The Jackrabbits, led by twentieth-year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League.

They played home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

The Jackrabbits won the 2019 Summit League tournament defeating Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals, Oral Roberts in the semifinals, and South Dakota in the Summit League championship game, 83–71, earning the Jackrabbits an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

In the second round, the Jackrabbits would face the number three seed Syracuse and beat them as well with a score of 75–64.

For the second time this season, the Jackrabbits would lose to Oregon but in the Sweet Sixteen matchup.