| 82. South Dakota (22-9) | Rating: 79.88 | SOS Rank: 204 | Proj: 22-9 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RNK | W-L | Res/Pct | Sco/MOV | QUAL | |
| Mon, | Nov 13 | at Bowling Green | 239 | 14-16 | W | 88-79 | 0 |
| Wed, | Nov 15 | at TCU | 24 | 21-12 | L | 71-76 | +6 |
| Sat, | Nov 18 | Grambling | 305 | 16-14 | W | 84-55 | +8 |
| Fri, | Nov 24 | *Southern Miss | 209 | 12-18 | W | 84-71 | +2 |
| Sat, | Nov 25 | *N Colorado | 109 | 21-12 | L | 62-63 | −4 |
| Sun, | Nov 26 | *Youngstown St | 326 | 6-24 | W | 81-53 | +8 |
| Thu, | Nov 30 | at Missouri KC | 294 | 8-21 | W | 82-63 | +6 |
| Sat, | Dec 2 | at Duke | 2 | 29-8 | L | 80-96 | +3 |
| Wed, | Dec 6 | Drake | 165 | 16-17 | W | 93-65 | +17 |
| Sun, | Dec 10 | E Washington | 137 | 18-15 | W | 75-73 | −7 |
| Thu, | Dec 14 | at Northern Arizona | 331 | 4-26 | W | 90-77 | −4 |
| Sun, | Dec 17 | at San Jose St | 287 | 3-26 | W | 76-62 | +1 |
| Tue, | Dec 19 | at UCLA | 53 | 21-12 | L | 82-85 | +4 |
| Sat, | Dec 30 | Denver | 226 | 13-15 | W | 82-71 | −4 |
| Wed, | Jan 3 | W Illinois | 311 | 8-16 | W | 62-50 | −9 |
| Sat, | Jan 6 | N Dakota St | 175 | 12-17 | L | 79-84 | −16 |
| Thu, | Jan 11 | at IPFW | 172 | 14-15 | W | 68-58 | +6 |
| Wed, | Jan 17 | Oral Roberts | 241 | 8-20 | W | 82-70 | −4 |
| Sat, | Jan 20 | at NE Omaha | 289 | 7-22 | W | 85-71 | +1 |
| Wed, | Jan 24 | S Dakota St | 80 | 24-7 | W | 87-68 | +16 |
| Sat, | Jan 27 | at Denver | 226 | 13-15 | L | 68-84 | −24 |
| Thu, | Feb 1 | at W Illinois | 311 | 8-16 | W | 80-54 | +12 |
| Sat, | Feb 3 | at N Dakota St | 175 | 12-17 | W | 76-72 | −1 |
| Thu, | Feb 8 | IPFW | 172 | 14-15 | W | 86-69 | +6 |
| Wed, | Feb 14 | at Oral Roberts | 241 | 8-20 | W | 85-67 | +9 |
| Sat, | Feb 17 | NE Omaha | 289 | 7-22 | W | 79-64 | −4 |
| Thu, | Feb 22 | at S Dakota St | 80 | 24-7 | L | 72-76 | 0 |
| Sat, | Mar 3 | *NE Omaha | 289 | 7-22 | W | 87-73 | −2 |
| Mon, | Mar 5 | *Denver | 226 | 13-15 | W | 76-58 | +6 |
| Tue, | Mar 6 | *S Dakota St | 80 | 24-7 | L | 87-97 | −10 |
| Wed, | Mar 14 | North Texas | 151 | 16-17 | L | 77-90 | −23 |