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South Dakota State is #1 and Belmont (whom the Gophers play December 14) is #7.
7. Belmont
2015-16 record: 24-9; lost in NCAA tournament first round
The Bruins return all six players who started double-digit games en route to the NCAA tournament a season ago, which is promising continuity for a group that ranked in the top 30 nationally in overall field goal shooting, 3-point shooting and assist-to-turnover ratio. They also have useful size in 6-foot-3 Sally McCabe, the Ohio Valley Conference defensive player of the year. Belmont isn't going to get an at-large tournament bid, but home games against Green Bay and IUPUI offer notable tests, as do road trips to Louisville and Minnesota.
Name to know: Darby Maggard. Ranked No. 74 among incoming freshmen a season ago, sandwiched between Michigan and Ohio State signees, the 5-foot-5 Maggard played up to those credentials as a freshman.
1. South Dakota State
2015-16 record: 27-7; lost in NCAA tournament second round
South Dakota State was about a minute away from the Sweet 16 a season ago. After upsetting Miami in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, the Jackrabbits led Stanford by four with 86 seconds to play in the round of 32. The win slipped away, but the message was delivered: South Dakota State is a perennial Summit League powerhouse. And now the Jackrabbits -- No. 25 in espnW's preseason top 25 rankings -- return players who were responsible for 86 percent of the minutes in that game against Stanford. The Jackrabbits' schedule this season includes trips to Oklahoma and Louisville and a mid-major clash against Green Bay.
Name to know: Macy Miller. South Dakota State sticks around year after year because it's never built around one player, but Miller is a heck of a cornerstone. Her elegant offensive game would work at any level.
South Dakota State is #1 and Belmont (whom the Gophers play December 14) is #7.
7. Belmont
2015-16 record: 24-9; lost in NCAA tournament first round
The Bruins return all six players who started double-digit games en route to the NCAA tournament a season ago, which is promising continuity for a group that ranked in the top 30 nationally in overall field goal shooting, 3-point shooting and assist-to-turnover ratio. They also have useful size in 6-foot-3 Sally McCabe, the Ohio Valley Conference defensive player of the year. Belmont isn't going to get an at-large tournament bid, but home games against Green Bay and IUPUI offer notable tests, as do road trips to Louisville and Minnesota.
Name to know: Darby Maggard. Ranked No. 74 among incoming freshmen a season ago, sandwiched between Michigan and Ohio State signees, the 5-foot-5 Maggard played up to those credentials as a freshman.
1. South Dakota State
2015-16 record: 27-7; lost in NCAA tournament second round
South Dakota State was about a minute away from the Sweet 16 a season ago. After upsetting Miami in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, the Jackrabbits led Stanford by four with 86 seconds to play in the round of 32. The win slipped away, but the message was delivered: South Dakota State is a perennial Summit League powerhouse. And now the Jackrabbits -- No. 25 in espnW's preseason top 25 rankings -- return players who were responsible for 86 percent of the minutes in that game against Stanford. The Jackrabbits' schedule this season includes trips to Oklahoma and Louisville and a mid-major clash against Green Bay.
Name to know: Macy Miller. South Dakota State sticks around year after year because it's never built around one player, but Miller is a heck of a cornerstone. Her elegant offensive game would work at any level.