South Dakota State Jackrabbits

South Dakota State Jackrabbits
University	South Dakota State University
Conference	Summit League (primary) Missouri Valley Football Conference Big 12 Conference (wrestling) ECAC (equestrian)
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletic director	Justin Sell
Location	Brookings, South Dakota
Varsity teams	19
Football stadium	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Basketball arena	Frost Arena
Baseball stadium	Erv Huether Field
Mascot	Jack Rabbit
Nickname	Jackrabbits
Fight song	Ring the Bell
Colors	Blue and yellow[1]
Website	www.gojacks.com

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits are the 19 intercollegiate teams representing South Dakota State University that compete in the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I (for football: Football Championship Subdivision). South Dakota State is currently a member of the Summit League, the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the Big 12 Conference and Varsity Equestrian. The university won numerous conference championships and several national titles including the NCAA College Division national title in men's basketball in 1963 and the NCAA Division II national title in women's basketball in 2003.

In recent years, the South Dakota State football team has become a perennial FCS power. The Jackrabbits won the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship in 2016, 2020, 2022, and 2023, and have made twelve consecutive FCS playoff appearances (13 overall). They have reached the FCS semifinals six times in that time span, were national runners-up in 2020, and won their first national championship on January 8, 2023, by beating their rivals, the North Dakota State Bison, 45-21. The Jackrabbits repeated as national champions on January 7, 2024 by defeating the Montana Grizzlies 23-3 and finishing a perfect 15-0. South Dakota State outscored their four 2024 playoff opponents 146-15. The football team is currently a 29-game winning streak, third-longest in FCS football history.

The 2011–2012 season marked the fifth-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament for the Jackrabbit women's basketball team, capping a season in which the Jackrabbits won the regular-season Summit League title and their fifth consecutive Summit League Tournament title. In 2019 the Jackrabbit women’s basketball advanced to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen. They were also the 2022 WNIT tournament champions, defeating Seton Hall 82-50.

The Jackrabbit men’s basketball team qualified for its first NCAA Tournament in the 2012–13 season following a second-place regular season finish in the Summit League and winning the Summit League Tournament title. In 2022 the Men’s basketball team broke the Summit League and school record with 30 wins and also became the first school to run the table in conference play at 18–0. They then qualified for their 6th NCAA tournament, going a full 21-0 against conference foes. They ended their season at 30-5 (18-0).

The Jackrabbit baseball team qualified for the 2013 NCAA Tournament and traveled to Eugene, Oregon, losing the first game to eventual regional champion Oregon and then being eliminated by the University of San Francisco in a 13-inning defensive battle.

In 2018, the school had its first Division I champion wrestler with Seth Gross.