2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
Summit League regular season co-champions
Summit League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSummit League
Record29–6 (17–1 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Jeschke
  • Aaron Horn
  • Jenna Schlafke
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State171 .944299  .763
South Dakota171 .944296  .829
Kansas City126 .667239  .719
Oral Roberts108 .5561615  .516
North Dakota99 .5001515  .500
North Dakota State711 .3891118  .379
Western Illinois512 .2941415  .483
Denver513 .2781020  .333
St. Thomas*414 .222721  .250
Omaha314 .176719  .269
2022 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

The 2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes were led by sixth-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit and competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota. The Coyotes finished the season 29–6, sharing the Summit League regular season championship with South Dakota State, earning a 17–1 conference record. After winning the 2021–22 Summit League tournament, South Dakota received an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Surprising Ole Miss, the Coyotes upset 2nd seeded Baylor to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the school's first time.

This was Plitzuweit's last season at USD. Shortly after the season, she left for the head coaching vacancy at West Virginia.