mar 17, 202017
# Polls Ranked No. 1 (-)
# Polls Ranked No. 1
PollRanking
None
# Polls Ranked Top 5 (-)
# Polls Ranked Top 5
PollRanking
None
# Polls Ranked Top 10 (-)
# Polls Ranked Top 10
PollRanking
None
# Polls Ranked Top 15 (-)
# Polls Ranked Top 15
PollRanking
None
# Polls Ranked Top 20 (5)
# Polls Ranked Top 20
PollRanking
Feb 17, 202020
Feb 24, 202020
Mar 2, 202017
Mar 9, 202017
Mar 17, 202017
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (11)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Jan 6, 2020Mar 17, 202011
2.Feb 11, 2019Feb 18, 20192
3.Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 20191
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 (-)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1
PlaceFromToPolls
None
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 (-)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5
PlaceFromToPolls
None
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 (-)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10
PlaceFromToPolls
None
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 (-)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
PlaceFromToPolls
None
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 (5)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Feb 17, 2020Mar 17, 20205
# Seasons Ranked (2)
# Seasons Ranked
SeasonBest ranking
2018-201923
2019-202017
# Seasons Ranked No. 1 (-)
# Seasons Ranked No. 1
SeasonBest ranking
None
# Seasons Ranked Top 5 (-)
# Seasons Ranked Top 5
SeasonBest ranking
None
# Seasons Ranked Top 10 (-)
# Seasons Ranked Top 10
SeasonBest ranking
None
# Seasons Ranked Top 15 (-)
# Seasons Ranked Top 15
SeasonBest ranking
None
# Seasons Ranked Top 20 (1)
# Seasons Ranked Top 20
SeasonBest ranking
2019-202017
# Seasons Preseason Ranked (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise (4)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.Unranked (Dec 30, 2019)No. 22 (Jan 6, 2020)4
2.No. 24 (Jan 20, 2020)No. 21 (Jan 27, 2020)3
No. 20 (Feb 24, 2020)No. 17 (Mar 2, 2020)3
4.No. 25 (Feb 11, 2019)No. 23 (Feb 18, 2019)2
5.Unranked (Feb 4, 2019)No. 25 (Feb 11, 2019)1
Unranked (Dec 9, 2019)No. 25 (Dec 16, 2019)1
No. 25 (Jan 13, 2020)No. 24 (Jan 20, 2020)1
No. 22 (Feb 3, 2020)No. 21 (Feb 10, 2020)1
No. 21 (Feb 10, 2020)No. 20 (Feb 17, 2020)1
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise (4)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.Unranked (Dec 30, 2019)No. 22 (Jan 6, 2020)4
2.No. 24 (Jan 20, 2020)No. 21 (Jan 27, 2020)3
No. 20 (Feb 24, 2020)No. 17 (Mar 2, 2020)3
4.No. 25 (Feb 11, 2019)No. 23 (Feb 18, 2019)2
5.Unranked (Feb 4, 2019)No. 25 (Feb 11, 2019)1
Unranked (Dec 9, 2019)No. 25 (Dec 16, 2019)1
No. 25 (Jan 13, 2020)No. 24 (Jan 20, 2020)1
No. 22 (Feb 3, 2020)No. 21 (Feb 10, 2020)1
No. 21 (Feb 10, 2020)No. 20 (Feb 17, 2020)1
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (9)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 17 (Mar 17, 2020)Unranked (Nov 10, 2020)9
2.No. 23 (Feb 18, 2019)Unranked (Feb 25, 2019)3
No. 22 (Jan 6, 2020)No. 25 (Jan 13, 2020)3
4.No. 25 (Dec 16, 2019)Unranked (Dec 23, 2019)1
No. 21 (Jan 27, 2020)No. 22 (Feb 3, 2020)1
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (3)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 23 (Feb 18, 2019)Unranked (Feb 25, 2019)3
No. 22 (Jan 6, 2020)No. 25 (Jan 13, 2020)3
3.No. 25 (Dec 16, 2019)Unranked (Dec 23, 2019)1
No. 21 (Jan 27, 2020)No. 22 (Feb 3, 2020)1