2025 Summit League women's basketball tournament
American college basketball postseason tournament
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The 2025 Summit League women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's college basketball tournament for the Summit League for the 2024–25 season. All tournament games were played at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from March 5–9, 2025.[1]
| 2025 Summit League women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Champions | South Dakota State (12th title) |
| Winning coach | Aaron Johnston (12th title) |
| MVP | Paige Meyer (South Dakota State) |
| Attendance | 32,458 (overall) 8,417 (championship) |
| Television | Summit League Network, CBSSN |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 South Dakota State † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Summit League tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All nine conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. If teams were tied at the conclusion of conference play, the following tiebreakers were used in this order:
- Head-to-head record
- Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
If St. Thomas were to win the tournament (since the Tommies are ineligible for the NCAA tournament until 2026), the NCAA tournament berth would go to the highest seeded team that is eligible for postseason play which would be South Dakota State.
| Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) |
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| 1 | South Dakota State | 16–0 | |
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 12–4 | |
| 3 | North Dakota State | 11–5 | |
| 4 | St. Thomas | 9–7 | |
| 5 | North Dakota | 6–10 | 2–0 vs. Kansas City |
| 6 | Kansas City | 6–10 | 0–2 vs. North Dakota |
| 7 | South Dakota | 5–11 | 1–1 vs. St. Thomas |
| 8 | Omaha | 5–11 | 0–2 vs. St. Thomas |
| 9 | Denver | 2–14 |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time [2] | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
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| First Round – Wednesday, March 5 | |||||
| 1 | 4:30 pm | No. 8 Omaha vs. No. 9 Denver | 76–68 | 3,917 | MidcoSN/Summit League Network |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 6 | |||||
| 2 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Oral Roberts vs. No. 7 South Dakota | 70–50 | 7,195 | MidcoSN/Summit League Network |
| 3 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 8 Omaha | 87–67 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7 | |||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 4 St. Thomas vs. No. 5 North Dakota | 67–80 | 4,825 | MidcoSN/Summit League Network |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 North Dakota State vs. No. 6 Kansas City | 58–68 | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 8 | |||||
| 6 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 5 North Dakota | 84–55 | 8,104 | MidcoSN/Summit League Network |
| 7 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Oral Roberts vs. No. 6 Kansas City | 95–73 | ||
| Final – Sunday, March 9 | |||||
| 8 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 Oral Roberts | 84–68 | 8,417 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in CST through the semifinals and CDT for the championship. Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[3][4] | |||||
Bracket
| First Round March 5 Summit League Network | Quarterfinals March 6 & 7 Summit League Network | Semifinals March 8 Summit League Network | Championship March 9 CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Omaha | 76 | 8 | Omaha | 67 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Denver | 68 | 1 | South Dakota State | 84 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Dakota | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Thomas | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Dakota | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Dakota | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kansas City | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kansas City | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
Source:[2]
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[5]
| Player | School |
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| Paige Meyer (MVP) | South Dakota State |
| Brooklyn Meyer | South Dakota State |
| Haleigh Timmer | South Dakota State |
| Emily Robinson | Oral Roberts |
| Taleyah Jones | Oral Roberts |