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2025–26 Summit League women's basketball season

2025–26 Summit League women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams9
TV partner(s)Summit League Network, CBS Sports Network
Regular season
Summit League tournament
2025–26 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 – 0   1.000 23 – 2   .920
South Dakota 10 – 2   .833 20 – 6   .769
South Dakota State 10 – 2   .833 20 – 6   .769
Oral Roberts 6 – 6   .500 13 – 12   .520
St. Thomas 6 – 6   .500 13 – 13   .500
Kansas City 4 – 9   .308 7 – 19   .269
Denver 3 – 10   .231 9 – 17   .346
North Dakota 3 – 10   .231 7 – 20   .259
Omaha 2 – 11   .154 4 – 24   .143
† 2026 Summit League tournament winner
As of February 15, 2026

The 2025–26 Summit League women's basketball season began non-conference play on November 3, 2025. Conference play began 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

  1. South Dakota State (34) – 558
  2. North Dakota State (2) – 498
  3. Oral Roberts – 410
  4. South Dakota – 320
  5. St. Thomas – 305
  6. Kansas City – 291
  7. North Dakota – 251
  8. Omaha – 121
  9. 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 February 1, 2026:

Major 6 Conferences Record Major 6 Conferences Record
ACC 0–2 American 3–1
Big East 1–1 Big Ten 0–4
Big 12 2–8 SEC 0–4
Major 6 Total 6–20
Other Division I Conferences Record Other Division I Conferences Record
Atlantic 10 None ASUN 0–3
America East 0–1 Big Sky 12–10
Big South None Big West 1–3
CAA 2–1 Conference USA 0–2
Horizon League 0–3 Ivy League 0–1
Independents None MAAC None
MAC 2–1 MEAC None
MVC 5–2 MWC 2–4
NEC None OVC 1–4
Patriot League 0–1 SoCon None
Southland 3–0 SWAC 2–0
Sun Belt None WAC 1–3
WCC 2–3
Other Division I Total 33–42
NCAA Division I Total 39–62
NCAA Division II Total 6–0
NCAA Division III Total 4–0
NAIA Total 12–0
NCCAA Total 0–0
Total Non-Conference Record 61–62

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
November 3, 2025 St. Thomas No. 14 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA L 36–85 0–1 [3]
November 9, 2025 Oral Roberts No. 22 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena ● Stillwater, OK L 62–112 0–2 [4]
November 12, 2025 Kansas City No. 6 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center ● Norman, OK L 61–89 0–3 [5]
November 27, 2025 No. 12 North Carolina South Dakota State† Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya ● Cancún, MX L 48–83 0–4 [6]
December 9, 2025 Omaha No. 24 Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena ● Lincoln, NE L 35–87 0–5 [7]
December 21, 2025 No. 2 Texas South Dakota State First Bank and Trust Arena ● Brookings, SD L 51–70 0–6 [8]

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 – 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0
vs. Kansas City 1–0 – 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0
vs. North Dakota 1–1 1–1 – 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
vs. North Dakota State 0–2 0–2 0–1 – 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Omaha 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
vs. Oral Roberts 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 – 1–0 1–1 1–0
vs. St. Thomas 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 – 2–0 2–0
vs. South Dakota 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 – 0–1
vs. South Dakota State 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 –
Total 3–10 4–9 3–10 12–0 2–11 6–6 6–6 10–2 10–2

Through February 15, 2026

Points scored

Team For Against Difference
Denver 1448 1617 –169
Kansas City 1629 1646 –17
North Dakota 1493 1763 –270
North Dakota State 1954 1419 +535
Omaha 1390 2035 –645
Oral Roberts 1784 1751 +33
St. Thomas 1500 1409 +91
South Dakota 1794 1391 +403
South Dakota State 1820 1521 +299

Through February 7, 2026[9]

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.[10]

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 L 51–70 CBSSN

Home attendance

Team Arena Capacity Total Games Average Attendance Attendance High Total Attendance % of Capacity
Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 2,500 14 466 1,026
Nov 21 vs. Regis 		6,530 18.7%
Kansas City Swinney Recreation Center 1,500 13 340 925
Nov 20 vs. Hesston 		4,425 22.7%
North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 3,300 14 1,548 2,575
Nov 21 vs. Wyoming 		21,675 46.9%
North Dakota State Scheels Center 5,460 10 1,471 2,928
Nov 10 vs. Concordia–MN 		14,714 26.9%
Omaha Baxter Arena 7,898 11 1,055 2,839
Dec 17 vs. Creighton 		11,610 13.4%
Oral Roberts Mabee Center 10,154 11 1,277 2,210
Dec 29 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan 		14,055 12.6%
St. Thomas Lee and Penny Anderson Arena 5,300 16 466 984
Nov 8 vs. Army 		7,467 8.8%
South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 6,000 11 1,352 1,988
Jan 17 vs. Denver 		14,875 22.5%
South Dakota State First Bank and Trust Arena 6,500 13 2,659 4,138
Jan 18 vs. North Dakota St 		34,573 40.9%

Bold - Exceed capacity
As of February 15, 2026
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.[11]

Omaha

On April 22, 2025, Carrie Banks was let go from her position as head coach at Omaha after five seasons with the program.[12] Then, on May 4, 2025, Jamie Carey was named the new head coach of the Mavericks.[13]

Oral Roberts

On March 24, 2025, Kelsi Musick left Oral Roberts after three seasons to become the next head coach at Arkansas.[14] Then, on March 31, 2025, associate head coach Cophie Anderson was named the next head coach of the Golden Eagles.[15]

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
  1. ^ Overall and Summit League records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2024–25 season.
  2. ^ NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  3. ^ St. Thomas joined the Summit League in the summer of 2021.

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[16] Player(s) of the Week School
Nov. 11[17] Brooklyn Meyer South Dakota State
Nov. 18[18] Brooklyn Meyer (2) South Dakota State (2)
Nov. 25[19] Avery Koenen North Dakota State
Dec. 2[20] Brooklyn Meyer (3) South Dakota State (3)
Dec. 9[21] Brooklyn Meyer (4) South Dakota State (4)
Dec. 16[22] Avery Koenen (2) North Dakota State (2)
Dec. 23[23] Avery Koenen (3) North Dakota State (3)
Dec. 30[24] Tierra Trotter Kansas City
Jan. 6[25] Avery Koenen (4) North Dakota State (4)
Jan. 13[26] Avery Koenen (5) North Dakota State (5)
Jan. 20[27] Avery Koenen (6) North Dakota State (6)
Jan. 27[28] Brooklyn Meyer (5) South Dakota State (5)
Feb. 3[29] Angelina Robles South Dakota
Feb. 10[30] Avery Koenen (7) North Dakota State (7)

Postseason

Summit League tournament

Main article: 2026 Summit League women's basketball 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 will be held from March 4 to March 8, 2026.

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

  1. ^ "West Coast Conference Expands Footprint With Addition of the University of Denver" (Press release). West Coast Conference. October 31, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jackrabbits selected to repeat #SummitWBB crown in 2025-26". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "St. Thomas vs. Iowa State". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "Oral Roberts vs. Oklahoma State". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "Kansas City vs. Oklahoma". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "North Carolina vs. South Dakota State". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "Omaha vs. Nebraska". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Texas vs. South Dakota State". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  9. ^ "2025-2026 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  10. ^ "Summit League sets 2025-26 national basketball television schedule". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  11. ^ "Mallory Bernhard to step down, Dennis Hutter named next head coach". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. March 24, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  12. ^ "Omaha Athletics announces women's basketball leadership change". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks. April 22, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  13. ^ "Jamie Carey named Omaha women's basketball head coach". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks. May 4, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  14. ^ Westerman, Ethan (March 24, 2025). "New era: Kelsi Musick introduced as Arkansas women's basketball coach". wholehogsports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  17. ^ "SDSU's Meyer garners season-opening #SummitWBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. November 11, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  18. ^ "SDSU's Meyer corrals second #SummitWBB weekly honor of season". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. November 18, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  19. ^ "NDSU's Koenen nets latest #SummitWBB weekly award". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. November 25, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "SDSU's Meyer picks up another #SummitWBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  21. ^ "SDSU's Meyer claims fourth #SummitWBB weekly accolade". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  22. ^ "NDSU's Koenen garners her second #SummitWBB weekly honor of the season". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  23. ^ "NDSU's Koenen collects back-to-back Kwik Star #SummitWBB weekly awards". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  24. ^ "KC's Trotter earns #SummitWBB weekly accolade". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 30, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  25. ^ "NDSU's Koenen nets her fourth #SummitWBB weekly honor this season". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  26. ^ "NDSU's Koenen claims fifth #SummitWBB weekly accolade of the season". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  27. ^ "NDSU's Koenen secures her third consecutive #SummitWBB weekly award". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  28. ^ "SDSU's Meyer tabbed with her fifth #SummitWBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  29. ^ "USD's Robles lands first #SummitWBB weekly award". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  30. ^ "NDSU's Koenen earns latest #SummitWBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
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