2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

The 2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represented South Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by twenty-first year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League. They played their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

Previous season
The Jackrabbits went 23–10 overall and 13–3 in conference play, finishing second.

South Dakota State played North Dakota in the quarterfinals, winning 72–43 and then followed it up two days later with a win in the semifinals against North Dakota State 76–56. The Jackrabbits made an appearance in the championship game against 17th-ranked South Dakota, falling short 58–63.

The postseason was put on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak and hopes for a possible NCAA at-large bid or automatic WNIT birth were dashed.

Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Summit League women's tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA women's tournament

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