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  "description": "The Jackrabbits have had a successful run in the Summit League tournament, but is it the best in the conference's history?",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T11:00:55.000Z",
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    "_Valparaiso to Leave Mid-Continent for Horizon_",
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    "_Summit League men’s bracket unveiled_",
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  "textContent": "## No.\n\nThe South Dakota State University men’s basketball team ranks second in conference tournament championships, behind former Summit League member Valparaiso.\n\nValparaiso, which joined the Horizon League in 2007 after leaving the Summit League (then called the Midcontinent Conference), won eight tournament titles, while South Dakota State has won seven entering the 2026 event.\n\nValparaiso’s best showing at the NCAA Tournament was in 1998, when the No. 13 seed made it to the Sweet 16.\n\nSouth Dakota News Watch Quiz - GigafactGigafact\n\nSDSU has yet to advance past the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Jackrabbits won the conference title five times from 2012-2018, and in 2022 and 2024.\n\nAfter Valparaiso and SDSU, Oral Roberts and North Dakota State both have five conference titles.\n\nThe 2026 Summit League Tournament takes place March 4-8 in Sioux Falls. NDSU is seeded No. 1, University of South Dakota fourth and SDSU seventh.\n\n_This fact brief responds to conversations such as_ __this one.__\n\n### **Sources**\n\nThe New York Times, _Valparaiso to Leave Mid-Continent for Horizon_\n\nSummit League, _Men’s basketball history_\n\nKELO-TV, _Summit League men’s bracket unveiled_\n\n* * *\n\n**South Dakota News Watch** partners with **Gigafact** to publish fact briefs that refute or confirm a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context. Send questions or feedback to **factbrief@sdnewswatch.org**. Submit a question for us to answer on the **South Dakota News Watch Tipline**.\n\n****Support fact briefs.**** Help us fight misinformation by supporting fact briefs that refute or confirm a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.\n\n Donate \n\nShare your thoughts on this story\n\n _This story was produced by**South Dakota News Watch** , an independent, nonprofit organization. Read more stories and donate at ___sdnewswatch.org__ _and_ __sign up for an email__ _to get stories when they're published.**Contact Michael Klinski** at michael.klinski@sdnewswatch.org._",
  "title": "Fact brief: Do the SDSU men have the most Summit League basketball titles?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-03T11:00:59.987Z"
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