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[HoboD]

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My point earlier about the "jinxing" was based in part on similar discussion on this board last year at about this same time who had us in the WNIT championship game only to have us lose in the first round, at home, to Creighton. Its ok to dream but setting an unrealistic expectation of the final four could lead to an unwarranted dissappointment.

[NoVaJack]

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Classy post, Yote Forever. When one of your squads soars like this - and that day will come - fans on our side will be there for you, too. Or at least this one will.

Jacks could crack the AP Top 20 before March, maybe even the Top 15, as long as they keep attending to business, game by game.

However, this is precisely the time where the mid-major bias kicks in. As the SDSU Strength of Schedule falls through Summit League sked, the question will be: Will AP voters move a mid-major with (we hope) minimal losses over a team that has seven or eight by the end of their conference season? Given that question, one might argue that a conference loss for the Jacks could be the equivalent of multiple losses for, say, a Big 12 or ACC team, from now on.

Still, of teams ranked by AP ahead of SDSU:

- Georgia Tech plays North Carolina twice, Duke and Virginia once each.
- Kansas State is 11-0 but has the 213th rated R.P.I schedule so far, and plays conference games against Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
- Oklahoma State, with a loss to Ark.-Little Rock already, has A&M, Texas and Baylor twice each, and Kansas State once.
- Vanderbilt, with 11 wins against the weakest schedule of anyone in Top 25 AP, plays Notre Dame tonight and has Tennessee twice.
- Virginia, which lost by seven at Gonzaga two weeks before the Jacks won by 14 there, has Maryland twice, North Carolina and Duke.

Point is, there is still so much more to earn. IMHO this "jinxing" stuff is balderdash. The women already know they've got bullseyes on them every conference game they play. I for one hope to all get out they go undefeated the rest of the way, all the way to the Final Four and to the national championship. This team is 13-1 because the players and coaches earned it. A little swagger ain't always bad if it's paid for through blood, sweat and tears. Go for it all every game and enjoy the ride.
Lucky clovers are dead in S.D. in January anyway.

[yoteforever]

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I know I'm stating the obvious, but I've been a Jackrabbit women's hoop fan since 200 people showed for the old 6pm NCC doubleheaders; I am not an SDSU grad(wish I was); but I literally 'smile out loud' everytime I look at the Top25 polls and see "South Dakota State".

I know the day will come when we might not be there, but in this moment the map of college women's basketball has shifted....to a little spot on the prairie where many have not been...I can't wait for ESPN/CBS/ABC to show up on the doorstep and reveal to the rest of the nation how our own little engine said 'I think I can', and did!

I don't want to be too overly optimistic, but what if, just what if...you tuned in the Final 4 and saw SoDakSt!???
And I thought StJoseph, MO was big!

I think what your womans team has done this year is awesome. They have played some very good competition and won. Quite frankly it is very impressive, and I wish them nothing but success the balance of the year. Good luck and best wishes.

[filbert]

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When a pitcher is closing in on a no hitter, his teamates keep their distance and avoid discussing the possibilities and jinxing the pitcher.......one game at a time is crucial at this point.

I don't know . . . the players need to take it one possession at a time (not even one game at a time . . . win most of the possessions and the games take care of themselves).

The fans . . . dream the dream, baby! I already have my Final Four tickets, but you know, if SDSU makes it there, we'll get a seat allocation in the lower bowl, not in the nosebleed seats you get stuck with via the NCAA lottery.

On the other hand, in the immortal words of Han Solo: "Great, Kid! Don't get cocky!"

[HoboD]

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I don't want to be too overly optimistic, but what if, just what if...you tuned in the Final 4 and saw SoDakSt!???
And I thought StJoseph, MO was big!

When a pitcher is closing in on a no hitter, his teamates keep their distance and avoid discussing the possibilities and jinxing the pitcher.......one game at a time is crucial at this point.

[rabbitears]

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I know I'm stating the obvious, but I've been a Jackrabbit women's hoop fan since 200 people showed for the old 6pm NCC doubleheaders; I am not an SDSU grad(wish I was); but I literally 'smile out loud' everytime I look at the Top25 polls and see "South Dakota State".

I know the day will come when we might not be there, but in this moment the map of college women's basketball has shifted....to a little spot on the prairie where many have not been...I can't wait for ESPN/CBS/ABC to show up on the doorstep and reveal to the rest of the nation how our own little engine said 'I think I can', and did!

I don't want to be too overly optimistic, but what if, just what if...you tuned in the Final 4 and saw SoDakSt!???
And I thought StJoseph, MO was big!

[rabidrabbit]

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Up to #24!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings

Nice way to start Royal 18!

Welcome to the board!

[royalrabbit18]

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Up to #24!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings

[HoboD]

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Arizona goes down to Nebraska yesterday. Jacks should move up to #24 in the AP.

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i think with the south dakota state u women's team , it should really be a boon for attendance, both at home & on the road for people to come out & see top 25 basketball, it hasn't been the case for the last 15 yrs in the conference, it,ll help the summit gain some respect nationally , help with recruiting, etc., this is really a big thing to come along not only for sdsu, but the entire conferance.Every game they play from here on out should be if front of pretty good crowds....let's take some dancing lesson's

[JackFan96]

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Same story as somebody else posted, but there's now a like to it next to the SDSU logo on the ESPN women's basketball home page...

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=3787441

Merry Christmas, fellow Jacks!

[22jack]

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# 21 in the coaches poll this week.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...l/usatpoll.htm

[SoDakJack]

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This is a pretty large jump for not only the women's progam, but all the SoDakSt sports. This puts the Jackrabbit name into numerous papers and on television which will open more doors for recruiting.

We will all know that the Women's team has finally made it when being in the top 25 is no longer news, but an every year occurance...

GB, GB, GJ

[ColoradoJack]

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All good stuff! Thanks for the posts and the links. I have been telling everyone I see about the Jacks WBB team and program.
Proud to be a JACK!

[SturgisJeff]

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Also from Fox Sports

South Dakota St ranked for first time





Updated: December 22, 2008, 6:21 PM EST

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South Dakota State is ready to step into the national spotlight.

The Jackrabbits earned the first ranking in school history when they came into The Associated Press poll at No. 25 on Monday.
UConn was No. 1 for the 113th time in school history, surpassing Tennessee which had 112 weeks at the top spot.
South Dakota State (12-1) became the first school from the Summit League (formerly the Mid-Continent Conference) to be ranked since Northern Illinois was 25th in the final poll in 1993.
"It's wonderful for the university to go from a regional institution to a national one," coach Aaron Johnston said. "It's a great opportunity and will open up some doors and other scheduling opportunities."
UConn remained an unanimous No. 1 for the fourth straight week.
"Whenever I'm reminded of things like that, and it's likely a character flaw of mine, is that I always think, along with what is, about what could have been," Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said of the record after winning the Caribbean Classic on Sunday. "All I can think about is all those times we were No. 1 in the polls and had the best team in the country and didn't come away with the national championship."
North Carolina stayed at No. 2. Texas A&M, Texas and Oklahoma each moved up a spot after then-No. 3 Stanford lost at Duke and Tennessee.
The Blue Devils rose to sixth and Baylor remained in seventh, giving the Big 12 four of the top seven teams.
The Bears were supposed to play No. 13 California on Monday night, but Baylor was stranded in Portland after beating Oregon on Saturday night. The game most likely won't be able to be rescheduled with both teams starting conference play soon.
"I hate that we can't play them as you always want to play good teams," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. "Go on the road and see how good you are. We can't get to their area to play. What's most important is the safety of our basketball team."
A week after seeing its streak of 211 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 end, Tennessee climbed back to No. 8.
Auburn and Louisville flipped places to round out the first 10.
Stanford fell all the way to No. 11 after losing at Duke and in overtime to Tennessee. Notre Dame and California switched places and Maryland and Rutgers swapped as well.
Virginia, Ohio State, Florida, Pittsburgh, and Vanderbilt were the next five. Florida beat Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, Arizona State, and South Dakota State rounded out the poll.
After a very successful stint in Division II, the Jackrabbits made the move to Division I. This is the first season that South Dakota State will be eligible for the NCAA tournament. The Jackrabbits' lone loss this season came against then-No. 10 Maryland in the Cancun Caribbean Challenge. TCU was the lone team to fall out. The Horned Frogs lost their only game this week to then-No. 4 Texas A&M.