2025–26 Summit League women's basketball season
| 2025–26 Summit League women's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | Summit League Network, CBS Sports Network |
| Regular season | |
| Summit League tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of December 21, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Summit League women's basketball season began non-conference play on November 3, 2025. Conference play will begin on December 31, 2025, and will end on February 28, 2026 and setup the 2026 Summit League women's basketball tournament.
This will be the last season in the conference for Denver, as the Pioneers will join the West Coast Conference on July 1, 2026.[1]
Preseason
The preseason Summit League women's basketball poll and awards were released on October 8, 2025.[2]
Preseason poll
First place votes in parenthesis
- South Dakota State (34) – 558
- North Dakota State (2) – 498
- Oral Roberts – 410
- South Dakota – 320
- St. Thomas – 305
- Kansas City – 291
- North Dakota – 251
- Omaha – 121
- Denver – 101
Preseason awards
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State |
| Preseason All-Summit League First Team | Emani Bennett, Kansas City |
| Avery Koenen, North Dakota State | |
| Madison Mathiowetz, South Dakota State | |
| Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State | |
| Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts | |
| Jocelyn Schiller, North Dakota State | |
| Preseason All-Summit League Second Team | Walker Demers, North Dakota |
| Marisa Frost, North Dakota State | |
| Maggie Hartwig, South Dakota State | |
| Angelina Robles, South Dakota | |
| Katie Vasecka, South Dakota State |
Regular season
Records against other conferences
2025–26 records against non-conference foes as of November 16, 2025:
| Major 6 Conferences | Record | Major 6 Conferences | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | None | American | 1–0 |
| Big East | 1–0 | Big Ten | 0–2 |
| Big 12 | 1–5 | SEC | 0–1 |
| Major 6 Total | 3–8 | ||
| Other Division I Conferences | Record | Other Division I Conferences | Record |
| Atlantic 10 | None | ASUN | 0–1 |
| America East | 0–1 | Big Sky | 3–0 |
| Big South | None | Big West | 1–1 |
| CAA | None | Conference USA | None |
| Horizon League | 0–2 | Ivy League | None |
| Independents | None | MAAC | None |
| MAC | 0–1 | MEAC | None |
| MVC | 2–0 | MWC | 1–2 |
| NEC | None | OVC | 0–1 |
| Patriot League | 0–1 | SoCon | None |
| Southland | None | SWAC | None |
| Sun Belt | None | WAC | 0–1 |
| WCC | 0–2 | ||
| Other Division I Total | 7–13 | ||
| NCAA Division I Total | 10–21 | ||
| NCAA Division II Total | 2–0 | ||
| NCAA Division III Total | 1–0 | ||
| NAIA Total | 4–0 | ||
| NCCAA Total | 0–0 | ||
| Total Non-Conference Record | 17–21 | ||
Record against ranked non-conference opponents
This will be a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
Summit League teams in bold
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score | Conference record | Ref |
|---|
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll
† denotes game was played at neutral site
^ denotes NCAA tournament game
Conference matrix
| Denver | Kansas City | North Dakota | North Dakota State | Omaha | Oral Roberts | St. Thomas | South Dakota | South Dakota State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Denver | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Kansas City | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. North Dakota | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. North Dakota State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Omaha | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Oral Roberts | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. St. Thomas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. South Dakota | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. South Dakota State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Through August 25, 2025
Points scored
| Team | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 277 | 303 | –26 |
| Kansas City | 215 | 198 | +17 |
| North Dakota | 194 | 280 | –86 |
| North Dakota State | 283 | 272 | +9 |
| Omaha | 295 | 390 | –95 |
| Oral Roberts | 316 | 303 | +13 |
| St. Thomas | 165 | 187 | –22 |
| South Dakota | 419 | 271 | +148 |
| South Dakota State | 343 | 258 | +85 |
Through November 16, 2025[3]
National Television Games
Any games that league members will play on National Television, including the Summit League's media contract with CBS Sports Network, will be listed here.[4]
Summit League members in bold
| Date Time (CT) |
Road Team | Home Team | Final Score | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2025 7 PM |
Montana State | North Dakota State | W 90–65 | CBSSN |
| December 21, 2025 1 PM |
Texas | South Dakota State | – | CBSSN |
Home attendance
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Total Games | Average Attendance | Attendance High | Total Attendance | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | Hamilton Gymnasium | 2,500 | 2 | 468 | 594 Nov 3 vs. Air Force |
937 | 18.7% |
| Kansas City | Swinney Recreation Center | 1,500 | 1 | 271 | – | 271 | 18.1% |
| North Dakota | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center | 3,300 | 1 | 1,497 | – | 1,497 | 45.4% |
| North Dakota State | Scheels Center | 5,460 | 2 | 2,417 | 2,928 Nov 10 vs. Concordia–MN |
4,834 | 44.3% |
| Omaha | Baxter Arena | 7,898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | |
| Oral Roberts | Mabee Center | 10,154 | 1 | 1,267 | – | 1,267 | 12.5% |
| St. Thomas | Lee and Penny Anderson Arena | 5,300 | 2 | 686 | 984 Nov 8 vs. Army |
1,373 | 13.0% |
| South Dakota | Sanford Coyote Sports Center | 6,000 | 3 | 1,400 | 1,592 Nov 7 vs. Air Force |
4,200 | 23.3% |
| South Dakota State | First Bank and Trust Arena | 6,500 | 2 | 2,081 | 2,151 Nov 7 vs. Rice |
4,162 | 32.0% |
Bold - Exceed capacity
As of November 16, 2025
Does not include exhibition games or games played at alternate home facilities
Head coaches
Coaching changes
North Dakota
On March 24, 2025, Mallory Bernhard stepped down as head coach at North Dakota after five seasons with the program. It was also announced the same day that associate head coach Dennis Hutter would become the Fighting Hawks next head coach.[5]
Omaha
On April 22, 2025, Carrie Banks was let go from her position as head coach at Omaha after five seasons with the program.[6] Then, on May 4, 2025, Jamie Carey was named the new head coach of the Mavericks.[7]
Oral Roberts
On March 24, 2025, Kelsi Musick left Oral Roberts after three seasons to become the next head coach at Arkansas.[8] Then, on March 31, 2025, associate head coach Cophie Anderson was named the next head coach of the Golden Eagles.[9]
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[a] | Summit record | Summit titles | NCAA tournaments[b] | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | Doshia Woods | Tulane (recruiting coordinator) | 6th | 46–97 (.322) | 25–57 (.305) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | Dionnah Jackson-Durrett | Texas (Associate head coach) | 4th | 33–74 (.308) | 12–38 (.240) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | Dennis Hutter | North Dakota (associate HC) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota State | Jory Collins | Kansas (assistant) | 7th | 98–82 (.544) | 59-41 (.590) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omaha | Jamie Carey | UTSA (associate HC) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oral Roberts | Cophie Anderson | Oral Roberts (associate HC) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Thomas | Ruth Sinn | Apple Valley HS | 21st | 407–156 (.723) | 27–41 (.397)[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | Carrie Eighmey | Idaho | 2nd | 11–20 (.355) | 5–11 (.313) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota State | Aaron Johnston | South Dakota State (assistant) | 26th | 628–195 (.763) | 260–34 (.884) | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Players of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Summit League offices will name one or two players of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School |
|---|
Postseason
Summit League tournament
All 9 teams qualified for the Summit League tournament. It was held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The tournament was held from March 5 to March 9, 2025.
| First Round March 4 Summit League Network | Quarterfinals March 5 & 6 Summit League Network | Semifinals March 7 Summit League Network | Championship March 8 CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ "West Coast Conference Expands Footprint With Addition of the University of Denver" (Press release). West Coast Conference. October 31, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Jackrabbits selected to repeat #SummitWBB crown in 2025-26". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
- ^ "2025-2026 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Summit League sets 2025-26 national basketball television schedule". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ^ "Mallory Bernhard to step down, Dennis Hutter named next head coach". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. March 24, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ "Omaha Athletics announces women's basketball leadership change". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks. April 22, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ "Jamie Carey named Omaha women's basketball head coach". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks. May 4, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ Westerman, Ethan (March 24, 2025). "New era: Kelsi Musick introduced as Arkansas women's basketball coach". wholehogsports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ "ORU Athletics Announces Cophie Anderson as new Head Women's Basketball Coach". oruathletics.com. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. March 31, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.